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CURRICULUM VITAE
MICHAEL J. YEDIDIA
OFFICE:
Center for State Health Policy
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Rutgers University
112 Paterson Street, 5 th Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(848)932-4645 FAX: (732)932-0069
myedidia@ifh.rutgers.edu
EDUCATION:
B.A. University of California, Davis, 1968
M.P.H. Yale University School of Medicine, 1970
Specialty: Medical Care Organization
Ph.D. Brandeis University, Department of Sociology, 1976
ACADEMIC HONORS:
Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Davis, 1968
High Honors, University of California, Davis, 1968
The Departmental Citation in Sociology, University of California, Davis, 1968
Trainee, U.S. Public Health Service, 1968-70
Research Fellow, National Center for Health Services Research, DHEW, 1972-75
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
2006-present Senior Research Professor, Center for State Health Policy; Institute for Health,
Health Care Policy and Aging Research; Rutgers University
1990-2006 Full Research Professor; Associate Research Professor, Wagner Graduate
School of Public Service, Program in Health Policy and Management, New
York University
1985-1989 Associate Professor, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Program in
Health Policy and Management, New York University
1992-1993 Acting Director, Health Research Program, New York University
1983-1984 Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health, University of
Kentucky Medical Center

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1978-1983 Assistant Professor, Departments of Sociology and Community Health
(joint appointment), Brown University
1977-1978 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Brandeis
University
1976-1977 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Tufts University; Assistant
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Community Health, School of Medicine,
Tufts University
1975-1976 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Florence Heller Graduate School for Advanced
Studies in Social Welfare, Brandeis University
1970-1971 Instructor, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Section of Medical Computer Sciences
FUNDED RESEARCH
2012-2017 Principal Investigator (with Punam Ohri-Vachaspati), “Impact of
Environmental Changes on Children’s BMI and Behaviors: A Panel Study,
funded by National Institute of Child Health and Development (NIH/NICHD),
5R01HD071583-02; $3,027,486
2012-2017 Dual Principal Investigator, “Tracking Changes in the Food and Physical
Activity Environments in Five New Jersey Cities,” funded by the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation, $273,280 (Rutgers segment)
2010-2012 Principal Investigator, “National Survey of Nurse Faculty, funded by the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $488,884
2008-2015 Principal Investigator, National Program Office, Evaluating Innovations in
Nursing Education, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,
$3,600,000
2008 Principal Investigator, “Evaluating Innovations to Support Nursing Faculty,”
funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $115,841
2008-2011 Principal Investigator, “The New Jersey Childhood Obesity Study,” funded by
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $1,683,000

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2007-2008 Principal Investigator, “Professional Support for Family Caregivers,” funded
by the John A. Hartford Foundation, $97,695
2007-2010 Principal Investigator, “Policy Analysis Support for RWJF Impact Framework
and Fellowship Program,” funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
2005-2007 Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of Achieving Competency Today (ACT),”
national initiative to train residents and graduate nurses in quality
improvement, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $199,920
2003-2007 Principal Investigator, “Rethinking Doctor-Patient Relationships,” funded
by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, DHHS (R01 HS013654),
$582,494
1999-2005 Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of Partnerships for Quality Education,”
funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $739,919
1998-2003 Research and Evaluation Director, "Improving Communication Training at
Three Medical Schools,” Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, $780,102
2004-2006 Co-investigator, “Evaluation of National Initiative to Reduce Race
Disparities in Cardiac Care,” funded by the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2002-2003 Evaluator, “Psychosocial Aspects of Bioterrorism: Education for Readiness
and Response,” funded by the CDC (Martin Blaser, PI)
2001-2003 Co-Principal Investigator (with Mack Lipkin), “NYU Health System’s
Response to the World Trade Center Disaster of September 11, 2001,” funded
by the United Hospital Fund
1999-2003 Principal Investigator, "Optimizing Future Roles of Psychiatrists in a Changing
Health Care Environment," National Institute of Mental Health, Center for the
Study of Issues in Public Mental Health
1997-2001 Principal Investigator (with Betsy MacGregor, M.D.), "Learning from Dying
Patients," funded by the Death in America Project, Fetzer Institute, and Others
1998-1999 Principal Investigator, "Training Physicians for Effective Managed Care
Practice," funded by the Partnerships for Quality Education, Harvard/Pilgrim
Health Care (Pew Charitable Trusts)

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1993-1997 Principal Investigator, "Determinants of Physicians' AIDS-related Practice
Behavior," funded by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, DHHS
(RO1 HS08095-01)
1994-1998 Co-Principal Investigator (with Jon Kerner), "Barriers to Follow-up of
Abnormal Mammograms Among Black Women," National Cancer Institute,
NIH (RO1 CA62360-01)
1998-2000 Principal Investigator, "Leadership Challenges Confronting Clinical
Department Chairs at Academic Health Centers," Association of American
Medical Colleges
1996-1997 Principal Investigator, "Challenges to Effective Medical School Leadership:
Interviews with 22 Deans," Association of American Medical Colleges
1995-1997 Principal Investigator, "Evaluation of the Program in Humanistic Health Care
at Beth Israel Medical Center," Nathan Cummings Foundation
1995-1997 Principal Investigator (with Mack Lipkin), "Interest among Sub-specialists in
Retraining for Primary Care Delivery," NY State Department of Health
1994-1995 Principal Investigator, "Readiness for Managed Care at the VA," funded by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development
Service
1994-1998 Study Section Member, review of research grant applications to the Agency for
Health Care Policy and Research (DHHS)
1991-1993 Principal Investigator, "Determinants of House Officers' Responses to AIDS,"
funded by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, DHHS (RO1
HS06539-01)
1991-1993 Principal Investigator, "Evaluation of AIDS Clinical Training Programs for
Health Professionals," funded by the New York State AIDS Institute
1992-1994 Co-Principal Investigator, "Evaluation of the New York State Program to
Increase the Supply of Health Personnel," funded by NY State Dept. of Health
1990-1993 Principal Investigator, "Evaluation of Two Strategies to Increase the Supply of
Health Workers," funded by a grant from the United Hospital Fund
1992-1996 Principal Investigator, "Longitudinal Study of Residents Training in Internal
Medicine," funded by a grant from the Zlinkoff

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1990-1991 Director, Assessment of the AIDS Educational Needs of Health
Professionals in New York, Long Island, and Puerto Rico, New York-
Caribe AIDS Education and Training Center, funded by the Health Resources
and Services Administration (U.S. Public Health Service)
1988-1990 Principal Investigator, "The Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Graduate
Medical Education," funded by a grant from the Josiah Macy Foundation
1985-1988 Principal Investigator, "The Social Context of Clinical Decision-making: A
Study of Hospital Patient Care for Ischemic Heart Disease," funded by grants
from the United Hospital Fund, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NYU's
Research Challenge Fund, and the Urban Research Center
.
1975-1976 Research Director, "Health Services Utilization by Children Handicapped at
Birth," funded by the Maternal and Child Health Service, U.S. DHEW
1972-1975 Principal Investigator, "Social and Political Factors Affecting Delivery of
Primary Health Care," funded by the National Center for Health Services
Research, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
1971-1972 Research Associate, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard
University, Boston; Evaluator of the Ambulatory Care Project; funded by the
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
1970-71 Co-investigator, "Delivery of Health Services to Medicaid Patients in Two
Systems of Care," funded by Social and Rehabilitation Service, DHEW
OTHER FUNDED PROJECTS
1984 "Enhancing the Managerial Capacity of the Frontier Nursing Service;" Hyden,
KY; funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
1983-1984 Principal Investigator, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Competitive
Faculty Grant for Development of Rural Health Services
PUBLICATIONS:
A. Book:
MJ Yedidia. Delivering Primary Health Care -- Nurse Practitioners at Work, Boston:
Auburn House, 1981.

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B. Articles in Refereed Journals:
P. Ohri-Vachaspati P, Lloyd K, DeLia D, Yedidia MJ. A closer examination of the
relationship between childhood obesity and the food and physical activity environment.
Preventive Medicine in press 2013.
DeWeese R, Yedidia MJ, Tulloch D, Ohri-Vachaspati P. Neighborhood perceptions and
active school commuting in low-income cities. American Journal of Preventive Medicine,
forthcoming 2013.
P Ohri-Vachaspati, D Martinez, MJ Yedidia, N Petlick, “Improving Data Accuracy of
Commercial Food Outlet Databases, American Journal of Health Promotion 26(2011), 116–
122.
MJ Yedidia, A Tiedemann, “How do Family Caregivers Describe Their Needs for Help from
Professionals?” American Journal of Nursing 108(2008), pp. 35-37.
MJ Yedidia. “Transforming Doctor-Patient Relationships to Promote Patient-Centered Care:
Lessons from Palliative Care,” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 33(2007), 40-57.
J Greene, VW Rogers, MJ Yedidia. “The Impact of Implementing a Chronic Care Residency
Training Initiative on Asthma Outcomes,” Academic Medicine 82(2007), pp. 161-167.
MJ Yedidia, CC Gillespie, CA Bernstein. “Training Psychiatrists for Public Sector Care: A
Survey of Residency Directors on Current Priorities and Preparation,” Psychiatric Services,
57(2006), pp. 238-243.
J Greene, MJ Yedidia. “Provider Behaviors Contributing to Patient Self-Management of
Chronic Illness Among Underserved Populations,” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and
Underserved, 16(2005), pp. 808-824.
MJ Yedidia, CC Gillespie, E Kachur, MD Schwartz, J Ockene, AE Chepaitis, CW Snyder, A
Lazare, M Lipkin. "Effect of Communications Training on Medical Student Performance,"
Journal of the American Medical Association, 290(2003), pp. 1157-1165. [editorial comment,
pp. 1210-1212.]
JG Frohna, A Kalet, E Kachur, S Zabar, M Cox, R Halpern, MG Hewson, MJ Yedidia,
BC Williams. “Assessing Residents’ Competency in Care Management: Report of a
Consensus Conference,” Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 16(2004), pp. 77-84.
MJ Yedidia, J Greene, GT Moore. Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team Education,” Journal
of Interprofessional Care, 16(2002), pp. 175-176.

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BC William, E Kachur, JG Frohna, R Halpern, J Jensen, M Yedidia. Measuring Residents'
Care Management Knowledge. Academic Medicine, 77(2002), pp. S105-7.
JF Kerner, M Yedidia, D Padgett, B Muth, KS Washington, M Tefft, KR Yabroff, E
Makariou, H Freeman, JS Mandelblatt. Realizing the Promise of Breast Cancer Screening:
Clinical Follow-up After Abnormal Screening among Black Women. Preventive Medicine,
37(2003), pp. 92-101.
MJ Yedidia, J Bickel. “Why Aren’t There More Women as Leaders in Academic Medicine?
The Views of Clinical Chairs,” Academic Medicine, 76(2001), pp. 453-465.
MJ Yedidia, B MacGregor. “Confronting the Prospect of Dying: Reports of Terminally Ill
Patients,” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 22(2001), pp, 807-819.
D Padgett, MJ Yedidia, J Kerner, J Mandelblatt. “The Emotional Consequences of False
Positive Mammography: African-American Women’s Reactions in Their Own Words,”
Women and Health, 33(2001), pp. 1-14.
MJ Yedidia, CC Gillespie, G Moore. “Specific Clinical Competencies for Managing Care:
Views of Residency Directors and Managed Care Medical Directors,” Journal of the
American Medical Association, 284(2000), pp. 1093-1098.
MJ Yedidia, C Berry. "The Impact of Residency Training on Physicians' AIDS-related
Treatment Practices: A Longitudinal Panel Study," Academic Medicine, 74(1999), pp, 71-76.
MJ Yedidia. "Challenges to Effective Medical School Leadership: Perspectives of Twentytwo
Current and Former Deans," Academic Medicine, 73(1998), pp. 631-639.
MJ Yedidia, M Lipkin, M Schwartz, and C Hirschkorn. "Learners as Teachers: The
Conflicting Roles of Medical Residents," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 10(1995), pp.
615-623.
MJ Yedidia, C Berry, and J Barr. "Changes in Physicians' Attitudes Toward AIDS During
Residency Training: A Longitudinal Study of Medical School Graduates," Journal of Health
and Social Behavior, 37(June, 1996), pp. 179-191.
MJ Yedidia, C Berry. "The Impact of Residency Training on Physicians' Outlook on AIDS:
A Cohort Analysis," Medical Care Research and Review, 53:2(June, 1996), pp. 207-224.
MJ Yedidia. "Differences in Treatment of Ischemic Heart Disease at a Public and a
Voluntary Hospital: Sources and Consequences," Milbank Quarterly, 72(1994), pp. 299-327.

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MJ Yedidia, J Barr, and C Berry. "Physicians' Attitudes Toward AIDS at Different Career
Stages: A Comparison of Internists and Surgeons," Journal of Health and Social Behavior,
34(September, 1993), pp. 272-284.
MJ Yedidia, M Lipkin, M Schwartz, and C Hirschkorn. "Doctors as Workers: Work-hour
Restrictions and Interns' Perceptions of Responsibility, Quality of Care, and Training,"
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 8(August, 1993), pp. 429-435.
MJ Yedidia. "The Impact of Social Factors on the Content of Care: Treatment of Ischemic
Heart Disease at a Public and a Voluntary Hospital," Archives of Internal Medicine
152(1992), pp. 595-600.
MJ Yedidia, J Barr, and C Berry. "The Importance of AIDS Among Factors Influencing
Residency Program Choice," AIDS and Public Policy Journal, 7(1992), pp. 128-134.
MJ Yedidia, and K Hanson. "Integrating HIV-Related Primary Care and Substance Abuse
Treatment: Lessons from New York State," AIDS and Public Policy Journal, 8(Fall, 1993),
pp. 135-141.
MJ Yedidia. "Sociological Perspectives on Research on New Health Practitioners," Advances
in Medical Social Science, 2(1984), pp. 377-397.
MJ Yedidia. "The Lay-Professional Division of Knowledge in Health Care Delivery,"
Research in the Sociology of Health Care, Julius A. Roth, ed., JAI Press, I(Summer, 1980),
pp. 355-377.
C. Chapter
M Yedidia. "Nurse Practitioner-Physician Collaboration in Primary Care: Survival of an
Innovation," in J.E. Steel (ed.), Issues in Collaborative Practice, New York: Grune and
Stratton, Inc., 1987.
D. Selected Reviews:
Review of The Disabled State by Deborah Stone, New England Journal of Human
Services, VI(January, 1986), p. 38.
Review of The Physician's Assistant by Ann Suter Ford, Contemporary Sociology, 6(January,
1977), pp. 49-50.
Review Article, Intermediate-Level Health Practitioners by Vernon Lippard and Elizabeth
Purcell (eds.) and Training of the Nurse Practitioner: A Clinical and Statistical Analysis by

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Doris Storms, Social Science and Medicine, 9(April/May, 1975), pp. 275-276.
E. Selected Research Reports and Other Publications:
"Determinants of Physicians' AIDS-related Practice Behaviors," Final Report submitted to the
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1997.
"Challenges to Effective Medical School Leadership: Perspectives of Twenty-two Current
and Former Deans," Final Report Submitted to the Association of American Medical
Colleges, 1997.
"Delivery of Primary Care at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center: A Survey of Outpatient
Service Users," Final Report Submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Health
Services Research and Development, 1995.
"Proceedings of the French-American Conference on Health Care Issues," French-
American Foundation, 1994.
"Program-Level Evaluation of the Health Personnel Rate Adjustment Program," New York
State Department of Health, 1994.
"Determinants of House Staff Responses to AIDS," Final Report Submitted to the Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research, 1993.
"Findings from Surveys of the 1992-93 Participants in the New York State HIV/AIDS
Clinical Scholars Program," AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Health, 1993.
"HIV Training and Service Delivery at Selected Primary Care Sites in New York State: A
Survey of Capacity, Needs, and Potential," AIDS Institute, New York State Department of
Health, 1993.
"Integrating HIV-related Primary Care and Substance Abuse Treatment: Findings from a
Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Centers in New York State," AIDS Institute, New
York Department of Health, 1992
"Evaluation of AIDS Training Programs for Primary Care Providers," AIDS Institute, New
York State Department of Health, 1991.
"Factors Promoting or Impeding Entry into Health Careers: A Survey of N.Y. Health Careers
Center Clients," Greater New York Hospital Association, United Hospital Fund, 1991.
"The AIDS Education and Training Needs of Primary Care Providers: A Needs Assessment,"
New York AIDS Education and Training Center, Health Resources and Services
Administration, 1991.

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"Factors Influencing Residency Recruitment and Training," Final Report to the Macy
Foundation, 1990.
"Social and Political Ingredients of the Primary Care Process: A Study of Family Nurse
Practitioners in North Carolina," Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Sociology, Brandeis
University, 1976.
"Experimental Design for the Evaluation of Chronic Disease Management by Protocol," (with
Barney Reiffen), Project Report ACP-24, a joint publication of M.I.T. Lincoln
Laboratory and the Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1971.
"The Role of the Family in the Utilization of Medical Care Services," Master's Thesis,
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University, 1970.
SELECTED PAPERS DELIVERED, 1989-2004
2004 “Rethinking Doctor-Patient Relationships: Lessons from End-of-Life Care,”
Grand Rounds, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY; September 2004
2004 “Outlook on Collaborative Interdisciplinary Teamwork Among Trainees in Four
Professions,” refereed paper, International Conference on Interprofessional
Education and Collaborative Practice; Vancouver, British Columbia; May, 2004
2003 “The Impact of Communications Training on Medical Student Performance,”
Association of American Medical Colleges, Annual Meeting
2003 “Communications Training Improved Student Performance: Findings from a
Controlled, 2-School Experiment,” Society for General Internal Medicine, Annual
Conference; Vancouver, BC, May 2003
2003 “Patient Perceptions of Physician Support for Self-Management of Diabetes and
Asthma,” Partnerships for Quality Education, national meeting; San Francisco
2002 “The Impact of Interdisciplinary Team Education on Attitudes toward Collaborative
Practice,” Partnerships for Quality Education, national meeting, Boston, MA
2002 Preliminary Findings from the National Evaluation of the Collaborative
Interdisciplinary Team Education Initiative” Atlanta
2001 “Measures for Assessing Managed Care Competence,” presenter and co-convener,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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2001 “Evaluating Managed Care Training,” National Meeting, Partnerships for Quality
Education, Atlanta
2001 “Measuring Outcomes of Innovative Medical Education Training Programs,”
UME-21 Annual Conference, HRSA, Washington, D.C.
2001 “Lessons to be Learned from Evaluating Communications Training for Medical
Students,” Macy Foundation
2001 “Achieving Relevance in Research Addressing Multiple Systems and Supports”
NIMH All-Centers Meeting, New York.
2001 “The Role of Theory in Policy Research,” Doctoral Breakfast, Wagner Graduate
School
2000 “Essential Competencies for Managed Care Practice,” David E. Rogers Health
Policy Colloquium, Cornell Medical School
2000 “Evaluating Interdisciplinary Team Training,” National Meeting, Collaborative
Interdisciplinary Team Education Initiative, San Diego
1999 “Evaluation of Physician Competence in Population Health,” Association of
American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting
1999 “Learning from Dying Patients,” Grand Rounds, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1999 “Dying and the Inner Life,” Department of Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center
1995 "Tribute to Irving Kenneth Zola " American Sociological Association, Washington
D.C., August
1994 "Evaluating Health Care Programs," Nicholas Rango Seminar for HIV Clinical
Scholars, AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Public Health, November
1995 "Loss of Primary Care: Difficulties in Measuring Health Outcomes for the Uninsured
and Underinsured," (with the Ambulatory Care Access Group), American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting, October
1993 "Evaluation of an Initiative to Recruit and Retain Workers for Allied Health and
Nursing Professions in New York State," (with Colleen Hirschkorn and Carolyn
Berry), American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, October.

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1993 "Recruiting and Retaining Allied Health and Nursing Personnel in New York," (with
Colleen Hirschkorn and Carolyn Berry), Annual Health Services Research
Symposium, New York
1993 "Quality Assurance and Evaluation of Medical Care: Responsibility of the Different
Players," Invited Paper, French-American Conference on Health Care Issues; Paris,
France, December
1992 "The Use of Focus Groups in Health Services Delivery," Didactic Session
Organizer and Presenter, Annual Health Services Research Symposium, New York,
November
1992 "Integrating HIV-related Primary Care with Substance Abuse Treatment," American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November
1992 "Strategies for Delivering AIDS Clinical Training to Primary Care Providers," Jointly
authored and delivered by Clara Jones, M.D.; International AIDS Conference;
Amsterdam, July
1991 "Determinants of House Officers' Responses to AIDS," Invited Paper, HIV-AIDS
Health Services Research and Delivery, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research;
Miami, FL, December
1991 "Evaluation of a Program to Increase the Supply of Health Workers," American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting, October
1991 "The Future of Nurse Practitioners," New York State Nurses' Association, June
1991 "Methodological Issues in Studying Access to Care," Society for General Internal
Medicine, Annual Meeting, May
1990 "Physicians' Attitudes Toward AIDS at Different Career Stages," American
Sociological Association, Annual Meeting, August.
1989 "Serving Lower-income Patients: Treatment of Ischemic Heart Disease at a Public
and a Voluntary Hospital," American Public Health Association, Annual Meeting
1989 "The Importance of AIDS as a Factor Influencing Residency Selection among Fourth-
Year Medical Students," American Public Health Association, Annual Meeting,
October.

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1989 "House-staff, Faculty and Applicant Views of the Impact of AIDS on Residency
Recruitment and Training," American Public Health Association, Annual Meeting,
October.
1989 New York State Council on Graduate Medical Education, New York, NY; Invited
Speaker, "Studying the Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Resident Recruitment and
Training," March, 1989
1989 United Hospital Fund, New York, NY; Invited Speaker, "Treating Ischemic Heart
Disease at a Public and a Voluntary Hospital," Funder's Conference, April, 1989
SELECTED OTHER SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND CONSULTATIONS
1991-1992 Elmhurst Hospital Center, Department of Medicine; Design and
implementation of focus group interviews for assessing the primary care needs
of patients from selected ethnic segments of the community
1988 United Hospital Fund, New York, NY; Invited Speaker, "The Social Context
of Clinical Decision-making," Conference on Defining a Health Research
Agenda for New York; January 26, 1988
1987 The Hastings Center, Briarcliff Manor, NY; Seminar Speaker, "DRGs and
Cost Containment in Medicine: Justice Issues"; November 2, 1987
1986 Kentucky Primary Care Association, Lexington, KY; Perinatal Care Initiative;
Design of prepaid maternity services program for indigent women
1984-1986 Frontier Nursing Service, Hyden, Kentucky; Consultant on long-term care
programs and delivery of services to under-served populations
1985 Guest Lecture, "Implementation of DRGs: Anticipated Problems and
Prospects," Baruch College, Program in Health Administration
1985-1986 Co-chair, Columbia University Seminars on Social and Preventive Medicine
1982-1983 Brown University; Co-chair, C.V. Starr Lectureship Series: "Health Policymaking
in an Era of Fiscal Retrenchment"
1980 Association for Behavioral Science and Medical Education (ABSAME), Fall
Conference, Boiling Springs, PA; Invited Lecturer, "What Is It We are
Delivering? A Commentary on the Impact of Health Policy-making on the
Content of Primary Care Services"

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1978 Maine Medical Center; Visiting Lecturer, Family Nurse Associate Project
1976-1977 Health Planning Council for Greater Boston; Faculty, Community Education
Workshops; "The Medical School and the Community (1976)" and "Holistic
Health Care (1977)"
1976 National Science Foundation; Consultant, Evaluation of Telemedicine Projects
1976 University of Vermont School of Medicine, Burlington, VT; Evaluator,
Problem Oriented Medical Information System (PROMIS)
1976 University of Illinois; Visiting Lecturer; Seminar on training of health care
providers
1976 Massachusetts College of Optometry; Visiting Lecturer, Social Optometry
1975-1976 University of Connecticut; Visiting Faculty, Workshops on health manpower
training
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Sociological Association
American Public Health Association
Association for Health Services Research