Bill Tharpe, Pharm.D.

Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Pharmacy

First UTSW job: Working as a Pharmacist.

Best part of my job: My co-workers.

Unusual memory: During the H1N1 pandemic flu outbreak, I had approximately $250,000 of Tamiflu and Relenza stored in my office.

What energizes me at work: The patients.

I wish I were an instant expert at: Nature photography. I have visited Kenya and Tanzania. Watching the animals in their natural habitat was unbelievable. I am a fairly good photographer, but could not make a living at it.

Hobby or passion: Golf, running, and photography.

Surprising fact: While in pharmacy school, I worked as a bartender in Underground Atlanta. Also, I worked in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for eight years.

Final note: After living in Saudi Arabia, my wife and I wanted to repatriate to the Arizona desert. When the opportunity to move to Dallas became available, we thought we’d stay two years here, then move to Arizona. In the 26 years since then, we have not thought about moving to Phoenix.