Elizabeth D. Hermsen, PharmD, MBA, BCPS-ID, is the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program coordinator at The Nebraska Medical Center. She also is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, and is an active clinician, educator, and researcher. Dr. Hermsen received her doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She pursued post-doctoral training, including a pharmacy practice residency at The Nebraska Medical Center, a fellowship in infectious diseases research at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, and a master in business administration with emphasis on marketing and health care industry from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.



Dr. Hermsen has contributed to the profession with publications in peer-reviewed journals, book contributions, and by serving as a reviewer for several professional journals. She also has given a number of presentations at state, regional, national, and international meetings. Dr. Hermsen currently holds memberships in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the Society for Infectious Disease Pharmacists, the Infectious Disease Society of America, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, and the American Society of Microbiology. Dr. Hermsen is on the board of directors for the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy Alumni Association, the Annual Meeting Programming Committee for the IDSA, the Guidelines Committee for SHEA, and the Inter-Organizational Planning Committee for SIDP.