08/07/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Leiana Oswald — Nevada's 2026 Bowl of Hygeia Award Winner! 🏆
Established in 1958, the Bowl of Hygeia is one of the most prestigious honors in pharmacy — recognizing pharmacists whose leadership and service reach far beyond the profession itself. This year, that honor belongs to Dr. Leiana Oswald, and it couldn't be more deserved. 💙
As a pharmacy professor at Roseman University, Leiana saw firsthand how overwhelming Medicare can be for patients and caregivers trying to navigate their options. So she built something to fix it: the Medicare Call Center — a program that has since grown to include medication reviews and pharmacist-led services, given student pharmacists invaluable hands-on experience, and saved Nevada seniors an estimated $2.5 million dollars. 📞💊
And she did all of this while teaching, serving in leadership roles, raising four children, securing grant funding, coaching youth volleyball, supporting efforts to fight food insecurity, and mentoring students and colleagues along the way.
Leiana has a gift for seeing a need and doing the hard work to meet it — sustainably, creatively, and with genuine care for her community. She represents everything pharmacists are capable of when they lead with heart.
Congratulations, Dr. Oswald — Nevada is better because of you! 🎉