02/19/2026
Honoring Dr. Jessica Lawson | Black History Month ✨
This Black History Month, we are honored to highlight Dr. Jessica Lawson. She is a Pharmacy Director at CareSource and a UAMS College of Pharmacy alumna. She’s also from Magnolia, Arkansas, and was involved in SNPhA during her time as a student.
I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Lawson through an AMDPA event, and I’m truly grateful for how openly she shared her journey and poured into me. She started her career in retail pharmacy, and her first step into managed care came through a clinical pharmacist opportunity with Medicaid—where she worked on prior authorizations and helped build formularies. From there, her experience continued to grow across different areas of managed care.
One thing she said that I’ll carry with me is: “I want to be that bridge between the doctor and the patient… where it all comes together and makes sense.”
Thank you, Dr. Lawson, for being a light, for representing excellence, and for inspiring students like me to keep going and keep building connections. 🙏🏾❤️
Submitted by: Marissa Bones, UAMS SNPhA
