Professional Activities

Tony Brenneman

Director of Clinical Education

Education

• 1984-B.A., Psychology
  Linfield College
  McMinnville, OR
• 1984-B.A., Piano Performance
  Linfield College
  McMinnville, OR
• 1987-M.S.W, Social Work
  Portland State University
  Portland, OR
• 1996-M.P.A.S., Physician Assistant
  The University of Iowa
  Iowa City, IA
• 1996-Faculty Fellowship, Physician Assistant
  The University of Iowa
  Iowa City, IA

Academic

• 6/2004 – Present Director of Clinical Education, University of Iowa PA Program

Clinical and Professional

• 1996 – 2004 Physician Assistant, Internal Medicine, Adult Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa (diagnosis and treatment during inpatient hospitalization, daily rounds [inpatient, outpatient, MICU], procedures [bone marrow aspirates, thoracotomy, lumbar puncture], ordering/prescribing medication, ordering and interpreting diagnostic, radiologic and laboratory data/tests, protocol studies, counseling, surgery assistance, call rotation)
• 1996 Faculty Fellowship, Physician Assistant Program, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (course instruction, clinical involvement in family practice at UIHC, clinical site review, test composition, program evaluation, prospective student selection)
• 1990- 1993 Medical Social Worker, Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA (Working with head injury, spinal cord injury and stroke patients, placements and rehabilitation services, counseling for family and patient, financial planning and counseling)
• 1988 – 1990 Medical Social Worker, Emanuel Rehabilitation Hospital, Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, Portland, OR (Team leader for head injury and spinal cord injury teams, counselor post injury recovery, family counseling, discharge planning, home intervention specialist)
• 1987 – 1988 Medical Social Worker, Emergency Department, Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, Portland, OR
• 1986 Medical Social Worker, VAMC Outpatient Home Health Department, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR
• 1981 – 1984 Phlebotomist, EKG Technical, Laboratory Assistant, McMinnville Community Hospital, McMinnville, OR

Professional / Service Organizations

• 1996–present Fellow, AAPA
• 1996–present Fellow, IPAS
• 2000 Nurse Manager Interview Committee Member
• 2000 Iowa PA Society Fall CME Committee
• 2001–2004 Iowa PA Society Fall CME Chairperson
• 2003 Assistant Nurse Manager Interview Committee Member
• 2003 Reconstructive Phase 7RCW Committee
• 2003–2006 Medical Alumni Board of Advisor, The University of Iowa
• 2004-present Member APAP
• 2005-Co-chair IPAS CME Fall Conference
• 2005-IPAS President-elect
• 2005-Governor's Task Froce-Direct CareWorker Task Force
• 2004-present McCowan Community Faculty Board, Carver College of Medicine
• 2004-present Carver College of Medicine Clerkship Directors Board

Honors and Awards

• 2005-2008 University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Teaching Scholar

Grants/Research

• 2005 APAP Research Institute, Fall 2005, "Is Minority Enrollment Impacted by the shift to Master's Level in Physician Assistant Education?"
  

Presentations

• 2004 Brenneman T. Overview and use of bone marrow transplant, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
• 2004 Brenneman T. Donor workup, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
• 2005 Brenneman T. HLA tissue typing in bone marrow transplant, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
• 2005-Brenneman T. Coding and Billing. IPAS Fall CME October 13, 2005, Cedar Rapids, IA
• 2005 Brenneman T. Dehn R. Academic Integrity: Are Our Student's Dishonest? APAP 2005 Education Forum, November 4, 2005, San Juan, PR

Publications

• Brenneman T. Procedural Sedation, book chapter in Procedures for Physician Assistants 2nd Edition, Dehn R. Asprey D. Editors. Saunders, scheduled for publication in 2006.