Michael Cohen is an American pharmacist, and president of the

Institute for Safe Medication Practices The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is an American 501(c)(3) organization focusing on the prevention of medication errors and promoting safe medication practices. It is affiliated with the ECRI Institute ECRI (originally founded ...

(ISMP). He was a 2005

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Life

He graduated from

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with a BS (1968) and MS (1984) in pharmacy. He has also been awarded honorary Doctor of Science degrees from

Thomas Jefferson University Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017. To signify its heritage, the univer ...

, the

University of the Sciences University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (University of the Sciences or USciences) was a private university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USciences offered bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in pharmacy and other health-related dis ...

in Philadelphia and Long Island University, and an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from the University of Maryland. He wrote a column for the journal ''Hospital Pharmacy''. He writes a column for ''

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''.

Family

He was married to the late Hedy Goffman Cohen. Hedy was a registered nurse who worked with her husband at ISMP. They have two children, Rachel Cohen and Jennifer Gold.

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External links

Testimony Before the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, Congress of the United States
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