Welcome From The Chair
Alvin I. Mushlin, M.D., Sc.M. Professor and Chairman
The Department of Public Health is committed to advancing scholarly research, strengthening medical education, and improving healthcare to the community, while helping to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of our medical system.
News & Highlights
August 2011
Dr. Joseph Fins Named The E. William Davis, Jr., M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics
Joseph J. Fins, MD, FACP, Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics and Professor of Medicine, Professor of Public Health and Professor of Medicine in Psychiatry, has been named as the first E. William Davis, Jr., M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics. Read about this and other awards, honors and appointments
August 2011
Drs. Bishop, Casalino and Ryan Publish Article in JAMA on Errors in Outpatient Settings
A study by Tara Bishop, MD, MPH, Andrew Ryan, PhD, MA, and Lawrence Casalino, MD, PhD, revealed that that the number of paid malpractice claims for events in the outpatient setting was similar to the number in the inpatient setting. Read more about this and other Department publications
August 2011
Dr. Lawrence Casalino Leads Study Comparing Costs of Interacting with Health Plans in the U.S. and Canada
Lawrence P. Casalino, MD, PhD, the Livingston Farrand Associate Professor of Public Health and Chief of the Division of Outcomes and Effectiveness Research, led a study published in Health Affairs showing that US physician practices spend nearly four times as much interacting with health plans compared to their Canadian counterparts. Read more about this and other Department publications
August 2011
Dr. Laith Abu-Raddad Leads Study on HIV in Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Laith J. Abu-Raddad, PhD, Director of the Biostatistics and Biomathematics Research Core and Assistant Professor of Public Health at WCMC/Qatar, led a study published in PLoS Medicine on potentially emerging HIV epidemics among MSM in the MENA region. This study was the first to analyze the epidemiology of HIV transmission in this population. More on this and other publications
August 2011
First Students of Innovative Health IT Program Graduate
The Weill Cornell Health IT Certificate Program graduated its first class on June 24. The program is funded by the federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to prepare students for professional positions in health information management and exchange, health information privacy and security, and programming and software engineering. Read more about this and other Department program news
August 2011
Update on Activities of the Department of Public Health
Read more news about the Department of Public Health, including presentations, awards, promotions, new personnel, and publicity.
State of the Department of Public Health 2011
Dr. Mushlin presented his annual Address on November 8, 2011.
Previous State of the Department Addresses
Department of Public Health Annual Letter November 2011
A highlight of recent Department activities and accomplishments
Dr. Bruce Schackman Awarded Tenure
Bruce Schackman, PhD, Chief of the Division of Health Policy, has been granted tenure as Associate Professor of Public Health.
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Chairman's Corner
Weill Cornell Medical College Helps Haiti
Weill Cornell Medical College has a 30 year history of collaboration with GHESKIO, which is currently providing care and treatment to over 5,000 people affected by the earthquake. Please see the Global Health website for information and to donate online.
