Biography

Dr. Patterson is an associate professor in the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy’s Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, and a research fellow at UMKC Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality (HI-IQ). He earned his Master’s in Public Health (MPH) in Chronic Disease Epidemiology from Yale University in 2002 and his Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Outcomes from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2006. He also completed his post-doctoral work at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI).

Dr. Patterson is the principal investigator on a collaborative project with the Missouri Pharmacy Association, using implementation science to evaluate a community health worker pilot program in Missouri pharmacies. The program conducts monthly outreach to reduce vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccination rates. He also collaborates with Dr. Johan Breytenbach at the University of Western Cape, applying implementation science to assess the facilitators and barriers to AI tool adoption in South Africa.

In addition to his research responsibilities Dr. Patterson serves as the course coordinator for a required 3-credit course titled “Economics of Health and Medicine,” a survey course introducing second-year pharmacy students to the theories and applications of microeconomics, pharmacoeconomics and pharmacoepidemiology to pharmacy practice. He also serves on the editorial boards of Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy (ERCSP) and Implementation Science Communications. Outside of work, Mark performs in the Heartland Men’s Chorus in Kansas City. He enjoys traveling to the mountains and spending time in the outdoors.

Education
B.A. – Neuroscience, Bowdoin College
M.P.H – Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale University
Ph.D. – Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Research Areas
Implementation science, community pharmacy, health information technology, artificial intelligence