Overview
Public health, health workforce, physician associates, advanced practice nursing, primary care, health policy, organizational behavior, provider-patient interactions, medical sociology, sociology of professions, health equity, social mission in health professions education.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health
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2017 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program,
Family Medicine and Community Health
Recent Publications
Remembering Ruth Milligan Ballweg, MPA, PA-C Emeritus.
Journal Article JAAPA · May 1, 2023 Full text Link to item CiteHealth and health care delivery systems
Chapter · January 1, 2021 A health system is made up of the people and organizations that have the primary intent of promoting, maintaining, or restoring health. Despite similarities in building blocks and goals, health system designs vary significantly among nations. Three questio ... Full text CiteNonpharmacological Self-Management of Migraine Across Social Locations: An Equity-Oriented, Qualitative Analysis.
Journal Article Glob Adv Health Med · 2019 BACKGROUND: Migraine is a disabling neurological disorder and the sixth biggest cause of disability worldwide. The World Health Organization has declared migraine a major public health problem due to a paucity of knowledge about cause and effective treatme ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Preceptors' Perspective of Physician Assistant Students' Interprofessional Interactions and Competencies
ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association · 2015 - 2015Accessing Patient Care in a Changing Environment: patient preferences and perceptions
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association · 2015 - 2015Enabling Legislation for Physician Assistants in Puerto Rico
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2007 - 2008View All Grants
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2008
DrPH
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1998
M.P.H.
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
1981
P.A.- C.
Duke University ·
1981
B.H.S.