Episode 11: Bringing Curiosity to Pharmacy – Matthew Witry

During this episode of the Trailblazers Podcast, IPA CEO Kate Gainer sits down with IPA President Jim Hoehns, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy and Ambulatory Care Preceptor at Cedar Valley Primary Care, and Matthew Witry, Associate Professor in the Division of Health Services Research at the University of Iowa, to discuss his start in socioeconomic pharmacy, his inspiration, his band, and much more!

Matthew Witry earned his PharmD and PhD in Pharmaceutical Socioeconomics from the University of Iowa, where he also received a certificate in College Teaching from the College of Education. Witry currently is an Associate Professor in the Division of Health Services Research at the College. Witry has collaborated with colleagues at the College of Nursing, the Iowa Pharmacy Association, Iowa community pharmacies, Iowa State University, and others. In addition, Witry works with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy (UICOP) community pharmacy residency program, graduate students, and student pharmacists on a variety of research projects. Witry teaches on topics related to patient-centered communication and mixed methods research. Recent projects include establishing medication-taking habits in primary care, testing nurse decisions to report errors at the bedside, promoting communication about antimicrobial stewardship. Witry is interested in advancing the pharmacist’s impact on public health, including with medication adherence, point of care testing, vaccine and antibiotic communication, and cancer screenings.

More Information:

• Google Scholar Profile
• UIowa Pharmacy Profile
• Publication: Evaluation of a Revised Home Medication Experience Questionnaire (HOME-Qv2)

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

• Matthew Witry
• Jim Hoehns
• Kate Gainer
• Iowa Pharmacy Association

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