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The article discusses the editorial policies of the periodical which focuses on providing patient-centered hospital health services through pharmacy leaders. Topics discussed regarding fulfilling of goals by hospital pharmacists includes well-trained hospital pharmacist inclusion, realistic payment promotion to hospital pharmacists to attract and retain career personnel services and hospital pharmacy resource utilization to improve whole profession.

The article describes the concept of leadership courage using mind mapping tools. It states that the leadership courage develops patient centered pharmacy services and defines the leadership courage as a conscious decision in order to become a courageous leader. An overview about the personal leadership vision is presented and includes several ways to increase courage. It states to maximize the relationships by sincerely caring for people, building political capital and tracking the activities.

The article focuses on the use of mind map for pharmacy leader to effectively support transformational practice change. It states that Pharmacy sea change has more recent roots in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacy (ASHP) sponsored pharmacy practice model initiative (PPMI). It provides methods of transformative learning to support transformational change. The Pharmacy Leadership Academy (PLA) sponsored by the ASHP is a unique online learning opportunity for leaders.

The article dicusses the mind mappin a technique for the pharmaceutical department issues and organizational change. It states that the mind mapping can manage the deas, and can facilitate problem solving, writing and decision making. It says that the mind mapping helps the organization during the operational changes or transactions. It adds that the mind mapping helps the pharmacy directors in several aspects which includes strategic planning, project management, and systems analysis.

The article discusses the role of pharmacists in the U.S. It notes that pharmacist must not only be a staff or a clinical practitioner but also a leader. Moreover, pharmacist being a leader means ensuring appropriate therapy for patients, accuracy of dose preparation management skills, healthy fear of mistakes, make innovations and focus on people. In addition, pharmacist should take responsibility and pursue a vision, engage and inspire people and invest in the future by giving back.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including health care reform, pharmaceutical guidelines and leadership among pharmacists.