In this episode, our guest is Melissa Murer Corrigan was founding Executive Director and CEO of the Pharmacy
Technician Certification Board (PTCB) in Washington, D.C. from 1994-2011. She also is an innovator in credentialing and pharmacy workforce initiatives. Melissa’s leadership launched the PTCB program that has now certified over 700,000 pharmacy technicians
working across the United States in large chains such as Walgreens and CVS, health systems and community pharmacies. PTCB certified technicians serve millions of patients annually. Murer Corrigan embraced ambition, took risks, and was the only
women on the PTCB Board of Governors during her 17-year tenure as CEO.
In 2012 Melissa joined educational assessment leader ACT in Iowa City as an executive leader for the Workforce Development Division and then progressed to serve as Vice President of Social Impact for ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning. Her current chapter
includes leading the healthcare and credentialing consultancy Manville Heights LLC. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Institute for the History of Pharmacy and is the host of the MelisRxScripts podcast.
Melissa has served as adjunct faculty with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
since 2013. In 2015, she was named a Fellow of the American Society of Health-
System Pharmacists and in 2016 Melissa was named a Fellow of the American
Pharmacists Association. Also in 2016, she received the Honorary Alumni Award from
the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. She had the honor of being the
commencement speaker for the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 2013 and
Drake University in 2014.
Passionate about both leadership and encouraging women leaders, Melissa provided
the vision for the inaugural Zada Cooper Leadership Symposium. This now annual
event features women in pharmacy leadership roles and celebrates the legacy of
Locally in Eastern Iowa, Melissa has been recognized as a Woman of Influence and has
served on the Board of Directors for Corridor Women Connect.
Melissa is a graduate of Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
She received the 2010 Weaver Medal which is Drake University College of Pharmacy’s
highest honor. Melissa is a past president of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence
and received the association’s distinguished Certification Industry Leadership Award in
2008. She has served as President of the Board of Directors for the Council on
Credentialing in Pharmacy. Melissa also received the Henry Cade Memorial Award from
the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy in 2012.
Melissa shares about the following topics:
· Leadership and encouraging more women leaders
Zada Cooper
National conference to support leaders
· Pharmacy Technicians and serving as founding ED/CEO for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
· Giving Back – Sharing your time and treasure
· Well-being and Resilience
MelisRxScripts
Guest – Melissa Murer Corrigan – Podcast topics
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/melissamurercorrigan
Twitter: @MurerCorrigan
Website: https://www.melisrxscripts.com/
Host – Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
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