Alumni Ph.D. Bio QuestionnaireThis information will be used to compile a list of alumni graduate student profiles which will be advertised on the Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy web site. The aim of this initiative is to market the talent of our past PhD students to the public with the hopes of increasing placement rates and for the benefit of prospective “POP” PhD students as well.

Please complete any applicable sections and submit your completed questionnaire to Kathryn D. Eclar, Academic Programs Coordinator, keclar@cop.ufl.edu. Thank you for your help!

Name and credentials: Patrick M. Garman

Previous degrees (degree, school, year):e.g. MPH, University of Florida, 2009

BS – Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 1991MA – Business, University of Maryland, 1998PharmD, The Ohio State University, 2000PhD, University of Florida, 2007

Hometown: Troy, Ohio (currently living in Fredericksburg, MD)

Brief Statement about your current research interests (2-3 sentences):

My current research interest lies in the area of post-licensure vaccine effectiveness and safety.

Current/Past employment after receipt of PhD:

I am a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. I have 20 years of Active Duty Service. Currently, I am deployed for one year to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan as the Theater Pharmacy Officer. When not deployed I am the Deputy Director of the Military Vaccine Agency, at the Office of the Army Surgeon General, Falls Church VA. As the Deputy I am the primary Investigator on no less than 5 vaccine related studies as well as the manager of a multi-million dollar vaccine research consortium that accepts proposals, awards grants, and monitors research completion.

E-mail: Patrick.garman@us.army.mil

Would you like your student photo included in your bio? If yes, please attach a .jpg photo to be included.

Last updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2011

[Adapted from: PhD Student Bio Questionnaire, University of Western Ontario, www.uwo.ca/philosophy/graduate/PDF%20Forms/Student%20Bio%20Questionnaire.doc ]

Now this is the really important section since one of our goals is to use your story in attracting outstanding applicants to our programs. Please be brief (no more than four or five sentences), but tell us:

How our program of graduate study was instrumental in helping you achieve your objectives?

POP Graduate program ideally prepared me for projects dealing with medication and vaccine outcomes research.

Why would you recommend that others should consider joining one of the programs of graduate study in the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy?

Outcomes and Policy researchers are in demand allowing a graduate of this program to select a lucrative career field that best suits their talents and circumstances.

Last updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2011

[Adapted from: PhD Student Bio Questionnaire, University of Western Ontario, www.uwo.ca/philosophy/graduate/PDF%20Forms/Student%20Bio%20Questionnaire.doc ]