Faculty build vigorous research programs that include the development of innovative practice models founded on evidence-based research, collaborative models for pharmacy care, comparative effectiveness studies, integration of community pharmacists into medication therapy management programs, assessment of quality improvements to patient care resulting from medication therapy management services, and innovative teaching methods in pharmacy. 

Health Services Research professors have received major research grants from world-renowned companies such as Pfizer, Merck, and Abbott Laboratories. They have also received grants from:

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• American Cancer Society
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Department of Defense - Congressionally 
  Directed Medical Research Programs
• Iowa Department of Public Health
• National Institutes of Health
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
• Veterans Health Administration