Health Care Symposium

Q&A with Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH

Vice President for Medical Affairs and the Tyrone D. Artz Dean, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

University of Iowa Health Care

Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH, began as the University of Iowa vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine on Aug. 1, 2023. As vice president for medical affairs, she is responsible for integrated planning and operations for UI Health Care, which comprises UI Hospitals & Clinics; the UI Carver College of Medicine; and UI Physicians, the health system’s multispecialty physician group practice.

As dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine, Jamieson leads Iowa’s only comprehensive allopathic medical school, which inspires, educates, and trains future health care providers, scientists, educators, and policymakers for Iowa and the global community.

Keynote

Amy Wadstrom

Vivid Clear Rx Executive

Amy Wadstrom has been serving pharmacy patients for more than 25 years. As a Vivid Clear Rx executive, Amy has worked to bring more transparency and accountability to the pharmacy benefits industry, while providing members with the highest level of care.

Amy began her career with Hy-Vee, Inc. in 1996 after graduating from Drake University, and since then has served in several positions, including as a pharmacy intern, registered pharmacist, pharmacy manager and pharmacy supervisor. During her career as a pharmacy supervisor, Amy led and mentored more than 60 retail pharmacy locations. She also led clinical initiatives, as well as education and training programs. In 2020, she was selected to lead Hy-Vee’s newly established pharmacy benefit manager Vivid Clear Rx.

Under Amy’s leadership, Vivid Clear Rx received the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute’s Excellence Award in Care Management in 2023 for its commitment to cost transparency and its customer-first service model.