Travis Bias

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Bio

Travis Bias, DO, MPH, DTM&H, is a Family Medicine physician in California, fully educated and trained in Texas, with five years of private- and employer-based practice experience. Several short-term stints in Kenya and a decade of advocacy experience within the Texas Medical Association led to completing a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) through the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in East Africa and an MPH@GW as part of the first co-hort. For over a year in 2016-17, Travis taught first as faculty in Kabarak University’s Family Medicine residency program in Chogoria and then as a Visiting Lecturer at Busitema University’s Faculty of Health Sciences in Mbale, Uganda, as part of a public-private partnership between the US Peace Corps, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and Seed Global Health. He teaches as a Professorial Lecturer with the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University. Connect on his personal site, https://globaltablechat.com/ or on LinkedIn.

Expertise

Expertise:

Global Health

Healthcare Workforce

Population Health

Education:

MPH, The George Washington University, 2013 - 2015

DTM&H, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2014

Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, 2008 - 2011

DO, UNTHSC - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2004 - 2008

BA, Southwestern University, 2000 - 2004 (Major: Biology; Minor: Political Science)

Publications

Publications:

Koleski J, Bias T, and Johnston E. Coming Back: Culture Shock for the Returning Global Health Physician. American Academy of Family Physicians Family Medicine Global Health Workshop; 2017 Oct 6; Houston, TX.
Bias, Travis, and Fred Bisso. Good Governance, Better Healthcare for Uganda. Africa in Transition, Council on Foreign Relations, 2017 Sept. 29, https://www.cfr.org/blog/good-governance-better-healthcare-uganda.
Bias T, Allen C, Buckley A, Hillman A, Lillie T, Goima I, Nyakunga G, Willimann M, Sanford C. Travelers' Reported Preventive Health Behavior in Jinja, Uganda. Int J Travel Med Glob Health. 2016 Dec; 4(4): 107-110. http://www.ijtmgh.com/article_34215_f7b6631df1028cb9889342cb395a71f1.pdf
Bias, Travis G, Wildblood B, Sturgeon J, Rana S. Health Systems: US and UK. Invited Guest Lecture, Southwestern University, London Semester. 2016 Nov 17; London, UK.
Bias, Travis G. Travelers’ Reported Preventive Health Behavior in Jinja, Uganda. Paper presented at: American Academy of Family Physicians Family Medicine Global Health Workshop; 2015 Oct 2 – 4; Denver, CO.
Bias, Travis G. Clinical Tropical Medicine Course in East Africa. Poster session presented at: American Academy of Family Physicians Family Medicine Global Health Workshop; 2015 Oct 2 – 4; Denver, CO.
Bias, Travis G. The Beginning and End of AIDS: HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Invited Guest Lecture, Southwestern University, Paideia Global Health. 2015 Apr 13; Georgetown, TX.
Bias, Travis G. The Power of the Preceptorship. Texas Family Physician. Vol. 66, No. 1, 2015.
Bias, Travis G. A brief on the ethical implications of gifts to physicians. e-Voice, American Medical Association, 2006 http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15964.html
Bias, Travis G. Ethics Case Presentations. Panel. Bradley Dull (Chair). American Medical Association Medical Student Section Annual Meeting; 2006 Jun 9; Chicago, IL.