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 | Roger Rosenblatt, MD, MPH |
Biographical Information
Professor Rosenblatt has been at the University of Washington since his internship in 1971. He was first appointed to the faculty in 1977, and since then has been an active member of the School of Medicine and the School of Public Health. Before joining the faculty he was medical officer and Director of the federal National Health Service Corps for the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. He has been the Vice Chair of the Department of Family Medicine since 1985, serving as Acting Chair several times. Rosenblatt's main interests are in improving access to health services for all, and in improving environmental conditions to safeguard biodiversity and the health of all species that inhabit the earth.
Teaching Interests & Roles
Director- Rural/Underserved Opportunities Program (R/UOP)
The Rural/Underserved opportunities Program (R/UOP) is a four-week, elective immersion experience for students between their first and second years of medical school. Students participating in R/UOP work side-by-side with physicians in rural or urban underserved communities throughout Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho ( WWAMI ). Students are also encouraged to explore the communities during their four-week experience.
UCONJ 540, Environmental Change and Human Health: The Role of the Health Professional
Research Interests & Roles
Rural Health, Ecosystem Health, Health Workforce, Access to Care, Conservation and Human health
Current Projects
The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health
Shortages of Primary Care Physicians
Rural Health Care Access
Selected Publications
Rosenblatt R, Cherkin D, Schneeweiss R, Hart G: The content of ambulatory medical care in the United States: An interspecialty comparison. N Engl J Med 1983; 309:892-897.
Rosenblatt RA, Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Lishner DM, Hart LG: Which medical schools produce rural physicians? JAMA 1992; 268:1559-1565.
Rosenblatt RA, Dobie SA, Hart LG, Schneeweiss R, Gould D, Raine TR, Benedetti TJ, Pirani MJ, Perrin EB: Interspecialty differences in obstetric care of low-risk women. Am J Public Health 1997; 87:344-351.
Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG, Baldwin L-M, Chan L, Schneeweiss R: The generalist role of specialty physicians: is there a hidden system of specialty care? JAMA 1998; 279(17):1364-1370.
Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG, Baldwin L-M, Chan L, Schneeweiss R: The generalist role of specialty physicians: is there a hidden system of specialty care? JAMA 1998; 279(17):1364-1370.
Rosenblatt RA: A View from the periphery- Health care in rural America. NEJM 2004; 351:1049-1051.
Rosenblatt RA: Ecological Change and the Future of the Human Species: Can Physicians Make a Difference? Ann Fam Med 2005; 3: 173-176
Clinical Practice Information
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