Alan Schwartz, PhD
Professor
E: alan.schwartz@schulich.uwo.ca
Alan Schwartz, PhD, JD is a cognitive psychologist specializing in medical decision making, a medical education researcher and methodologist, and with legal training in health equity, law, and policy. Since 2011, he has been the Director of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors Longitudinal Educational Assessment Research Network (APPD LEARN), a national network of hundreds of Pediatrics residency and fellowship programs that conduct collaborative research. He is Professor and Western Research Chair in Medical Education and Medical Decision Making in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Paediatrics at Western University in London, Ontario.
Appointments
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Department of Paediatrics
- Senior Scientist, Centre for Education Research & Innovation
- Western Research Chair in Medical Education and Medical Decision Making
Research Cluster Membership
- Epidemiologic Observational Studies
- Health Services Research
- Program & Policy Evaluation
- Marginalized Populations & Social Determinants of Health
Research Interests
- Decision Making;
- Assessment;
- Paediatrics;
- Contextual Care;
- Law;
- Research Methods
