The PQA Quality Leadership Program expanded in 2025 to increase opportunities for all professionals at PQA member organizations and students to hone their skills in medication use quality and gain valuable knowledge about PQA’s measure development process and the measure life cycle.
Eleven individuals were selected to shadow the Quality Metrics Expert Panel or the Measure Update Panel. As part of the program’s expansion, these individuals also received scholarships to attend the PQA Annual Meeting, providing additional learning and networking opportunities. The opportunity to attend the PQA Annual Meeting also was provided to the 2024 shadowing program participants. In total, 13 individuals from the 2024 and 2025 shadowing programs were able to attend the 2025 PQA Annual Meeting in Tampa.
Over three years, 31 individuals have shadowed a PQA measure panel, and several have been selected to serve on a panel following their shadowing experience.
Eleven students were selected for scholarships to attend the 2025 PQA Annual Meeting, surpassing the three scholarships that were awarded in 2024. Beyond the annual meeting, PQA awarded 35 scholarships for students to take Medication Use Quality, a PQA online educational program.
To close out the year, PQA supported the participation of nine individuals in the 2025 PQA Leadership Summit. Summit participation is generally limited to two individuals per PQA member organization, but an additional opportunity was provided to enable individuals who have not previously participated in this event to participate this year. The participants were:
- Brian Bainter, ActualMeds
- Alexander Ekstrom, PerformRx
- Sydnee Hewitt, Kroger Health
- Nathan Lamberton, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Lisa Lewerer, Prime Therapeutics
- Kristine Paschalis, AMCP
- Amit Patel, Outcomes
- Maelys Touya, Astellas Pharma Inc.
- Casey Young, MedWatchers
The 2025 PQA Quality Leadership Program was made possible in part by the generous support of Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer, and McKesson. This program is aligned with PQA’s Policy on Inclusion, which reflects PQA’s commitment to cultivating an environment where all people feel respected and valued and have meaningful opportunities to participate in its work.
The PQA Quality Leadership Program will enter its fourth year in 2026, and PQA looks forward to sharing information about the program and its opportunities in the new year.