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Michigan Pharmacists Association Partners with MedCerts to Create More Nationally-certified Pharmacy Technicians

Thursday, November 9, 2017 Drug News
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LANSING, Mich. and LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) is partnering with MedCerts™ – one of the nation's leading online healthcare and IT certification training schools – in an effort to bring a higher level of training to pharmacy technicians across the nation. The partnership will impact state associations across the United States, enabling discounted access to online training that will help their members achieve certification goals, with guaranteed results.
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"We are excited to partner with the MedCerts team," said Dianne Malburg, Chief Operations Officer of MPA.  "Since 2009, MedCerts has had a strong track record of developing and delivering best-in-class training programs. This was reinforced in July when MedCerts earned nationally-recognized accreditation from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)/Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) for their Pharmacy Technician program. Our partnership will bring an innovative approach to technician training, and add significant value to other state associations."
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The MPA and MedCerts partnership is expected to significantly impact the industry. The members of participating state pharmacy associations will receive discounts on the ASHP/ACPE accredited (Pharmacy Technician Professional) program and the Certified Pharmacy Technician (Pharmacy Technician Specialist) program. The goal of the MPA and MedCerts partnership is to increase the number and quality of certified technicians across the United States.

"We are very proud of our success in improving training initiatives in the Pharmacy industry," said Domenic Policicchio, Director of Corporate Development at MedCerts. "Our goal is simple: we want to broaden accessibility to technician training (ASHP/ACPE) and certify more technicians. This partnership brings an enormous amount of support and industry knowledge, with goals that align seamlessly. We are honored to be partnering with one of the most influential Associations in the country."

About MPA

Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) was established Nov. 14, 1883, and represents nearly 9,000 pharmacists and 15,000 pharmacy technicians in Michigan. For more than 130 years, MPA has strived to provide its members with the tools, resources and support needed to advance the profession of pharmacy and provide quality patient care. For more information, please visit our website at www.MichiganPharmacists.org.

About MedCerts

MedCerts provides instructor/mentor supported self-paced online education to students around the globe. With a focus on healthcare and IT certification training, MedCerts delivers world-class programs with engaging videos that bring the instructor to the student's desktop in a self-paced, yet structured delivery format.  These comprehensive video-based training programs provide students with the knowledge and skills required to obtain nationally and internationally recognized certifications in growing healthcare and IT fields.

For more information regarding this news release, or to arrange an interview with Policicchio, please contact Domenic Policicchio at 734-469-5188 or [email protected].

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