 M. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A.
MD Degree:Case Western Reserve E-mail: mno3p@virginia.edu My primary role in our Department is as a researcher. My research focuses on investigating social determinants of health, particularly their effect on racial and ethnic health inequities. I use geographic information systems technology and spatial epidemiological analyses to evaluate the role of such factors as poverty and education on cancer health disparities. Currently, I’m conducting a study to assess the effect of unconscious racial stereotypes and biases on physicians’ delivery of clinical services. I received my M.D. and my M.A. in medical anthropology from Case Western Reserve University. I completed my residency in family medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland. After completing my residency, I worked for 2 years as a family physician in a rural Eskimo fishing village in Alaska. I then came to the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where I helped found and currently serve as the Director of the UVa Center on Health Disparities. I also co-direct the Generalist Scholars Program at the UVa School of Medicine and supervise MPH students who have chosen the Health Disparities concentration within that program. |