Vivian B. Johnson, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, is director of pharmacy services at Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas, Texas. She received her BS in pharmacy from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida, a doctor of pharmacy from Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia, and a MBA from the University of Dallas. Her practice interests include medication safety, process improvement, clinical practice systems, clinical research, and operations management. She has worked at Parkland for 23 years.