Vocational Service Award

2009 Vocational Service Award Winner

Michael Toscani
Rotary Club of Lambertville-New Hope

Michael Toscani, Pharm.D. is owner of a private healthcare consulting company in New Hope, PA . During the past 25 years, he has held senior executive positions in the pharmaceutical, contract research organization, and disease management industries. In addition, he holds adjunct academic appointments at several universities where he mentors students throughout their professional training. In 2004, he was named Senior Scholar at the Department of Health Policy at Jefferson Medical College and is now a Senior Fellow at the newly formed Jefferson School of Population Health in Philadelphia.

Dr. Toscani is a frequent national speaker in both the scientific and disease management areas. He has published 2 book chapters and numerous papers associated with his research interests. He currently serves on the editorial board of Population Health Management and he is a Surveyor for the Human Research Protection Program evaluating clinical research practices and programs.

Dr. Toscani has been a member of the Lambertville-New Hope Rotary Club for 9 years where he currently serves as membership and public relations chair, and more recently as international service chair. He has held almost every officer position within his club . With his wife Lauren, Dr Toscani is a supporter of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program and they have served as host parents for 3 exchange students over the past 6 years. Dr. Toscani is a regular contributor to the Rotary Foundation and was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow in 2005 for his outstanding dedication and efforts to promoting the motto "Service above Self". Many of the club's projects have focused on the improvement of health to individuals in our community and throughout the world.

His work in the field of Healthcare includes being a Board member and Vice President of American Cancer Society located in Princeton. Dr. Toscani and colleagues have developed a recent program to reduce the cancer burden of individuals living in the greater Trenton area. The initiative is called the Trenton Crusade Against Cancer and it has brought health screenings, diagnostic workups and education to local residents, specifically those who are homeless, jobless, working poor, and those without health insurance. The project recently was awarded a grant from Bristol Myers Squibb to conduct free colonoscopies for many individuals at risk for colon cancer.
As an honorary Board member and past-president of the Association for the Advancement of Mental Health, Dr. Toscani has been instrumental in establishing fund raising activities that enabled the association to provide treatment to the seriously mentally ill and uninsured. During his tenure as President, Dr. Toscani's efforts enabled the association to expand it services by acquiring a new building, securing a Robert Wood Johnson Grant, and offering professional mental health services to broader populations such as adolescents and geriatric patients.
 
Dr Toscani is currently the Vice Chairman of the Foundation Board for Thomas Edison State College. He and colleagues have developed a Master's Degree level Certificate Program in Clinical Trials Management. Recently, Dr. Toscani established an annual scholarship at Thomas Edison State College, for students whose mother and/or father died while they were in high school. Dr. Toscani lost both his parents at a young age and knows the impact this has on a young person's life. By establishing this annual scholarship, Dr. Toscani is doing his part to help young people realize their dreams, even when faced with life-altering challenges.  Michael is a worthy recipient of the Vocational Service Award and all that it represents.

The past winners of the Vocational Service Award:

Presented to the Rotarian who best exemplifies the principles of Rotary’s Second Avenue of Service