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Van Harrison

Professor Emeritus/a

MM Learning Health Science Administration

Orcid identifier0000-0002-0273-4089
  • Professor Emeritus/a
    MM Learning Health Science Administration
  • Center Member
    Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
  • (734) 355-9750 (Mobile)

BIO

R. Van Harrison is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. His training as a social psychologist emphasized individual behavior in organizational settings. A major interest is the evaluation and improvement of physician performance in the delivery of health care, including developing clinical guidelines, developing measures of clinical performance, and designing changes at the individual and organizational levels to improve care. He has studied the delivery of continuing medical education at medical schools and how better to align CME and quality improvement. His educational activities include teaching systems and quality improvement to physicians, residents, medical students, and graduate students.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor Emeritus/a
    MM Learning Health Science Administration
  • Center Member
    Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

DEGREES

  • BS
    Brigham Young University, Provo, United StatesSep 1964 - May 1970
  • MS
    University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United StatesSep 1970 - Dec 1974
  • PhD
    University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United StatesJan 1975 - May 1976