ACCP’s appointee to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Commission on Credentialing (COC) will transition from Suzanne A. Nesbit, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, CPE, to Nancy L. Shapiro, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP, CACP, in January 2025. The COC is focused on improving and ensuring the quality of more than 2500 pharmacy residency training programs. Its work includes developing training program standards, performing on-site and electronic surveys to assess performance against the standards, and recommending a length of accreditation for each program evaluated to the ASHP Board of Directors. In addition to ACCP, the other partner organizations represented on the COC are the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).

Nesbit is a clinical pharmacy specialist in pain management in the Department of Pharmacy and research associate in the Department of Oncology and Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is also the residency program director (RPD) for their PGY2 residency in pain management and palliative care and a past president of ACCP. Nesbit served as the College’s seventh appointee to the COC. In her final COC report to the Board of Regents, Nesbit reflected on her experience:

It has been a privilege to serve as ACCP’s representative to the ASHP COC over the past 3 years. My experience as an RPD and guest surveyor has been invaluable in understanding the Commission’s framework. I was also fortunate to be part of the workgroup revising the Competency Areas, Goals, and Objectives (CAGOs) for both PGY1 and PGY2 programs. This was a crucial time for ACCP to contribute its perspective and input on the future of residency training.

Nesbit participated in her last in-person COC meeting as the ACCP representative in August, with Shapiro attending in observer status. Observers are invited to participate in all aspects of the meeting, but do not yet vote on program accreditation/reaccreditation status or any other decisions related to new programs or initiatives. Shapiro is a clinical professor and associate head for Education, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. She serves as coordinator and clinical pharmacist of the pharmacist-managed antithrombosis clinic at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System. Until 2022, Shapiro served as the director of the PGY2 ambulatory care pharmacy residency. When asked about representing ACCP on the COC, she stated:

I’m honored to serve as ACCP’s representative on the COC. I have been a long-standing residency preceptor, PGY2 Ambulatory Care RPD, and volunteer peer surveyor for many residency accreditation visits. I will bring this experience and insight as a member of the COC to achieve and maintain quality pharmacy residency training, while working to streamline documentation requirements. I look forward to serving in this role.

The College would also like to recognize other ACCP members currently serving on the 30-member COC as appointees of ASHP, including Sandra Cuellar, Pharm.D., BCOP; Sarah Ray, Pharm.D., FAPhA, BCPS; Winter J. Smith, Pharm.D., BCPS; and Todd A. Walroth, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCPS. ACCP member Jean-Venable (“Kelly”) Goode, Pharm.D., FCCP, FAPhA, BCPS, is currently serving as the APhA appointee. In addition to Shapiro, those joining the COC in January will include Julie Bartell, Pharm.D., FPSW, BCACP; Kelly S. Bobo, Pharm.D., FASHP, FPPA, BCPS, BCPPS; Zach Krauss, Pharm.D., MBA; and Katherine Mieure, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPS, DPLA.