Patrik Johansson, MD, MPH

Associate Professor , Rural Health Education Network

Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health
Director, Rural Health Education Network (RHEN)
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health

Professional Summary

• 2008-present   
• 2007-2009 - Assistant Research Professor, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Washington DC
• 2009-present - Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Director, Rural Health Education Network
• 2003-2008
• 2003-2006 - Instructor of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• 2004-2006 - Kerr White Visiting Scholar, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
• 2006-2007 - Deputy CMO, Greater Southeast Community Hospital, Washington, D.C.
• 2006-2007 - Assistant Clinical Professor of Health Care Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
• 2007-2009 - Assistant Research Professor, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Washington DC
• 2009-present - Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Director, Rural Health Education Network

Education

• MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine
• MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, 2000
• BA, International Relations, Brown University, 1997

Research Interests

• Health disparities
• Perceived discrimination
• Rural health professions

Selected Publications

• Masui T, Johansson P. Point Mutations in codons 12 and 62 of the Ha-ras gene in rat urinary bladder carcinomas induced by N-[4-(-Nitro-2-Furyl)-2-Thiazolyl] formamide.  Molecular Carcinogenesis 3:21-215 1990
• Johansson P, Jacobsen C, Buchwald D.  “Perceived Discrimination in Healthcare among American Indians/Alaska Natives,” Ethnicity and Disease, 2006, 16: 766-771
• Weidmer, B; Johansson, P; Dalpoas, Wharton, D; Darby, C; Hays, R, “Adapting CAHPS for an American Indian Population,” The Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2009, Aug:20(30)695-712
• Johansson P, Jones DE, Watkins CC, Haisfield-Wolfe ME, Gaston-Johansson F, Journal of National Black Nurses' Association, 22(1), 43-56  

Professional Affiliation

• American Public Health Association
• Harvard Alumni Association