Surrey M. Walton, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration
Dr. Walton is Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Administration and Assistant Director of the CPR. He is also holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of Economics at UIC. He was a founding member of the CPR in 2002. Dr. Walton holds a BS in Economics from UCLA, and a Master and PhD degree in Economics from the University of Chicago, where he specialized in labor and health economics. In addition to his active research program he is currently the Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Pharmacy Administration.
Research Interests
Labor economics and human resources, cost effectiveness and cost benefit analysis, health services evaluation, health economics, applied econometrics
Recent and Noteworthy Publications
Solem CT, Lee TA, Joo MJ, Lambert BL, Walton SM, Pickard AS. Complexity of medication use in newly diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2012 Jan 24. [Epub ahead of print]
Barnum DT, Walton SM, Shields KL, Schumock GT. Measuring hospital efficiency with data envelopment analysis: nonsubstitutable vs. substitutable inputs and outputs.J Med Syst. 2011 Dec;35(6):1393-401. [See abstract.]
Walton SM, Mott DA, Knapp KK, Fisher G. Association between increased number of US pharmacy graduates and pharmacist counts by state from 2000-2009. Amer J Pharm Ed. 2011;75(4):76. [See abstract.]
Liu FX, Alexander GC, Crawford SY, Pickard AS, Hedeker D, Walton SM. The Impact of Medicare Part D on Out-of-Pocket Costs for Prescription Drugs, Medication Utilization, Health Resource Utilization, and Preference-Based Health Utility. Health Serv Res. 2011 Aug;46(4):1104-1123. [See abstract.]
Barnum DT, Shields KL, Walton SM, Schumock GT. Improving the efficiency of distributive and clinical services in hospital pharmacy. J Med Syst. 2011 Feb;35(1):59-70. [See abstract.]
Walton SM, Schumock GT, Alexander GC, Meltzer D, Stafford RS. Importance of distinguishing supported and unsupported off-label drug use. Archives Int Med. 2010;170(7):657-658.
Schumock GT, Shields KL, Walton SM, Barnum DT. Data envelopment analysis: a method for comparing hospital pharmacy productivity. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009 Sep 15;66(18):1660-5.
Walton SM, Schumock GT, Lee KV, Alexander GC, Meltzer D, Stafford RS. Prioritizing Future Research on Off-Label Prescribing: Results of a Quantitative Evaluation. Pharmacotherapy. 2008 Dec;28(12):1443-1452. [See abstract.]
Schumock GT, Walton SM, Gupta SR, Cramer JA. Cost analysis of divalproex sodium extended-release compared to valproic acid in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Curr Med Res Opin. 2007 Aug;23(8):1997-2004.
Walton SM, Knapp KK, Miller L, Schumock GT. Examination of state-level changes in teh pharmacist labor market using Census data. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2007 May-Jun;47(3):348-357.
Gupta SR, Wojtynek JE, Walton SM, Botticelli JT, Shields KL, Quad JE, Schumock GT. Association between hospital size and pharmacy department productivity. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007 May 1;64(9):937-44.
Goldstein JL, Howard KB, Walton SM, McLaughlin TP, Kruzikas DT. Impact of adherence to concomitant gastroprotective therapy on nonsteroidal-related gastroduodenal ulcer complications.Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Nov;4(11):1337-45.
Gupta SR, Wojtynek JE, Walton SM, Botticelli JT, Shields KL, Quad JE, Schumock GT. Monitoring of pharmacy staffing, workload, and productivity in community hospitals. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006 Sep 15;63(18):1728-34.
Knapp KK, Quist RM, Walton SM, Miller LM. Update on the pharmacist shortage: National and state data through 2003. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2005;62: 492-499.
Walton SM, Graves PE, Sexton RL. New Entry and the Rate of Return to Education: The Case of Registered Nurses. Atl Econ J. 2005;33: 325-336.
Walton SM. The Pharmacist shortage and medication errors: Issues and evidence. J Med Syst. 2004; 28(1): 63-69.
Walton SM, Byck GR, Cooksey JA, Kaste LM. Assessing differences in hours worked between male and female dentists: An analysis of cross-sectional national survey data from 1979 through 1999. J Am Dent Assoc. 2004:135: 637-645.
Walton SM, Cooksey JA, Knapp K, Miller L, Quist R. An analysis of pharmacists and the total pharmacist-related workforce from 1998-2000: Assessing workforce predictors and differences across states. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44(6): 673-83.
Schumock GT, Walton SM, Crawford S, Sarawate C. Pharmaceutical services in rural hospitals in Illinois, 2001. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2003; 60: 666-674.
Walton S, Byck G, Cooksey J, Kaste L. Differences between male and female dentists in workforce patterns, 1979-1998. J Public Health Dent. 2002;2(4): 237.
Walton SM, Cooksey JA. Differences between male and female pharmacists in part-time status and employment setting. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2001;41: 703-708.
Honors and Awards
IHRP Fellow
Invited Lecturer, Workshop on Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes, KhonKaen University, Thailand, January 2003
Panel Member on Pharmacy Workforce, NABP/NAACP District IV Annual Meeting, November 2000
Contact Info
Department of Pharmacy Administration
University of Illinois at Chicago (MC 871)
264 College of Pharmacy
833 S. Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Other Title(s)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics
IHRP Affiliation(s)
Other Research (Non-IHRP)
Electronic Record Interventions to Address Off-Label Prescribing; Pharmacists' Roles in Improving Rural Health in Illinois
Recently Completed Research
- Analysis of Pharmacists and the Total Pharmacist-Related Workforce from 1998-2000: Assessing Workforce Predictors and Differences Across States
- Developing Data-Driven Research Priorities for Off-Label Drug Use
- Midwest Center for Health Workforce Studies
- National Pharmacist Shortage: Understanding State Level Changes in Supply
- Update on the Pharmacist Shortage: National and State Data through 2003