Director's Forum. .

The Director's Forum series has been written and edited by Robert Weber and Michael Sanborn and is designed to guide pharmacy leaders in establishing patient-centered services in hospitals and health systems. Effective this issue, Scott M. Mark, PharmD, MS, MEd, FASHP, FACHE, FABC, will assume the responsibilities of editing the column along with Robert Weber, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASHP. Michael Sanborn, MS, FASHP, will step down as coeditor of this column with this issue. We would like to acknowledge the excellent work done by Mr. Sanborn in originating and editing this column for the last 4 years. His contributions significantly influenced the leadership direction of hospital and health-system pharmacists. Dr. Mark is currently the Director of Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. His practice and teaching are in the area of pharmacy leadership and practice management. We welcome Dr. Mark as a co-editor of the Director's Forum. This month's article focuses on assessing the ability of the pharmacy director in managing the pharmacy's financial operations--a key skill set necessary in developing patient-centered pharmacy services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]