CCAPP welcomes first pharmacy tech as president

Tana Yoon became the first pharmacy technician to serve as president of the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP) when she took the helm for the 2025-2026 term.She has been involved in a diverse range of pharmacy roles within pharmacy practice, including frontline pharmacy technician, leader, manager, educator, speaker, assessor and certifier. Based in Calgary, she is currently the operations manager for the Cancer Care Pharmacy Network at Alberta Health Services. Over the past 35 years, Yoon has been passionate about pharmacy technicians being inspired to expand their knowledge and skills, work to full scope, and pursue professional and leadership opportunities. As a certified change practitioner, she holds a role with a national pharmacy examining body and was the first pharmacy technician to sit on the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities board of directors. She has experience in various pharmacy specialties such as Acute Care, Community Oncology, Corrections, Forensic Psychiatry, Outpatients, Central Production, and in Provincial Operations as a technical practice leader. In the educational sector, she has been a member of Pharmacy Technician Program Advisory Committees, a contractual lab instructor, and a curriculum developer for a Pharmacy Assistant program. In 2018, the Pharmacy Technician Society of Alberta named her the recipient of its Professionalism Award.“I’m hoping to demonstrate the value of pharmacy technician contributions and maybe break some stereotypes that limit technicians to more supportive roles,” she told the Alberta College of Pharmacy. “As pharmacy technicians, we have to seize opportunities to showcase our abilities and to participate as effective and collaborative leaders in pharmacy. I really hope that I can inspire and empower other pharmacy technicians to aim high.”This article appeared in the November/December 2025 issue of Tech Talk. Find it and other Tech Talk issues here.

CCAPP welcomes first pharmacy tech as president

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