Josef J. Reum
Josef J. Reum
M.P.A., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Emeriti
School: Milken Institute School of Public Health
Department: Health Policy and Management
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Josef Reum is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Health Policy and Management.
Professor Emeritus Reum served in the dean's office for 14 years in a variety of roles including two years as interim dean. He has earned seven Excellence in Teaching Awards, was a charter member of The ASPPH/Pfizer Public Health Academy of Distinguished Teachers and received a Fulbright International Education Administrator grant.
Dr. Reum came to GW as the Deputy Director of the Local Initiative Funding Partners Program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national program promoting innovation in health interventions. Dr. Reum served nine governors in six states and was CEO of the American Health Quality Association. He has been a member of the faculty since 1993.
"What we do here at GWSPH everyday is work to address this fundamental question: To what extent am I (or are we), willing to contribute, (or to sacrifice), so someone we do not know, and are not likely ever to meet, might have access to health, housing, education, safety, the quality of life, peace, respect, and integrity, we want for our loved ones."
EXPERTISE:
Health Services Research
Healthcare Workforce
State Health Issues
Women's Health
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy and Psychology), The Catholic University of America, 1979
Master of Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1987
Doctor of Philosophy (Health Policy, Systems Change, Ethics and Leadership), School of Business and Public Management, The George Washington University, 2000
TEACHING:
PubH 6099: Issues in Rural Health, Department of Health Policy
HSML 6203: Introduction to Health Management, Department of Health Services Management and Leadership
HSML 6221: Transformational Leadership in Health Services Delivery, Department of Health Services Management and Leadership
PubH 6005: Policy Approaches to Public Health, SPHHS Interdepartmental course
PubH 8402: Doctoral Seminar: Leadership in Public Health Practice and Policy,SPHHS Interdepartmental course
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Professor Emeritus Reum is a board member of the HSC Foundation, which facilitates access to appropriate health care and services for children with special needs and their families. He has also facilitated meetings for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, including sessions focused on the future of public health and on quality measures in nursing.
RESEARCH:
Dr. Reum's primary research interests include leadership, feminist ethics, women's health, cognition and learning, state health policy and the scholarship of discovery.
PUBLICATIONS:
- Partnerships for training: an assessment of the potential for technology transfer to address the current nursing shortage.
Reum J. Partnerships for training: an assessment of the potential for technology transfer to address the current nursing shortage. Special Report. Princeton (NJ): The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Foundation Office; 2002 - Continuing series of articles on teaching.
Reum J. Continuing series of articles on teaching. Washington: PROGRESS, a publication of The George Washington University Medical Center; 2001. - Women's ways of leading: a transformational approach to state leadership.
Reum J. Women's ways of leading: a transformational approach to state leadership. Doctoral dissertation. Washington: The George Washington University; 2000.