Mark V. Siracuse, BSPha, MS, PharmD, PhD

Mark V. Siracuse, BSPha, MS, PharmD, PhD

Mark V. Siracuse, BSPha, MS, PharmD, PhD

Professor
Chair, Department of Pharmacy Sciences
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha Campus

Academic Appointments

Department

  • Pharmacy Sciences

Position

  • Professor

Biography

Dr. Siracuse is Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Pharmacy Sciences in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions at Creighton University. He is a member of the Creighton Center for Health Services Research and Patient Safety (CHRP).  Dr. Siracuse received a Bachelors in Pharmacy from the University of Connecticut, a PharmD from the University of Michigan, and a Masters and PhD in Social and Administrative Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota. In 1996, Dr. Siracuse completed a fellowship in Pharmacoeconomics with the PRIME Institute at the University of Minnesota, Hoechst Marion Roussel, and Aetna Pharmacy Management. Dr. Siracuse is an AFPE Fellow. His research interests include economic issues related to pharmaceuticals and pharmacy benefits, patient safety, and health information technology. Dr. Siracuse has been on faculty at Creighton University for over 15 years, where he teaches courses in Health Care Systems and Patient Safety, Pharmacy Practice Management, and Pharmacoeconomics. Dr. Siracuse has participated on three federally funded studies by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that have focused on health information technology and patient safety, as well as numerous other privately funded studies. Dr. Siracuse has participated in federal grant review panels for AHRQ and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).  Dr. Siracuse has been a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, and is currently a member of the Creighton University Institutional Review Board. In 2012, Dr. Siracuse completed the Academic Leadership Fellows Program sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Dr. Siracuse has practiced as a pharmacist in numerous community retail pharmacies, a university operated home infusion therapy pharmacy, and managed care at a Pharmacy Benefit Manager.

Publications and Presentations

Books

  • , 4th Edition

Articles

  • , 60, 336-343
  • , 8(2), Article 16
  • , 77, 95
  • , 29(4), 383-391
  • , 3, 163-178
  • , 3(4), 588-594
  • , 8, 1-9
  • , 73, 28-32
  • , 35, 55-64
  • , 35, 55-64
  • , 5, 133-142
  • , 65, 552-557
  • , 43, 435-450
  • , 65, 552-557
  • , 72, 07-07
  • , 72, Article 50
  • , 7, 165-189
  • , 191-209
  • , 29, 183-195
  • , 3, 247-263
  • , 4, 93-108
  • , 126, 20-25
  • , 67, 23-28
  • , 68, article 75
  • , 61, 81-85

Publications

  • , 1-9

Presentations

Research and Scholarship

Research and Scholarship Interests

  • Economic and Public Policy Issues related to Pharmaceuticals, Health Information Technology, Patient Safety, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, and Pharmacy Student Issues
     

Grant Funding Received

  • Validating an Instrument to Measure Safety and Quality Issues of Electronic Health Records in Rural Primary Care Clinics
  • Creighton Research Infrastructure Program to Achieve Sustainability Project
  • Pharmacists for Patient Safety
  • Health Information Technology Adoption in Physical Therapy Practice
  • Bridge Funding Request to Continue the Core Faculty Integration and Development of the Creighton Health Services Research Program (CHRP)
  • Pharmacists for Patient Safety
  • An Initial Evaluation of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services in the Upper Midwest
  • Creighton Health Services Research Development Project - Building Research Infrastructure and Capacity (BRIC) Program
  • Real Choice Quality Assurance: Program Development and Evaluation
  • Doctor of Pharmacy Student Acceptance of hand Held Devices: Extending the United Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to Account for Learning Related Attitudes
  • Investigation of Spread Pricing in the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Industry
  • Research and Development Program in Health Care Quality and Safety
  • Prescription drug utilization changes following prior authorization of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Nebraska Medicaid
  • Economic disparities in the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry
  • Impact of personal digital assistant devices on medication errors in primary care
  • Your Pharmacy Future – Factors Influencing the Career Aspirations of Pharmacy Students
  • Your Pharmacy Future – Factors Influencing the Career Aspirations of Pharmacy Students
  • Future of Pharmacy Practice Project

Awards and Honors

  • Academic Leadership Fellows Program (ALFP) - American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2011
  • Scholarly Achievement Award -Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University School of Pharmacy Heqalth Professions, 2008
  • Pharmacy Benefits Consultant, 1998
  • Pharmacy Benefits Consultant, 1997
  • American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education / United States Pharmacopeia , 1996
  • Pharmacoeconomics Fellowship - Marion Merrell Dow/PRIME Institute at the University of Minnesota/Aetna Pharmacy Management, University of Minnesota (PRIME Institute)/Hoechst Marion Roussel/Aetna Pharmacy Management, 1994
  • Rhone-Poulenc Rorer/Drug Topics Scholarship Award, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, 1994