Dr. Kevin Olson is an Assistant Professor and Director of the ITEHC™ Academy at the University of South Florida (USF) Taneja College of Pharmacy (TCOP). He has been a practicing pharmacist for 36 years with focus in healthcare leadership, regulatory, quality, safety, and process improvement.
Dr. Olson has joint faculty appointments in USF Morsani College of Medicine’s Departments of Internal
Medicine and Pediatrics and practices in ambulatory care. His didactic focus is in Social and
Administrative Sciences and Healthcare Innovation. He is the faculty advisor for the Industry Pharmacist Organization (IPhO) Student Chapter at TCOP.
His research interests include process and quality improvement, value-based care, change management, and application of artificial intelligence and blockchain in healthcare. He has been instrumental in integrating AI and ML content into the PharmD didactic curriculum with a focus on application to drive change in pharmacy practice and healthcare transformation. Kevin has served as faculty mentor for graduate students from TCOP and other USF Colleges on numerous projects focused on the application of AI, ML, and informatics/technology innovation in pharmacy practice and healthcare. He is a USF-ICORPS Fellow.
Kevin holds an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tampa Sykes
College of Business, Doctor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Science degrees in Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from The College of St. Scholastica. He completed an ASHP Pediatric Specialty Pharmacy Residency at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.