Mandee Booth, PharmD, BCIDP, assistant professor in the Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research (P-SHOR) at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP), has received the Maryland Society of Health-System Pharmacy’s (MSHP) 2026 Jeffrey E. Ensor Emerging Leader Award.

The award recognizes a pharmacist who is within 10 years of graduation and has demonstrated significant leadership potential and impact on Maryland health-system pharmacists or pharmacy practice. Booth was recognized for her leadership across clinical practice, antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacy education, and professional service.

Booth earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Temple University School of Pharmacy in 2018. She subsequently completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) and a specialty residency in infectious diseases at UMSOP. She joined the School’s faculty in 2022 and serves as an infectious diseases clinical pharmacy specialist at UMMC.

In her clinical practice, Booth has helped expand the role of pharmacists in several areas of infectious diseases care. She has worked to advance outpatient antimicrobial stewardship through a collaboration with University of Maryland Urgent Care, helping evaluate and improve prescribing practices and promote safer, more effective use of antibiotics.

She also has worked on initiatives to improve care for patients with reported penicillin allergies, including efforts to de-label inappropriate penicillin allergy diagnoses. Such initiatives can help ensure that patients receive the most appropriate antimicrobial therapy when antibiotics are needed.

Another significant focus of Booth’s clinical work has been the University of Maryland Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy program, which supports patients receiving intravenous antibiotics in their homes. Booth has been instrumental in expanding the role of pharmacists in monitoring and managing these patients.

Through this work, she has used therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacokinetic expertise to optimize antimicrobial therapy and improve patient safety. According to her UMSOP nominators, Jill Morgan, PharmD, professor and chair of P-SHOR, and Agnes Ann Feemster, PharmD, associate professor of P-SHOR and associate dean for faculty and academic affairs, Booth has demonstrated “resourcefulness, innovation, and effective decision-making” while helping the program evolve to meet the needs of a growing patient population.

Booth’s leadership extends beyond her clinical practice. She has been actively involved with MSHP, serving as chair of the organization’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee from 2021 to 2023 and continuing as an active committee member. Through her involvement, she has contributed to advancing antimicrobial stewardship and pharmacy practice across Maryland.

At UMSOP, Booth has served as chair of the School’s Experiential Learning Committee and played a central role in the design and implementation of the School’s new M-Pact PharmD curriculum, which launched in fall 2026.

The curriculum provides students with earlier and more frequent opportunities for experiential learning and exposure to pharmacy career pathways and patient care environments. Booth’s leadership has helped shape the experiential component of M-Pact with an emphasis on practice readiness and professional growth.

“Her leadership in this space demonstrates her commitment to preparing the next generation of pharmacists and her ability to motivate and inspire learners and colleagues toward a shared vision of practice readiness and professional growth,” Morgan and Feemster wrote in their nomination letter.

Teaching and mentorship have been central to Booth’s career. At UMMC, she has precepted PharmD students, pharmacy residents, and infectious diseases fellows on inpatient infectious diseases consultation and antimicrobial stewardship rotations. Through these experiences, she helps developing clinicians strengthen their clinical judgment, antimicrobial stewardship expertise, and professional confidence.

Booth also has developed an interest in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), exploring ways to improve pharmacy education through research and evidence-based teaching practices. In recognition of that work, she was selected as a 2025–2026 Elkins Fellow for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning by the University System of Maryland.

“It is an honor to receive this award from MSHP,”  said Booth. “I am grateful to Drs. Morgan and Feemster for the nomination and to the many mentors, colleagues, and learners who have supported me throughout my career. I look forward to continuing to expand antimicrobial stewardship efforts, pharmacy education, and professional service while helping to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.”

The Jeffrey E. Ensor Emerging Leader Award carries particular significance within Maryland health-system pharmacy. Ensor was a Maryland health-system pharmacist and practice leader who died in a car accident in 2001 at age 33. A clinical team leader in the pharmacy services department at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, he developed anticoagulation services and was an active MSHP member. He also was known for mentoring and supporting other emerging leaders.

Established in his memory, the award recognizes pharmacists new to health-system pharmacy who demonstrate exceptional service, leadership potential, and commitment to advancing the profession.

“Dr. Booth is an outstanding clinician, educator, mentor, and emerging leader whose contributions have already had a meaningful impact on health-system pharmacy practice and education,” Morgan and Feemster wrote.

They cited Booth’s ability to command respect, communicate effectively, influence others, guide teams toward meaningful outcomes, and motivate colleagues and learners to achieve excellence.

For Booth, the award represents recognition of a career that brings together patient care, professional service, education, and a commitment to improving how pharmacists contribute to health care.

Her work exemplifies the kind of emerging leadership the Ensor award was established to recognize and points to continued contributions to health-system pharmacy practice and the education of future pharmacists.