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Biographical
Sketches of Residency Preceptors
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Amy Becker, Pharm.D., BCOP
Dr. Becker is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Hematology/Oncology. She serves as a preceptor to residents in the outpatient clinic and the hematology/oncology and bone marrow transplantation inpatient care units of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Becker received her B.S. and Pharm.D. degrees from the University of Iowa, and completed a residency in Advanced Clinical Pharmacy at Ohio State University. Her areas of interest include the treatment of hematologic malignancies, antiemetic therapy, and pain management.
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Elizabeth Beltz, Pharm.D.
Dr. Beltz is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Pulmonary Medicine/Medical Intensive Care Unit and Infectious Diseases. She serves as a preceptor to residents in the medical intensive care unit. Dr. Beltz received her B.S. and Pharm.D. degrees from Purdue University and completed an ASHP-accredited residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Her areas of interest include sedation in ventilated patients, the use of neuromuscular blocking agents in the ICU setting, and treatment strategies for sepsis
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Roy 'Cam' Davis, Pharm.D.
Dr. Davis is a Clinical Pharmacist in Pediatrics and Adjunct Assistant Professor with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. He serves as a preceptor for Pharmacy Practice Residents and Pharm.D. students. Dr. Davis received his B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Kansas and Pharm.D. degree from Duquesne University. His areas of interest include pediatrics and cardiology.
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Dena Behm Dillon, Pharm.D.
Dr. Dillon is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in HIV. Her primary practice site is the Virology Clinic at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, and she is a consultant for the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center. She serves as a preceptor to residents in the Virology Clinic and lectures students at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. She earned her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Michigan, then completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Florida and an Infectious Diseases/Critical Care Specialty Residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Her areas of interest include the use of alternative medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy.
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Michael E. Ernst, Pharm.D., BCPS
Dr. Ernst is an Associate Professor (Clinical) at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy and precepts residents and PharmD students in the Family Medicine clinic. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy and completed a Specialty Pharmacy Residency in Family Medicine at the University of Iowa. Dr. Ernst lectures on numerous pharmacotherapy topics to students in the College of Pharmacy. He has authored over 40 publications, and maintains active practice and interdisciplinary research interests in the areas of geriatrics, hypertension, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
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Michelle Fravel, Pharm.D.
Dr. Fravel is a Clinical Pharmacist in the Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Anticoagulation Clinics and the Internal Medicine Renal/Hypertension Clinic. She serves as a preceptor to residents in both of these clinical settings. Dr. Fravel received her Pharm.D. from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy and completed a two-year Specialized Ambulatory Care Residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. She is also an Assistant Professor (Clinical) at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy with primary teaching roles in the Pharmacy Practice Lab series and the Non-Prescription Pharmacotherapy elective course. |
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Danielle Hess, Pharm.D.
Dr. Hess is a Clinical Pharmacist in the inpatient Psychiatry areas. She serves as a preceptor to residents and Pharm.D. students in this area. Dr. Hess received her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and completed an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Her areas of interest include schizophrenia and patient education.
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Ryan Hobbs, R.Ph.
Mr. Hobbs is a Clinical Pharmacist in Cardiology. He serves as a preceptor to residents and Pharm.D. students in cardiology and cardiovascular intensive care. Mr. Hobbs received his B.S. degree from the University of Iowa and completed an ASHP-accredited residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. His areas of interest include emergency and critical cardiac care and pharmacy and multidisciplinary process improvements to improve patient outcomes.
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Katie Horner, Pharm.D., BCPS
Dr. Horner is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Ambulatory Care and an Assistant Professor (Clinical) at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. Her primary practice sites include the General Internal Medicine, Pharmaceutical Case Management, Anticoagulation, Geriatrics, and Diabetes Management Clinics. She serves as a preceptor to residents and Pharm.D. students. Dr. Horner received her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Iowa and completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. In addition to her areas of practice, her other interests include anticoagulation, hypertension and diabetes management. |
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Ryan Jacobsen, Pharm.D., BCPS
Dr. Jacobsen is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Ambulatory Pharmaceutical Care. His primary practice sites include Internal Medicine, Anticoagulation, Pharmaceutical Case Management, Geriatrics, and Renal/Hypertension clinics. He serves as a preceptor to residents and Pharm.D. students. He is also an Assistant Professor (Clinical) with the University of Iowa and teaches in various courses at the College of Pharmacy. Dr. Jacobsen received his Pharm.D. degree from the Creighton University School of Pharmacy and completed an ASHP-accredited Specialized Residency in Ambulatory Care at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. In addition to his areas of practice, his interests include diabetes management, osteoporosis, and medication safety.
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Lee Kral, Pharm.D.,BCPS
Dr. Kral is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Pain Management. Her practice includes both acute pain service and pain medicine clinic responsibilities. She serves as a preceptor for residents and Pharm.D. students in this area. Dr. Kral received her B.S. and Pharm.D. degrees at the University of Iowa and completed an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. In addition to her area of practice, her other interests include internal medicine, geriatrics, and acedemic detailing.
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Michelle Krummel, R.Ph.
Ms. Krummel is a Clinical Pharmacist in the Ambulatory Care Pharmacies and Anticoagulation Clinic. She serves as a preceptor to Pharmacy Practice Residents in the Anticoagulation Clinic. She received her B.S. degree from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. Her areas of interest are hyperlipidemia and patient education.
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Joe Mac, Pharm.D.
Dr. Mac is a Clinical Pharmacist in the inpatient Psychiatry areas and serves a preceptor to Pharmacy Practice Residents and Pharm.D. students in this area. Dr. Mac received his Pharm.D. degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and has practiced for 16 years, with 12 years in the area of psychiatry. He has practiced in the areas of geriatrics and internal medicine and currently has interests in schizophrenia and geriatric psychiatry.
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Lisa A. Mascardo, Pharm.D.
Dr. Mascardo is the Assistant Director for Ambulatory Pharmaceutical Care. She serves as a preceptor for residents on the Pharmacy Management rotation. She received her B.S. and Pharm.D. degrees from the University of Iowa. Her areas of interest include patient safety initiatives, quality improvement, pharmacy management and oncology.
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Deanna McDanel, Pharm.D., BCPS
Dr. McDanel is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Ambulatory Care and an Assistant Professor (Clinical) at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. She is also the Program Director of the Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency at UIHC. Her primary practice sites include the Internal Medicine, Pharmaceutical Case Management, Anticoagulation, and Allergy/Immunology Clinics. She serves as a preceptor to residents and Pharm.D. students. Dr. McDanel received her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Iowa and completed an ASHP-accredited Specialized Residency in Primary Care at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. In addition to her areas of practice, her other interests include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular medicine.
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Gary Milavetz, Pharm.D.
Dr. Milavetz is a clinical pharmacist in the Division of Allergy and Pulmonary, Department of Pediatrics, UIHC and an associate professor, Division of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. The Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonary Clinic is an ambulatory care site seeing primarily patients with asthma, rhinitis and cystic fibrosis. He is a preceptor to residents and Doctor of Pharmacy students. Dr. Milavetz received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Minnesota. He completed a research fellowship at UIHC. His areas of interest include pediatric pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. He is active in local, regional and national pharmacy organizations. He is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
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Doug Morgan, M.S., R.Ph.
Mr. Morgan is a Clinical Pharmacist in Pediatric Intensive Care, and serves as a preceptor to residents and Pharm.D. students in this area. He received his B.S. and M.S. (Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy) degrees from the University of Iowa, and completed an ASHP-accredited residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Mr. Morgan has practiced as a pharmacist for 28 years, with 22 years of experience in pediatric patient care. His areas of interest include pain management, sedation strategies, medication administration methods, and medication safety measures in pediatric intensive care.
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Joan Murhammer, R.Ph.
Ms. Murhammer is a Clinical Pharmacist in the Drug Information Center. She serves as a preceptor for Pharmacy Practice Residents and Pharm.D. students for the Drug Information rotation and educates residents and students on answering drug information calls, literature evaluation, and on-line retrieval systems. Ms. Murhammer received her B.S. degree from the University of Iowa and completed an ASHP-accredited residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Her areas of interest include drug information resources, immunizations, and dietary supplements.
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Mike Murray, R.Ph.
Mr. Murray is a Clinical Pharmacist with the Internal Medicine Service and serves as a preceptor to residents and Pharm.D. students in this area. Mr. Murray received his B.S. degree from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. His areas of interest include diabetes management, patient education and the continuity of care between the inpatient and outpatient setting.
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Steven P. Nelson, M.S.
Mr. Nelson is Senior Associate Director in the Department of Pharmaceutical Care. He also serves as Adjunct Associate Professor in the College of Pharmacy, the University of Iowa. Mr. Nelson received his B.S. in Pharmacy and M.S. in Hospital Pharmacy from North Dakota State University and completed an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Residency at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. His areas of interest include computer systems, automated dispensing systems, human resources management, medication safety, and quality improvement.
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Ellen Nickel, Pharm.D., BCPS
Dr. Nickel is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. She serves as a preceptor to residents in the areas of surgery, surgical intensive care and the operating room. Dr. Nickel received her B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin and her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her major areas of interest include sedation and pain management, the appropriate use of neuromuscular blockade, pharmacokinetics and nutrition support in the critically ill. Dr. Nickel has an adjunct faculty appointment in the Department of Anesthesia and serves as the pharmacist for the Lung Transplant Team. She also is the pharmacy consultant to the Hyperbaric Medicine Service.
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| Jeff Reist, Pharm.D.
Dr. Jeff Reist is an Assistant Professor (Clinical) and coordinator of the Pharmacy Practice Laboratory at the University Of Iowa College of Pharmacy. He also practices as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Ambulatory Care at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in the areas of geriatrics and anticoagulation. Prior to returning to the College to teach full-time, Jeff worked in hospital, community and long-term care pharmacy practices in the Cedar Rapids area and served as adjunct faculty precepting pharmacy students. He is a 1982 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy (BS Pharm) and a 2007 graduate of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy (PharmD). Jeff is a member of the American Pharmacists Association, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and the Iowa Pharmacy Association.
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| Mary Ross, R.Ph., M.B.A.
Ms. Ross is the Assistant Director for the Drug Information, Medication Use Evaluation and Research Center. Ms. Ross received her B.S. degree from the University of Iowa and her M.B.A. degree from Eastern Michigan University. Her areas of interest include evaluating the utility of electronic/computerized drug information resources, disease state management, pharmacoeconomics, and the development of concurrent, interventional medication use evaluations that improve patient outcome.
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Wendi Slaughter,Pharm.D..
Dr. Slaughter is a Manager for the Acute Pharmaceutical Care Service, including satellites serving the OR, pediatrics and adult hematology/oncology. She received her Pharm.D. Degree from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. Her areas of interest include oncology therapy, pediatrics and medication safety.
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Jamie Smelser, Pharm.D..
Dr. Smelser is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in the Medication Use Evaluation (MUE) program and Adjunct Associate Professor with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy and Graduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. Dr. Smelser serves as a preceptor to residents and Pharm.D. students. She received her B.S. and Pharm.D. degrees from the University of Iowa and completed an ASHP-accredited ambulatory care specialty residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. Dr. Smelser lectures Pharm.D. students in the College of Pharmacy and graduate students in the College of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. She has contributed to several pharmacy publications. Her areas of interest include anticoagulation, evidence-based medicine, guideline development and implementation, pharmacoeconomics, and outcomes research.
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Mark Sorenson, R.Ph.
Mr. Sorenson is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Pediatrics and serves as a preceptor to residents in the area of pediatrics. His clinical practice sites include the pediatric bone marrow transplantation unit and the pediatric hematology/oncology services. Mr. Sorenson received his B.S. degree from the University of Iowa and completed an ASHP-accredited residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. His areas of interest include treatment of infectious diseases in immunocompromised children and therapy of pediatric oncology disorders. He is actively involved in the Children's Oncology Group (COG) as the Chair of the Pharmacy Committee and a member of the Pharmacy, ALL, and Supportive Care Committees.
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Kim Spading, R.Ph.
Ms. Spading is a manager in Ambulatory Pharmaceutical Care, which includes outpatient pharmacies in General Hospital, Pomerantz Family Pavilion, and the Ambulatory Surgery Center; as well as a Medication Assistance Pharmacy and the Westlawn Pharmacy at Student Health Service. In addition, she serves as the Pharmacy contact for ambulatory clinics throughout the hospital. Ms. Spading serves as a preceptor to Pharmacy Practice Residents and Pharm.D. students. She received her B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Iowa in 1996, and has worked in a number of areas at UIHC over the past 10 years.
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David Thomsen, R.Ph.
Mr. Thomsen is a Clinical
Pharmacist in Solid Organ Transplantation. He serves as a
preceptor for Pharmacy Practice Residents and Pharm.D.
students taking the surgery/solid organ transplantation
rotation. He received his B.S. degree from the University of
Iowa. His interests include immunology, immunosuppressants,
patient education, and latex allergy concerns.
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Becky Triplett, Pharm.D.
Dr. Triplett is a Manager for Acute Pharmaceutical Care, including IV Admixture and Home Health Care. She received her Pharm.D. degree from Purdue University College of Pharmacy and completed both a Pharmacy Practice Residency and an Administrative Residency at Aurora Healthcare. Her areas of interest include sterile product preparation, automation, and medication safety.
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Dave Weetman, R.Ph., M.S.
Mr. Weetman is Assistant Director of the Acute Pharmaceutical Care Service. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Iowa, completed an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and received his Masters in Business Administration degree from The Johns-Hopkins University. His areas of interest include continuity of care between inpatient and outpatient settings and medication safety.
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Eric Whitaker, Pharm.D.
Dr. Whitaker is a Clinical
Pharmacist in Solid Organ Transplant and Adjunct Assistant
Professor with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. He
serves as a preceptor for Pharmacy Practice Residents and
Pharm.D. students. He received his Pharm.D. degree from the
University of Iowa and completed an ASHP-accredited residency
at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. His areas of
interest include patient education, critical care, and
infectious diseases.
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