| EDUCATION |
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Doctor of Philosophy, Social and Administrative
Sciences in Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison,
Dissertation Advisor, David
H. Kreling, 1999. |
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Master of Science, Pharmacy Administration,
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Thesis Advisor: David H. Kreling, 1996. |
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Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, University
of Wisconsin–Madison, 1991. |
| Professional
Experience |
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Assistant Professor (joint appointment),
Department of Health Management and Policy, College
of Public Health, University of Iowa, 2000–present. |
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Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical
and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University
of Iowa, 1999–present. |
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Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin–Madison,
School of Pharmacy, 1999. |
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Project Assistant, Sonderegger Research
Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, School
of Pharmacy, 1997-1999. |
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Staff Pharmacist, Meadowood Pharmacy,
Madison, Wisconsin, 1995–1997. |
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Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin
- Madison, School of Pharmacy, Principles of Social
and Administrative Pharmacy I and II, 1993–1997. |
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Relief Pharmacist, It’s A Relief
Pharmacist Agency, Madison, Wisconsin, 1994–1995. |
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Senior Pharmacist, Shopko Pharmacy, Wausau,
Wisconsin, 1992–1993. |
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Pharmacist Intern, Shopko Pharmacy, Wausau,
Wisconsin, 1991. |
| Honors
and Awards |
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The Wiederholt Prize for
Best Published Paper in the Economic, Social, and Administrative
Sciences, American Pharmaceutical Association. 2002.
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Rennebohm Ph.D. Dissertation
Award for 1999–2000, University of Wisconsin School
of Pharmacy, 2000. |
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Postgraduate Best Paper
Award in the Economic, Social and Administrative Sciences
at the 147th Annual Meeting of the American Pharmaceutical
Association, 2000. |
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Student Paper of the Year,
Wisconsin Network for Health Policy Research, 1998. |
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U.S. Pharmacopeia–American
Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Fellowship,
$6,000, 1997–1998. |
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Pfizer–AFPE Pharmaceutical
Marketing/Pharmacy Administration Fellowship, $6,000,
1996–1997. |
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Postgraduate Best Paper
Award in the Economic, Social, and Administrative Sciences
at the 143rd Annual Meeting of the American Pharmaceutical
Association, 1996. |
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American Foundation for
Pharmaceutical Education Fellowship, $6,000, 1995–1996. |
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Oscar Rennebohm Award for
Outstanding Teaching as a Graduate Assistant, 1995. |
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Oscar Rennebohm Award for
Outstanding Teaching as a Graduate Assistant,
1994. |
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Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society, 1990. |
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| Organizational
Memberships |
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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy |
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American Pharmaceutical Association |
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American Risk and Insurance Association |
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Iowa Pharmacy Association |
| Select
Scholarly Activities |
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Kathleen E. Herbert, Ganther-Urmie J, Brand A. Newland, Karen B. Farris. “Prediction
of Pharmacist Intention to Provide Medicare Medication
Therapy Management Services Using the Theory of Planned
Behavior.” Research in Social and Administrative
Phaarmacy. 2006;2(3): |
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Jennifer Malin, Clifford Ko, John Ayanian,
David Harrington, Katherine Kahn, Ganther-Urmie J,
Paul Catalono, David Nerenz, Alan Zaslavsky, Robert Wallace,
Edward Guadagnoli, Arora Neeraj, Maryse Roudier, Patricia
Ganz. “Understanding Cancer Patients’
Experience and Outcomes: Development and Pilot Study of
the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance (CanCORS)
Patient Survey.” Supportive Care in Cancer.
2006;14:837-848. |
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Fadi Alkhateeb, William R. Doucette, Ganther-Urmie J. “Influences on
Consumer Spending on Herbal Products.” Research
in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2006;2(2):254-265. |
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Served as a reviewer for the American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy New Investigator
grant program, 2006. |
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Ganther-Urmie J,
Kavita Nair, Robert Valuck, Marianne McCollum. “Consumer
Attitudes and Factors Related to Prescription Switching
Decisions in Multi-Tier Pharmacy Benefit Plans.” American Journal of Managed Care, 10(3):201-208,
2004. |
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Karen B. Farris, Ganther-Urmie J,
Gang Fang, William R. Doucette, John M. Brooks, Donald
G. Klepser, David J. Fries, Carol L. Kuhle. “Population-Based
Medication Reviews: A Descriptive Analysis of the Medication
Issues and Persons with Medication Issues. Annals
of Pharmacotherapy, 38(11):1823-29,
2004. |
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Journal Editorial Board Member, Journal of Research in Social and Administrative
Pharmacy – 2004 to present. |
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Journal Editorial Board Member, Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association –
2004 to present. |
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Organized itinerary for visiting Thai
Scholars – September 2004. |
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Member, Search Committee for the Des
Moines clinical faculty position - 2004. |
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Served on the Volwiler Award review committee
for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
2004. |
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Chair, Task Force to Develop Policies
and Procedures for Training and Evaluating Division
Teaching Assistants, 2003-present. |
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Served on the Wiederholt Prize 2004 review
committee for the American Pharmaceutical Association, 2003. |
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Health Sciences Colleges HIPAA research
taskforce, 2003. |
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Kavita V. Nair, Pamela Wolfe, Robert Valuck,
Marianne McCollum, Ganther-Urmie J.
“Impact of a Three Tier Pharmacy Benefit Structure
on Prescription Purchasing Behavior of Individuals with
Chronic Disease States.” Journal of Managed
Care Pharmacy, 9(2):123-133, 2003. |
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Accreditation Self-study – member
of the Organization/Administration committee, 2002-present. |
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Pharmaceutical Enterprise Teaching Committee
member, 2002-present. |
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Curriculum Committee member, College
of Pharmacy, 2002-present. |
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Served on the Wiederholt Prize 2003 review
committee for the American Pharmaceutical Association, 2002. |
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Member, Academic Affairs Committee, American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2002. |
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Member, Search Committee for Chair of
the Clinical and Administrative Division, 2002. |
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Kavita V. Nair, Ganther-Urmie J,
Robert Valuck, Marianne McCullough, Sonya J. Lewis.
“Impact of Multi-tiered Pharmacy Benefits on Attitudes
of Plan Members with Chronic Disease States.” Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy. 8(6):477-491,
2002. |
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Ganther-Urmie J. “Third
Party Reimbursement for Pharmacist Services: Why Has It
Been so Difficult to Obtain and Is It Really the Answer
for Pharmacy?” Journal of the American
Pharmaceutical Association. 42(6):875-879,
2002. |
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Subcommittee member – Ph.D.-
Health Policy Track Development, College of Public Health
Department of Health Management and Policy, 2001-present. |
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Organized and moderated a plenary session
on the proposed Medicare prescription drug benefit for
the annual meeting of the American Risk and Insurance
Association, Indianapolis, IN, August, 2001. |
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Redesigned and updated the webpage for
the Pharmaceutical Socioeconomics Program, 2001. |
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Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
(AHRQ), Health Services Research Study Section, Temporary
Member for the June meeting, 2001. |
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State of Iowa Prescription Drug Buying
Co-op Task Force – Member of the subcommittee
on survey research, Spring 2001. |
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Ganther-Urmie J, Joseph
B. Wiederholt, and David H. Kreling. “Measuring
Patients’ Medical Care Preferences: Care-Seeking
versus Self-Treating,” Medical Decision
Making. 21(2):133-140, 2001. |
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Reviewed papers for the American
Pharmaceutical Association Annual meeting, APRS-ESAS
Section, 2000-2003. |
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Ganther-Urmie J and David
H. Kreling. “Consumer Perceptions of Risk and Required
Price Savings for Generic Prescription Drugs,” Journal
of the American Pharmaceutical Association. 40(3):378-383,
2000. |
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Ganther-Urmie J and David
H. Kreling. “The Effect of a Change in Third Party
Reimbursement on Prescription Gross Margin,” Journal
of the American Pharmaceutical Association.
39(3): 346-352, 1999. |
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Ganther-Urmie J,
William R. Doucette, Karen B. Farris, John M. Brooks,
Carol L. Kuhle. “Medicare Beneficiaries’
Satisfaction and Experiences with a Prescription Drug
Discount Card: the Iowa Priority Prescription Savings
Program.” In Press, Journal of the American Pharmacists
Association. |
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John M. Brooks, Donald G. Klepser, Ganther-Urmie J, Karen B. Farris, William R.
Doucette. “Effect of Local Competition on the Willingness
of Community Pharmacies to Supply Medication Therapy Management
Services.” In press, Journal of Health
and Human Services Administration. |
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Reviewer for the following journals: |
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American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
PharmSci |
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American Journal of Managed Care |
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Disease Management and Health Outcomes |
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Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association |
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Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy |
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute |
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Journal of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy |
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Medical Care |
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| Research
interests |
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Dr. Urmie's
main area of research is health insurance, particularly
prescription drug insurance. She has completed, or is
in the process of completing, research on the differences
in prescription drug utilization between insured and uninsured
individuals, research on the effects of insurance benefit
design on patients' decisions about prescription drug
use, and research on the effects of health insurance on
health care providers. Dr. Urmie's second area of interest
is behavioral economics, specifically consumer attitudes
and preferences related to the use of medical care. She
has studied attitudes toward generic prescription drugs,
attitudes toward different insurance benefits, and preferences
for using different types of medical care. |
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Julie
m (ganther) Urmie, Ph.D. 