Pharmacists within the Department of Pharmaceutical Care provide all aspects of drug therapy management in a wide variety of patient care settings. This comprehensive pharmaceutical care is provided to both acute and ambulatory patients supported by a fully electronic medical record, computerized physician order entry, automated dispensing devices, and bedside barcode scanning of medications. Clinical pharmacists and residents practice on all inpatient care units and in many of our clinics providing a wide range of clinical services and activities as an integral part of the multidisciplinary care team. Additionally, our pharmacists and residents are extensively involved in teaching the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy students.
Deanna McDanel is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Ambulatory Care. She shares a joint appointment as a Clinical Associate Professor with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. She obtained this position after graduating with PharmD degree from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 2001. She subsequently completed an ASHP-Accredited Specialized Residency in Primary Care at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in 2002.
In 2007, she began her role as the Residency Program Director of the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency at UI Hospitals & Clinics and served as Coordinator of the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency for residents in the ambulatory care setting from 2007-2021. She has been a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist since 2004 and a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist since 2012. Her current clinical practice sites include the Anticoagulation and Drug Allergy Clinics.
She is actively engaged in research related to our Drug Allergy Clinic. She has served as a preceptor to hundreds of students, over 50 pharmacy residents and Allergy/Immunology fellows since 2002 at UI Hospitals & Clinics. She strives to advance her practice through scholarly work and professional presentations. She also maintains active membership within a number of pharmacy organizations and serves in leadership positions at collegiate, institutional, and professional organization levels.
