justinberk
@justinberk
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Addiction MD-Researcher @BrownUnivHealth | Director, Center for Health & Justice Trans. | Harm reduction & health equity in CLS | Co-Med Dir, @WeberRenew OPC
Providence, RI
Joined May 2009
“We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.” Thanks for one final academic addition Dad. Your legacy lives on.
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Since 2013, 115 students enrolled in FMAT. Of those who’ve completed residency: 86% practice in Texas 69% serve rural/underserved communities 64% are based in West Texas
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FMAT exceeded expectations and has been a model for other medical schools that now offer similar programs.
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Bittersweet to share @DrBerk 's final publication of his life: A decade-long evaluation of a program he poured his heart into: training primary care physicians to serve underserved areas in Texas.
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@PaulNWilliamz I try to appeal to sense of patriotism/masculinity and say it’s what they use for veterans and share the VA CBT-I app
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RT @jbcarmody: New data on medical student debt from the AAMC: Average educational debt is ⬆️ to $205,000 23% of graduates owe >$300,000…
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RT @WorthRises: With AP having now called the results of the failed ballot measure in CA, we must reckon with the realities of how this hap…
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Excellent news!
.@Brown_SPH is excited to announce that @BrendanSaloner, professor of health policy and management at @JohnsHopkinsSPH, will be joining Brown's Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice next summer! Read Dean @ashishkjha's full announcement⬇️
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RT @Brown_SPH: With the $55B influx in opioid settlement funding to states & counties, Professors @justinberk & Brandon Marshall with Denni…
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RT @pph_collective: Professor Brandon Marshall, @justinberk and Dennis Bailer from @WeberRenew write about ensuring opioid settlement money…
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RT @jabarocas: Next time you want to demonize or dehumanize someone experiencing #homelessness, just remember that 80% of unsheltered women…
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RT @MuellerSheWrote: NEW: THREAD: A new ruling from Judge McBurney in Georgia overturning the abortion ban and allowing the procedure to co…
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RT @EugeneVinitsky: Teaching is so great for sneakily learning all the stuff you didn't quite understand the first go-round
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RT @AMJPublicHealth: #SoonInAJPH "Know the difference between jail and prison? Both are associated with risk of death" Individuals released…
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