BETHESDA, Md. — Christy Norman, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CPEL, FASHP, vice president of pharmacy services, Emory Healthcare, was one of 20 pharmacy leaders who recently received the inaugural Certified Pharmacy Executive Leader (CPEL^SM) credential from the ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists). The CPEL^SM recognizes commitment to achieving and maintaining excellence in professionalism, leading people, leading the pharmacy enterprise, and leading within and across complex healthcare systems.

Launched in 2021 and the first of its kind in pharmacy leadership, the CPEL^SM acknowledges the unique expertise of pharmacy executive leaders. To be recognized, pharmacists must have a minimum of five years of progressive and sustained leadership experience, including significant managerial oversight in a healthcare organization resulting in advancing pharmacy practice and positive patient outcomes.

About ASHP

ASHP is the collective voice of pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in hospitals, health systems, ambulatory clinics, and other healthcare settings spanning the full spectrum of medication use. The organization’s more than 60,000 members include pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. For more than 80 years, ASHP has been at the forefront of efforts to improve medication use and enhance patient safety. For more information about the wide array of ASHP activities and the many ways in which pharmacists advance healthcare, visit ASHP’s website, ashp.org, or its consumer website, SafeMedication.com.

For more information, contact the ASHP Communications Division at 301-664-8799 or press@ashp.org.