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| Education and Training | |
| DrPH | Columbia University |
| MA | Columbia University |
Affiliations
School of Nursing
Department of Medicine
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Research Summary
Develop a quality assurance program for the Columbia academic health center,
which will measure academic health center best practices.
Clinical Interests
Health policy as it relates to access and quality of care
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Selected Publications
Mundinger MO.Who's who in nursing: bringing clarity to the doctor of nursing practice. Nurs Outlook. 2005 Jul-Aug;53(4):173-6.
Hopkins SC, Lenz ER, Pontes NM, Lin SX, Mundinger MO. Context of care or provider training: the impact on preventive screening practices. Prev Med. 2005 Jun;40(6):718-24.
Mundinger MO, Thomas E, Smolowitz J, Honig J. Essential health care: affordable for all? Nurs Econ. 2004 Sep-Oct;22(5):239-44, 227. Review.
Mundinger MO. (2004). Advanced practice nurses: The preferred primary care providers for the 21st century. In J Showstack, S Hasmiller & A Rothman (Eds). The Future of Primary Care.
Lenz ER, Mundinger MO, Kane RL, Hopkins SC, Lin, SX. (2004). Primary care outcomes in patients treated by nurse practitioners or physicians: Two-year follow-up. Med Care Res Rev. 2004 Sep;61(3):332-51
Mundinger MO. Toward a quality workforce. Pediatrics. (2003) Aug;112(2):416-8; discussion 418-9.
Mundinger MO, Kane RL. Challenges facing family practice and primary care. JAMA. 2003 Jan 15;289(3):297-8; author reply 299-300.
Mundinger MO. (2002). Twenty-first-century primary care: New partnerships between nurses and doctors. Academic Medicine, 77(8), 776-100%.
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Honors and Awards
| 2005 | The Robert and June Becker Annual Endowed Lecture, Health Policy Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin |
| 1998 | Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award, The Nurse Practitioner Journal |
| 1996 | Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), Hamilton College |
| 1995 | Member, The Institute of Medicine |
| 1995 | Fellow, The New York Academy of Medicine |
| 1995 | The University of Michigan School of Nursing Outstanding Achievement Award |
| 1994-1997 | Scholar in Academic Administration and Health Policy, Association of Academic Health Centers |
| 1987 | Distinguished Practitioner, National Academy of Practice, Co-chair, 1992-94 |
| 1985 | Creative Achievement Award, American Public Health Association, Public Health Nursing Section |
| 1984-1985 | Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Program, Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Sciences |
| 1984 | Book of the Year Award, American Journal of Nursing Company, Inc. for Home Care Controversy |
| 1983 | Fellow, American Academy of Nursing |
| 1983 | Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Michigan Medical Center (First Nurse Honored) |
| 1981 | Book of the Year Award, American Journal of Nursing Company, Inc. for Autonomy in Nursing |
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Committees/Boards/Council Memberships
| 2002-present | Board of Directors, Welch Allyn, Inc |
| 2002-present | Board of Directors, Gentiva Health Services |
| 1997-present | Board of Directors, Cell Therapeutics, Inc. |
| 1997-present | Board of Directors, UnitedHealth Group |
| 1997 | Chair, Federally Commissioned Committee to advise the Department of Veterans Affairs on Innovations in Nursing |
| 1996 | Member, White House National Steering Committee on Health |
| 1995 | Member, Workshop on Scientific Bases of Primary Care, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
| 1995 | Member, Executive Committee and Sponsoring Committee, Friends of the National Institute for Nursing Research |
| 1994 | Member, Roundtable on the Role of Academic Health Centers in Clinical Research and Training, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
| 1993-1999 | Member, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
| 1993-1998 | Commissioner, Commonwealth Fund Commission on Women's Health |
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