Faculty

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William E. Welton
Senior Lecturer
I am personally committed to working with faculty and students to develop and maintain one of the nation's finest and most comprehensive programs in health management. I and the other MHA faculty members are committed to presenting a systemic and highly integrated approach to the learning of health management principles within a challenging 'adult-learning' oriented environment.
DrPH  
University of Michigan, 1999
Health Policy
MHA  
University of Michigan, 1972
Health Management
AB  
Cornell University, 1966
Economics
Adjunct Lecturer, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems

Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Master of Health Administration Program
  -  PhD program in Health Services

Dr. Welton currently serves as the Program director of the MHA Program. Prior to joining the UW faculty, Dr. Welton founded the School of Public Health at MCP Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA. From 1972 - 1994, Dr. Welton served in a variety of senior management and leadership roles in several of the nation's leading health systems and academic medical centers.

Contact Information
(office)  H-660D, Health Sciences Building
University of Washington
1959 NE Pacific Street
Box:  357660
Seattle, WA 98195-7660
(voice)  206-685-5294     (fax)  206-543-3964
wwelton@u.washington.edu
Teaching Interests
Organizational Studies, Organizational Behavior and Strategy, Health Management, Health Policy
Research Interests
Organization of health care markets and relationship to overall per capita costs
Projects
Editor, Journal of Health Administration Education
The Journal of Health Administration Education is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal which chronicles research, case studies, and essays by leading-edge health administration educators and professionals.
JHAE web page
Member, Committee on the Public Finance and Delivery of HIV/AIDS Care, Institute of Medicine
The Committee is charged with reviewing current programs and practice and making recommendations for future organizations and public finance of HIV/AIDS care in the nation.
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
International AIDS Education and Training Center
Health Resources Services Administration
PI:   Holmes           Dates:    04/2006 - 03/2011
IAETC will participate in a collaboration with UCSF to improve the care of people living with HIV/AIDS in heavily affected, low-resource areas outside the US by increasing the capacity for training of HIV/AIDS health care providers.


Selected Publications

"Evaluating the Effects of Washington Health Foundation's Regional Rural Network Project" during the 1993-95 and 1996-2001 periods"

Welton WE, Kantner TA, Katz SM; Developing tomorrow's integrated community health systems: a leadership challenge for public health and primary care.Milbank Q. 1997;75(2):261-88. Review.PMID: 9184684 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

W. Welton, MHA, T. Kantner, MD, and S.M. Katz, MD, MBA : “Integrating Our Primary Care and Public Health Systems -- A Formula for Improving Community and Population Health”, Published in: Donaldson, Yordy, Lolik, and Vanselow, eds., “Primary Care: America’s Health in a New Era”, Institute of Medicine, National Academy Press; Washington, D.C., 1996, pp. 341-373 (Appendix F).

“Proposal for the Establishment of the Medical College of Pennsylvania School of Public Health,” (W. Welton, MHA) - Submitted to PA Department of Education (Fall, 1995) / Reviewed by PA Department of Education External Review Committee, Summer, 1996

W. Welton, The Impact of Differences in Market Structure on Community-wide Medicare Costs, Ann Arbor, MI, University Microfilms, Inc., 299 pp. (Dr.P.H. Dissertation)