 | William Ventres Ben Saltzman, MD, Distinguished Chair of Rural Family Medicine - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
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01.04.2016-29.04.2016
Reflexive Development: Reframing Health Care Ethics in a Globalized World
As a direct result of the Brocher Institute Fellowship, I shall complete the writing of two professional articles related to the model of “Reflexive Development.” The first will be a theoretical article that outlines the concept of “Reflexive Development” and puts it in context of other theories of development. The second will be an article focusing on the practical application of “Reflexive Development”, especially in regards to the education and practice of health care professionals.
While in Geneva, I shall:
• Give a joint “grand rounds” presentation at the University of Geneva (the Department of Community Health and Primary Care and the Institute for Global Health);
• Spark active dissemination of the “Reflexive Development” model; and,
• Explore options for using social media to communicate my results.Within one year of my Brocher Institute Fellowship, I shall:
• Give presentations on “Reflexive Development” at two international conferences;
• Circulate the articles to the target audience through professional channels; and,
• Distribute the articles through social media outlets.
I am a family physician and medical anthropologist. My clinical work has focused on the care of underserved and minority populations in safety-net clinics and corrections health. Outside of clinical practice, I have been a leader in the international development of family medicine, physician-patient communication (especially across boundaries of culture and class), and using qualitative methods to explore research questions in generalist practice.
I graduated from Duke University and the University of Minnesota Medical School, and hold master’s degrees in Anthropology (from the University of Arizona) and in Systems Counseling/Psychology (from the Leadership Institute of Seattle/Saybrook University). I have been a visitng professor in Venezuela, El Salvador, and South Africa. I am currently a faculty member in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
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