Justine Strand de Oliveira

Justine Strand de Oliveira
Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health

Public health, health workforce, physician assistants, 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, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2017

Contact Information

800 South Duke Street, Physician Assistant Program, Durham, NC 27701
DUMC 104780, Durham, NC 27710
justine.strand@duke.edu (919) 681-3040

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- DrPH, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2008
- M.P.H., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 1998
- B.H.S., Duke University 1981
- P.A.- C., Duke University School of Medicine 1981
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Vice-Chair for Education in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments 2013 - 2017
- Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2013 - 2017
- Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2015 - 2017
- Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2015 - 2017
- Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2014 - 2016
- Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2014 - 2016
- Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2013 - 2015
- Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2014 - 2015
- Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2012 - 2014
- Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2012 - 2013
- Chief, Physician Assistant Division in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 1999 - 2012
- Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2010 - 2011
- Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2009 - 2011
- Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2008 - 2010
- Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2007 - 2009
- Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2006 - 2008
- Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2006 - 2007
- Associate Clinical Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2004 - 2006
- Associate Clinical Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2004 - 2005
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2002 - 2004
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2001 - 2003
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2000 - 2002
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2000 - 2001
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments 1998 - 1999
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments 1998 - 1999
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Duke University Medical Center
  
  Department of Community and Family Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
  
  Professor Emeritus                                                                          2/17 to present
  
  Professor, Vice Chair for Education                                                  1/13 to 1/17
  
  Professor, Duke School of Nursing                                                   3/14 to 1/17
  
  Affiliate Faculty, Duke Global Health Institute                               2/13 to 1/17
  
  Centering Pregnancy Provider, Duke Family Medicine Center         4/15 to 12/16
  
  Chief, Physician Assistant Division                                                        2/99-12/12
  
  Program Director, Physician Assistant Program                                     7/01-7/03
  Primary Care Provider, Duke Family Medicine Center                           9/97-7/11
  
  Administrative Director, Division of Family Medicine and
  
  Health Center Administrator, Private Diagnostic Clinic                        3/97-2/99
Academic Positions Outside Duke
- Professora Catedrática Convidada (Invited Professor), Universidade do Algarve, Mestrado Integrado em Medicina. 2020 - 2023
- External Examiner, MSc in Physician Associate Studies, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. 2019 - 2020
- External Examiner, Bangor University, Wales. 2018
- Professor of Physician Associate Studies, MSc Physician Associate Studies, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. 2017 - 2019
Recognition
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
- Research
  - Sri Lanka (Country)
- Teaching
Research
Selected Grants
- Preceptors' Perspective of Physician Assistant Students' Interprofessional Interactions and Competencies awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association 2015
- Accessing Patient Care in a Changing Environment: patient preferences and perceptions awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association 2015
- Enabling Legislation for Physician Assistants in Puerto Rico awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 2007 - 2008
- Scholarships for Disadvantaged PA Students awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2007 - 2008
- Physician Assistant Training awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2001 - 2007
- Physician Assistant Training awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2001 - 2007
- Duke Interdisciplinary Faculty Development in Genetics awarded by Department of Health and Human Services 2001 - 2004
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Befus, Deanna R., Sharon Hull, Justine Strand de Oliveira, Gillian Sanders Schmidler, Morris Weinberger, and Remy R. Coeytaux. “Nonpharmacological Self-Management of Migraine Across Social Locations: An Equity-Oriented, Qualitative Analysis.” Glob Adv Health Med 8 (2019): 2164956119858034. https://doi.org/10.1177/2164956119858034.
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  - Leach, Brandi, Margaret Gradison, Perri Morgan, Christine Everett, Michael J. Dill, and Justine Strand de Oliveira. “Patient preference in primary care provider type.” Healthc (Amst) 6, no. 1 (March 2018): 13–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hjdsi.2017.01.001.
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  - Leach, Brandi, Perri Morgan, Justine Strand de Oliveira, Sharon Hull, Truls Østbye, and Christine Everett. “Primary care multidisciplinary teams in practice: a qualitative study.” Bmc Fam Pract 18, no. 1 (December 29, 2017): 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0701-6.
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  - Hudak, Nicholas M., Betsy Melcher, and Justine Strand de Oliveira. “Preceptors' Perceptions of Interprofessional Practice, Student Interactions, and Strategies for Interprofessional Education in Clinical Settings.” J Physician Assist Educ 28, no. 4 (December 2017): 214–17. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000168.
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  - Everett, C., V. Martinez-Bianchi, P. Morgan, M. Gradison, K. Hills, N. Weigle, P. Dieter, S. Hull, J. Strand de Oliveira, and J. Michener. “Dr. Carek's Commentary on Training PAs and NPs.” Family Medicine 48, no. 9 (October 1, 2016): 742–43.
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  - Everett, Christine M., Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, Perri Morgan, Margaret Gradison, Karen Hills, Nancy J. Weigle, Patricia McKelvey Dieter, Sharon Hull, Justine Strand de Oliveira, and Lloyd Michener. “Dr Carek's Commentary on Training PAs and NPs.” Fam Med 48, no. 9 (October 2016): 742–43.
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  - Freistadt, Fernanda, Erin Branigan, Chris Pupp, Marzio Stefanutto, Carlos Bambo, Maria Alexandre, Sandro O. Pinheiro, et al. “A framework for revising preservice curriculum for nonphysician clinicians: The mozambique experience.” Educ Health (Abingdon) 27, no. 3 (September 2014): 283–88. https://doi.org/10.4103/1357-6283.152190.
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  - Strand de Oliveira, Justine. “Access to care: beyond health insurance.” Jaapa 26, no. 11 (November 2013): 40–45. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000436519.69169.c7.
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  - De Silva, Vijitha, Justine Strand de Oliveira, Mahinda Liyanage, and Truls Østbye. “The assistant medical officer in Sri Lanka: mid-level health worker in decline.” J Interprof Care 27, no. 5 (September 2013): 432–33. https://doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2013.776023.
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  - Kaprielian, Victoria S., Mina Silberberg, Mary Anne McDonald, Denise Koo, Sharon K. Hull, Gwen Murphy, Anh N. Tran, et al. “Teaching population health: a competency map approach to education.” Acad Med 88, no. 5 (May 2013): 626–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e31828acf27.
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  - Oliveira, Justine Strand de, and Reamer L. Bushardt. “Leadership case study: Joyce Ann Clayton Thorpe Nichols, PA-C.” Jaapa 25, no. 11 (November 2012): 62–64. https://doi.org/10.1097/01720610-201211000-00012.
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  - Morgan, Perri, Justine Strand De Oliveira, and Nancy M. Short. “Physician assistants and nurse practitioners: a missing component in state workforce assessments.” J Interprof Care 25, no. 4 (July 2011): 252–57. https://doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2010.501917.
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  - Alexander, Stewart C., Kathryn I. Pollak, Perri A. Morgan, Justine Strand, Amy P. Abernethy, Amy S. Jeffreys, Robert M. Arnold, et al. “How do non-physician clinicians respond to advanced cancer patients' negative expressions of emotions?” Support Care Cancer 19, no. 1 (January 2011): 155–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-010-0996-5.
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  - Morgan, Perri A., Justine Strand de Oliveira, Stewart C. Alexander, Kathryn I. Pollak, Amy S. Jeffreys, Maren K. Olsen, Robert M. Arnold, Amy P. Abernethy, Keri L. Rodriguez, and James A. Tulsky. “Comparing oncologist, nurse, and physician assistant attitudes toward discussions of negative emotions with patients.” J Physician Assist Educ 21, no. 3 (2010): 13–17. https://doi.org/10.1097/01367895-201021030-00002.
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  - Morgan, Perri A., Justine Strand, Truls Østbye, and Mark A. Albanese. “Missing in action: care by physician assistants and nurse practitioners in national health surveys.” Health Serv Res 42, no. 5 (October 2007): 2022–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00700.x.
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  - Strand, Justine, Nancy M. Short, and Elizabeth G. Korb. “The roles and supply of nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in North Carolina.” N C Med J 68, no. 3 (May 2007): 184–86.
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  - Turner, B. S., J. Strand, and M. C. Speer. “Genetics Interdisciplinary Faculty Training (GIFT): Integrating genetics into graduate nursing curricula.” Annual Review of Nursing Education 4 (December 1, 2006): 23–44.
  - Morgan, Perri, and Justine Strand. “What about physician assistants?” Health Aff (Millwood) 24, no. 3 (May 2005): 886–87. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.24.3.886-a.
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  - Strand, Justine. “Anticipating the profession's future.” Jaapa 15, no. 10 (October 2002): 51–54.
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  - Strand, Justine. “Physician assistants. Last bastion of primary care--or will they follow physicians into specialized practice?” N C Med J 63, no. 4 (July 2002): 225–27.
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  - Carter, R. D., and J. Strand. “Physician assistants. A young profession celebrates the 35th anniversary of its birth in North Carolina.” N C Med J 61, no. 5 (September 2000): 249–56.
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  - Head, R., and J. Strand. “Another pathway for generating compassion toward BPD patients.” Jaapa 13, no. 2 (February 2000): 97–98.
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  - Strand, J. “Physician assistants don't participate in executions.” Tex Med 90, no. 3 (March 1994): 7.
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  - Strand, J. “Strategies for improving patient compliance.” Physician Assist 18, no. 1 (January 1994): 48–53.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

Academic Positions Outside Duke

Awards & Honors

Subject Headings

Global Scholarship

Expertise

Research

Teaching

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles