Dr. Laressa Bethishou was honored the 2024 New Practitioner Award by the California Pharmacists Association. The award recognizes an “outstanding new practitioner who has demonstrated leadership at multiple levels of pharmacy” who also participates in the profession, advocacy, and community affairs related to the pharmacy practice. Eligible candidates will have obtained  who graduated with their PharmD less than 10 years prior.

This honor is only given once a year in the state, reflecting Dr. Bethishou’s remarkable dedication exceptional commitment to advancing the field of pharmacy.

You can watch a short speech of Dr. Bethishou thanking her colleagues and family here on the official California Pharmacists Association page.