Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Health Outcomes and Policy Research
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2011
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Faculty
Faculty
La'Marcus T. Wingate, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor
Department/Office
- Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy Sciences
School/College
- College of Pharmacy
Biography
La'Marcus Wingate, Pharm.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy Sciences. He received his PharmD and Ph.D. in Health Outcomes and Policy Research from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. After completing this training, Wingate completed the CDC Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship in Atlanta, GA. Wingate began his career at Howard University in 2014.
Wingate is a co-investigator for the Howard University National Workforce Diversity Program funded by the Office of Minority Health. This is a program designed to develop and implement strategies to increase the number of underrepresented minorities entering into the science, technology, and engineering related fields.
Wingate research interests are in patient reported health outcomes and economic evaluations of public health programs, with an emphasis on those that focus on infectious disease. More specifically, Wingate has focused on programs focused on the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis in populations immigrating to the U.S. Wingate also has emerging interest in health behaviors and their impact on obesity within minority communities as he is a part of the NIH funded Obesity Health Disparities program.
Education & Expertise
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Pharmacy
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2007
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Microbiology
Clemson University
2003
Academics
Academics
Pharmacoepidemiology & Outcomes Research
The Pharmacoepidemiology and Outcomes Research section is an introduction to the evaluation of the scientific studies that supports the rational use of medication use in humans. The goals of this block is to provide opportunities for students to understand the concepts, methods, and applications of pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics, and outcomes studies utilized in clinical settings as well as with to provide tools to critically assess the clinical literature. In addition, the methods for the interpretational and generalization of findings from these studies relevant to medical and pharmaceutical care practice will be introduced by utilizing knowledge developed from the Research Methods/Biostatistics block. Students will be also prepared for problem-based critique sessions in the Integrative Therapeutics blocks.
Research
Research
Specialty
PharmacoeconomicsFunding
Lead Evaluator: Howard University National Workforce Diversity Grant. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health. $500,000 annually. September 2015-September 2021.
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
Howard University College of Pharmacy Professionalism Recognition Award Recipient; 2018
Nominee for AACP Teacher of the Year; 2018
Pharmacy Quality Alliance CVS Health Foundation Scholar Mentor; 2017
Publications and Presentations
Publications and Presentations
Development and Validation of Amharic Version of the Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire
Amharic-speaking persons comprise a signifi cant part of the foreign-born immigrant population in Washington DC. Estimates on medication adherence among foreign-born persons, particularly those who are Amharic speaking is limited. Furthermore, few validated tools have been translated into the Amharic language to measure medication adherence. To develop and validate an Amharic version of the Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire (SMAQ).
A cross-sectional study using Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI) was conducted to develop and validate the SMAQ into the Amharic language. Patients literate in Amharic were recruited from the Diabetes Treatment Center, Internal Medicine Clinic, and Center for Infectious Disease Management Research (CIDMAR) in an urban teaching hospital.
An assessment of the relationship between pharmacy students’ perceptions of their preparedness
A study was conducted to assess if there is an association between pharmacy students’ perceptions of their preparedness to contribute to emergency responses and their current work status.
A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from a student perception survey completed by third-year pharmacy students. The survey collected demographic information on age, gender, level of education, ethnicity, and pharmacy-related work experience.
The Economic Impact of Herpes Zoster Vaccine Disparities in Elderly United States Blacks
The Economic Impact of Herpes Zoster Vaccine Disparities in Elderly United States Blacks
There are persistent disparities with regard to receipt of herpes zoster vaccine among elderly blacks, but no data is available regarding the public health or economic impact of these disparities. A decision tree was constructed with multiple Markov nodes in order to estimate the preventable cases of herpes zoster occurring among elderly blacks due to disparities in receipt of herpes zoster vaccine and to quantify the economic costs associated with these disparities. The model was constructed to examine the number of herpes zoster cases occurring among elderly blacks from the age of 60 to 84 over a 20 year period and also calculated costs due to herpes zoster complications and lost productivity. Achievement of health equity would prevent over 34,500 cases of herpes zoster from occurring in the future and avert over $180 million in lost productivity and treatment costs as a result of these cases of herpes zoster. These results help to show that thousands of cases of herpes zoster could be prevented if blacks were vaccinated at the same frequency as whites and help to show the benefit of implementing viable strategies to achieving this goal.