Harkness Project Title: Exploring Community Engagement and Initiatives in Promoting Population Health in the Context of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Triple Aim Initiative

Mentors: Anne Rossier Markus J.D., Ph.D., Bruce Siegel, M.D., and Carol Beasley (Institute for Healthcare Improvement) 

Placement: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

Biography at time of Harkness Fellowship: Sandrine Motamed, M.D., a 2009–10 Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, is chief resident in the division of primary care medicine, University Hospitals Geneva, working both in the field and to train family practitioners. She is also chief scientific resident at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, where her research and teaching revolves around community-centered health; her research focuses on combining internal medicine with public health. Motamed is currently leading a project that received $35 million in funding to implement a village model of primary care in a small town outside Geneva that combines health and social care and which integrates concepts of urban planning, mobility, and social links between generations. She is also developing new professional profiles for doctors and pharmacists to address the evolving need of the population. Motamed holds a medical doctorate, a specialist F.M.H. (Swiss Medical Association training) in internal medicine, a master's in advanced studies in public health, and a F.M.H. professional examination in prevention and public health.

Email: Sandrine.Motamed@unige.ch

Harkness-Related Publications

Motamed S, Rifkin S. “Experiences of community participation and health policy: Comparisons, capacity building, contribution: A symposium held in Washington D.C., on April 16, 2010.” Published by Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IMSP). Geneva. 2011.