Scott Barnhart
Professor, Medicine - General Internal Medicine
Professor, Global Health
325 Ninth Avenue
Box 359732
Seattle, WA 98104-
206-744-3391
sbht@uw.edu
Research Interests
Health system strengthening in resource constrained environments including use of accreditation standards, quality improvement processes and information technology (electronic records, decision support). Quality improvement. Research and strategies to improve health and decrease disparities in health including reducing medical and non-medical determinants such as behaviors and social environment.
Education
MD Medicine, George Washington University, 1979
MPH Pub Health & Comm Med, University of Washington, 1986
BA Psychology, St Lawrence University, 1973
In the News
UW's 'Pushing Hand' Gave Rise to Huge Ethiopia Health Center
HSNewsBeat, 03/17/2015
Opportunities Lost -- Could Ebola Have Been Better Contained?
The World Post, 09/05/2014
A Promising Public Health Dentistry Model for Cameroon
Human Resources for Health, 11/26/2012
Adjunct Professor Scott Barnhart does not expect effects of the Gulf spill on humans to be permanent.
NPR, 06/29/2010
How Will The Gulf Oil Spill Affect Human Health?
NPR, 06/23/2010
In Gulf cleanup, toxic risks are uncertain
USA Today, 06/23/2010