Population & Public Health

Researcher:	Dr. Erica Frank
Interests:	Dr. Erica Frank’s major research theme is physicians’ personal and clinical prevention habits. She is Principal Investigator of the Women Physicians’ Health Study, a national questionnaire-based study of 4,501 women M.D.s, and the first large study of their personal and professional characteristics, yielding more than fifty publications. Dr. Frank is also Principal Investigator of the “Healthy Doc – Healthy Patient” project, a national (17 medical school) study of the effect of encouraging medical students’ healthy behaviors on their personal and clinical prevention habits. She is also leading an initiative for the World Health Organization to provide a free, high quality, comprehensive online library of health reference materials, courseware, and other e-learning opportunities to health professionals in training and practice in developing countries. She is extensively published, including nearly 100 articles (four of which are first-authoredJAMA publications).
Contact Info:	Room 254, James Mather Building 5804 Fairview Ave Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 Tel: 604-822-4925 Fax: 604-822-4994 erica.frank@ubc.ca
Additional info:	Click here to view Dr. Frank’s CV.