Profiles And Contributions To This Article
Early impact of the PEN HEARTS package to manage noncommunicable diseases in Bhutan: a mixed-methods evaluation
qualifications: MBBS, MD
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Assistant Professor
Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Assessment, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Australia.
qualifications: MA, PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor
qualifications: BSc, MPH
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Assistant Professor
qualifications: BSc, MSc
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Senior Lecturer
I have been working as a senior lecturer for midwifery at Faculty of Nursing and Public health, under Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical sciences of Bhutan since 2014.
qualifications: JD
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor
United States
Associate Professor (ret), Chair, Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health Interests: Health care financing and organization Health insurance Regulation of health care providers Public private partnerships in health Economics of HIV and HIV treatment (particularly in the private sector)
qualifications: BPH, MPH
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Senior Lecturer
Currently serving as a Lecturer and also a registered nurse in Faculty of Nursing and Public Health under the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan Before joining the current teaching profession, I have worked as Assistant District Health Officer in the district for a period of a year(2014-2015) Lastly, I have also served as Auxillary Nurse Midwife(ANM)in the hospital and Primary Health Centre(PHC) under different districts in Bhutan for 12 years(1998-2010).
qualifications: MA, PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Research Assistant Professor
qualifications: MD, MPH
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Doctor of Public Health Program
qualifications: BSc, MSc
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Senior Program Manager
Currently working as a senior program manager in the medical education and research unit at the tertiary hospital in Bhutan.
qualifications: DrPH, RN
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Doctor of Public Health Program
qualifications: BPH
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Associate Lecturer
qualifications: MPH, PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Clinical Associate Professor
Jennifer Beard, PhD, MA, MPH, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health where she leads the Public Health Writing Program. Her forthcoming book, Teaching Public Health Writing, will be published in August 2022 by Oxford University Press. She is the Associate Editor of Public Health Post, an online publication, and an Assistant Director for Narrative at the BU Center for Antiracist Research.
qualifications: MPH
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Doctor of Public Health Program
qualifications: MPH, DrPH
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Technical Officer
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