Ranjit Singh MB BChir, MBA

Ranjit Singh

Ranjit Singh
MB BChir, MBA

Associate Professor; Vice Chair for Research, Director, Primary Care Research Institute

Department of Family Medicine

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Specialty/Research Focus

Family Medicine; Health Services Research; Health Services Research; Implementation Science; Medication Safety; Workforce Development

Contact Information
UB Gateway Building
Department of Family Medicine
77 Goodell Street, Suite 220L
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 816-7275
Fax: (716) 845-6899
rs10@buffalo.edu
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Professional Summary:

My work focuses on putting patient safety at the heart of medical education and practice. I care for inpatients at the Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) as well as in nursing home settings.

I conduct research on patient safety and quality of care, focusing especially on the role of system science and information technology in improving safety in primary care. I have served as a co-investigator on grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and as the principal investigator on various other grants, including a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant that examined adopting health information technology in primary care offices and its current and potential impacts on patient safety. I bring together methods from diverse fields, including systems and reliability theory, complexity science and management science to create unique approaches to improving care.

I mentor medical students on research projects. I also supervise master’s and doctoral students in UB’s School of Management who are interested in the field of management in health care settings. As vice chair for research in the Department of Family Medicine and director of the Primary Care Research Institute, my goal is to foster high quality health services research aimed at improving patient care and patient health while keeping costs down.

My teaching of medical students and residents also focuses on patient safety, including medication safety and medical error disclosure. I teach these topics during clerkship, in lectures and small groups. I also teach clinical skills and supervise medical students in both outpatient and inpatient settings. I supervise family medicine residents on the inpatient service at ECMC and in nursing homes.

Education and Training:
  • MBA, Master of Business Administration, University at Buffalo (2003)
  • Certificate, Team Building, Cornell University (2000)
  • Residency, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (1999)
  • Internship, Geriatrics/Medicine, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (1996)
  • Internship, Surgery, St. James’s and Seacroft University Hospitals (1995)
  • MD, Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine (1994)
  • BA, Management Studies and Pre-clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge (1992)

Employment:
  • Co-Director, Family Medicine and Pharmacy, University at Buffalo Team Alice (2016-present)
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Biomedical Informatics, University at Buffalo (2014-present)
  • Medical Director, Elderwood at Grand Island (2014-present)
  • Director, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo Primary Care Research Institute (2012-present)
  • Associate Professor, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2016-present)
  • Vice Chair for Research and Development, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2012-present)
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Management Science and Systems, University at Buffalo School of Management (2011-present)
  • Attending Physician, Erie County Medical Center (2000-present)
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2009–2016)
  • Associate Director, University at Buffalo Patient Safety Research Center (2001–2013)
  • Medical Director, Cleve Hill Family Health Center (2010–2012)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2000–2009)
  • Medical Director, Erie County Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility (2000–2008)
  • Clinical Assistant Instructor, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo/Erie County Medical Center (1996–1999)
  • House Officer in General Medicine/Geriatrics, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (1995–1996)
  • House Officer in General Surgery, St. James’s and Seacroft University Hospitals (1995)
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Awards and Honors:
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2019)
  • Distinguished Resident Alumnus (2019)
  • Buffalo Blue Sky Silver Coin (2018)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2017)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2016)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2015)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2010)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2009)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2007)
  • Award for Excellence as a Preceptor (2002)
  • Best Paper: "Waging War on Errors" (2001)
  • 3rd Place Paper: "Women‘s Knowledge and Attitudes toward Hormone Replacement" (1999)
  • Family Medicine Excellence Award (1999)
  • 1st Place Presentation: "Women‘s Knowledge and Attitudes toward Hormone Replacement" (1999)
  • Outstanding Service Award (PGY-II Resident) (1998)

Research Expertise:
  • Deprescribing
  • Family Medicine
  • Health Services Research
  • Implementation Science
  • Medication Safety
  • Workforce Development

UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:
  • Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Grants and Sponsored Research:
  • September 2018–April 2024
    Buffalo Primary Care Champion Program in Addiction Medicine & Population Health
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $1,989,439
  • September 2017–August 2023
    UB Clinical Scholar Program in Implementation Science to Achieve Triple Aims
    National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $3,154,332
  • July 2019–May 2023
    Community-Based Participatory Research for Reducing Medication Harm among Retirees
    Retirement Research Foundation
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $200,000
  • September 2017–August 2022
    New York State Area Health Education Center System
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $893,167
  • August 2020–July 2022
    Patient Driven Deprescribing to Enhance Successful Aging
    United States Deprescribing Research Network
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $60,000
  • January 2020–July 2022
    The Deprescribing Network of Western New York for Successful Aging
    UB Seeds for Innovation in Successful Aging
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $19,620
  • July 2016–June 2022
    The Buffalo Interprofessional Advanced Primary Care Training Program
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $577,971
  • March 2019–March 2020
    Disparities in access to bariatric surgery
    Buffalo Blue Sky Award
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $30,000
  • June 2018–June 2019
    Collaborative Drug Safety Management with Frail Elders & Caregivers for Successful Aging
    University at Buffalo: Innovative Micro-Programs Accelerating Collaboration in Themes (IMPACT)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $35,000
  • July 2013–September 2016
    Expanding Primary Care Workforce for Patient Centered Medical Homes
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $723,400
  • September 2011–September 2016
    Residency Training Model for Expanding PCMH Workforce in Underserved Areas
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $1,200,000
  • July 2014–June 2016
    UB Family Medicine Expansion of Ambulatory Care Training Program
    NYS Department of Health
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $500,000
  • July 2012–September 2013
    Western New York Clinical Information Exchange: Evaluation of Tele-monitoring Program, and Medication Therapy Management Program
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $132,825
  • June 2011–September 2013
    Western New York Clinical Information Exchange: Health IT Internship Program
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $135,000
  • April 2010–September 2013
    Western New York Clinical Information Exchange: Program Evaluation
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $549,000
  • January 2011–August 2012
    Western New York Clinical Information Exchange: Workflow Re-design
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $69,610
  • January 2010–December 2011
    A Pilot Study for Integrating Facility Information with Healthcare Information to Improve Patient Safety
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Role: Consultant
    $100,000
  • January 2007–December 2010
    Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center: Safety curriculum in residency training
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $457,500
  • September 2007–November 2010
    A Systems Engineering Approach: Improving Medication Safety with Clinician Use of Health IT
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $1,200,000
  • January 2005–December 2008
    Geriatrics Curriculum
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $400,000
  • September 2007–August 2008
    Targeted Rural Health Primary Care Research in HIT Adoption and Scope of Use
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $150,000
  • December 2005–November 2007
    Improving Geriatric Drug Safety in Underserved Practices
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $471,478
  • July 2004–June 2006
    Human Factors Approach to Geriatric Medication Safety
    ASHP Foundation
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $40,000
  • January 2005–April 2006
    Mammography Referral Implementation Errors Among African American Women
    Komen Foundation of Western New York
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $30,000
  • January 2005–December 2005
    Physician Order Implementation Errors in Geriatric Ambulatory Patients
    Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $10,000
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Journal Articles:

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Books and Book Chapters:

  • Singh R, Singh G. (2014) Patient Safety at a Glance. In: Safety versus Quality. Wiley-Blackwell
  • Singh R, Sharman R, Singh A, Brooks R, McLean D, Singh G. (2012) Innovative Web-based Tool for Safer Transitions of Patients Through Healthcare Systems. In: Recent Advances in Computer Science and Information Engineering - Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering. Springer
  • Singh R, Sharman R, Singh A, Brooks R, McLean D, and Singh G. (2011) Innovative Web-based Tool for Safer Transitions of Patients Through Healthcare Systems. In: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing. Springer
  • Singh G, Singh R, Thomas E, Okazaki S. (2008) Measuring Safety Climate in Primary Care Offices. In: Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 59-72.
  • Singh R, Naughton BJ, Anderson DR, Singh G. (2008) Building Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Safety in Post-operative Pain Management. In: Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 37-50.
  • Singh R, Pace W, Singh A, Fox CH, Singh G. (2008) A Visual Computer Interface Concept for Making Error Reporting Useful at the Point of Care. In: Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 307-20.

Abstracts:

  • Stoll J, Wahler A, Wahler R, Tenzek K, Singh R. (2023) Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to develop a Deprescribing Intervention. Annals of Family Medicine, 50th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group. Phoenix, Arizona (Jan), (3921) Poster
  • Wahler Jr RG, Clark CM, Daly CJ, Stoll J, Wahler A, Monte SV, Foster A, Jacobs DM, Brady L, Singh R. (2022) A Patient Activation Approach towards Reducing Medication Harm among Older Adults – A Pilot Study. J Am Coll Clin Pharm, 2022 Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy. San Francisco, California (Dec), (1438) Poster
  • Stoll J, Wahler AM, Brady LA, Baumgartner AD, Wahler RG, Singh R. (2022) Nothing About Us, Without Us: Community-Based Participatory Research to Improve Educational Interventions on Medication Safety and Deprescribing. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Annual Scientific Meeting, American Geriatrics Society. Orlando, Florida (Apr) S211 Poster
  • Wahler R, Singh R, Chen H-Y, Curtis N, Symons A, Clark C. (2022) Medical students’ experience with and attitudes on deprescribing. Annals of Family Medicine, 49th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group. (Apr), (2853) Poster
  • Stoll J, Brady LA, Baumgartner AD, Kamboj R, Wahler AM, Singh R, Wahler RG. (2022) Empowering Patients in Medication Safety: Insights From Elder Voices. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Annual Scientific Meeting, American Geriatrics Society. Orlando, Florida (Apr) S211 Poster
  • Richbart M, Shah D, Stoll J, Clark CM, Singh R, Wahler RG, Jacobs DM. (2020) Association between polypharmacy and patients’ attitudes towards deprescribing. J Am Coll Clin Pharm, Annual Meeting, American College of Clinical Pharmacy. (Dec) Poster
  • Brady L, LaValley S, Ranahan M, Clark CM, Monte SV, Jacobs DM, Wahler RG, Singh R. (2020) Provider-Identified Deprescribing Facilitators and Strategies for Older Adults in Primary Care: A Team Alice Study. Innov Aging, 46th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group. Toronto, (Dec) 375-6 Poster
  • Ranahan M, Brennan-Taylor M, Richbart MG, Clark CM, Gadzo R, Singh R, Wahler RG. (2019) Elder Voices Network: Partnering with Older People and their Caregivers to Avoid Medical Harm. Innovation in Aging, Annual Scientific Meeting, Gerontological Society of America. Austin, Texas (Nov) S690
  • LaValley, S, Wahler RG, Singh R, Monte SV, Brady, L. (2018) Caregivers’ Roles in Medication Management for Older Family Members. Innovation in Aging, Annual Meeting, Gerontological Society of America. Boston, Massachusetts (Nov) 290
  • Polsinelli V, Joizil P, Satchidanand N, Singh R, Holmes D, Izzo JL. (2015) Hypertension and Aging in rural Haiti: results from a preliminary survey. J Hypertens, (Feb)

Professional Memberships:
  • Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (2014–present)
  • North American Primary Care Research Group (2001–present)
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (2000–present)

Presentations:
  • "Placing patient safety at the heart of medical training." Annual Scientific Meeting, Association for the Study of Medical Education (2023)
  • "Design of a computer-based visual error reporting and taxonomy system for use at the point of care and policy levels." 2nd National Patient Safety/HIT Conference, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2023)
  • "Educational Videos to Inform Older Adults About Medication Safety." Annual Meeting, American Geriatrics Society (2023)
  • "Leveraging Tragedy into Action." Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Spring Seminar Series, University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions (2023)
  • "Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to develop a Deprescribing Intervention." 50th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2022)
  • "A Patient Activation Approach towards Reducing Medication Harm among Older Adults – A Pilot Study." 2022 Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2022)
  • "Empowering Patients in Medication Safety: Insights From Elder Voices." Annual Scientific Meeting, American Geriatrics Society (2022)
  • "Nothing About Us, Without Us: Community-Based Participatory Research to Improve Educational Interventions on Medication Safety and Deprescribing." Annual Scientific Meeting, American Geriatrics Society (2022)
  • "Patient Driven Deprescribing to Enhance Successful Aging." Annual Meeting, United States Deprescribing Research Network (2022)
  • "Utilizing HIE Data in Deprescribing Research." National Webinar, United States Deprescribing Research Network (2021)
  • "Medical students’ experience with and attitudes on deprescribing." 49th Annual Meeting (Virtual), North American Primary Care Research Group (2021)
  • "Association between Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing and Health-related Quality of Life among U.S. Older Adults." Annual Meeting (Virtual), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2021)
  • "The Mask'D Effect - Do Masks Impede Our Communication During Neonatal Resuscitation?" Annual Meeting (Virtual), Pediatric Academic Societies (2021)
  • "Development of Video Animations to Encourage Patient-Driven Deprescribing: A Team Alice Study." 48th Annual Meeting (Virtual), North American Primary Care Research Group (2020)
  • "Lessons learned from the death of Alice Brennan." University at Buffalo Alumni Lifelong Learning: Saving Alice Part 2 (2020)
  • "The death of Alice Brennan as a result of medical error." University at Buffalo Alumni Lifelong Learning: Saving Alice Part 1 (2020)
  • "Association between polypharmacy and patients’ attitudes towards deprescribing." Annual Meeting, American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2020)
  • "Team Alice: Leveraging Tragedy into Action." Annual Meeting (Virtual), United States Deprescribing Research Network (2020)
  • "Abstraction Hierarchy for Understanding the Primary Care Office to Deprescribe Medications in Older Adults: A Team Alice Study." International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare (2020)
  • "An innovative partnership to address deprescribing in adults - a multi-stakeholder, cross system approach: A Team Alice study." 47th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2019)
  • "A Review of Interventions to Reduce Polypharmacy in the Elderly: Lost in Translation?" Winter Weekend, New York State Academy of Family Physicians (2019)
  • "A Review of Interventions to Reduce Polypharmacy in the Elderly: Lost in Translation?" 46th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2018)
  • "Provider-identified barriers and facilitators to successful deprescribing and clinical pharmacist integration into primary care." 46th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2018)
  • "Collaborative Drug Safety Management Capable of Deprescribing Across the Healthcare System." 45th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2017)
  • "Self Health Management Mobile Application for Diabetic Patients and the Impact on Treatment Adherence." International Conference on Information Systems (2014)
  • "Qualitative Evaluation of Practice Facilitation in Primary Care Practices: Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Successful Practice Change." Practice-Based Research Network Conference, North American Primary Care Research Group (2014)
  • "A Journey toward Patient Safety." Curriculum Retreat, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2014)
  • "Medication adherence reminding, motivation and monitoring system." 23rd Workshop on Information Technology and Systems (2013)
  • "Exploring the relationship between safety culture and patient safety." 41st Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2013)
  • "Medication Safety for Older Adults." Medicine Grand Rounds, Mercy Hospital (2013)
  • "Workflow and process improvement toolkit to ease and enrich meaningful use of HIT." Practice-Based Research Network Conference, North American Primary Care Research Group (2013)
  • "A Prototype of a patient safety knowledge management system (PSKMS)." 22nd Annual Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS 2012) (2012)
  • "Improving Transitions with an Innovative Web-Based Tool in a Beacon Community." Annual Research Meeting, Academy Health (2012)
  • "Multi-level Analysis of Care Quality and Hospital Utilization for Diabetic Adults in a Beacon Community." Annual Research Meeting, Academy Health (2012)
  • "Safety in Numbers: Involving the entire health team in patient safety." 1199SEIU League of Registered Nurses (2012)
  • "An Innovative Interactive Workflow Re-design Tool Kit for Primary Care Offices." 39th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2011)
  • "Diabetes Care Quality and Utilization among Primary Care Patients in a Beacon Community." 39th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2011)
  • "Improving Medication Safety with Health IT: Invoking Science of Improvement." 39th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2011)
  • "How Do EMR Functionalities Affect Health Care Outcomes? An Exploratory Analysis in Ambulatory Settings." 2nd Annual Workshop on Health IT and Economics (WHITE) (2011)
  • "Polypharmacy." Medicine Grand Rounds, Buffalo General Hospital (2011)
  • "Meaningful Use of EHR’s for Quality and Safety in Primary Care." 38th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2010)
  • "Orienting and Motivating Faculty and Residents to Patient Safety: Meeting the Unmet Needs." 38th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2010)
  • "Systems Approach to Change Management for Improving Patient Safety." Annual Health Information Technology Conference, Agency for Health Research and Quality (2010)
  • "Training and Evaluating Residents in Medical Error Disclosure Using Standardized Patients." 37th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2009)
  • "A Visual Medical Error Taxonomy." Annual Conference, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2009)
  • "Improving Medication Safety in Primary Care." Scientific Assembly, Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians (2009)
  • "Prioritizing Quality Improvement Initiatives within a Practice." Scientific Assembly, Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians (2009)
  • "Empowering Front-Line Staff to Improve Medication Safety: a primary care office example." Annual Congress, National Patient Safety Foundation (2009)
  • "Health Information Technology in Rural Primary Care." 32nd Annual Rural Health Conference, National Rural Health Association (2009)
  • "Effects of a Team Resource Management Intervention on Rates of Adverse Drug Events in Primary Care." 36th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2008)
  • "Introduction of an IT-assisted Approach to Reducing Medication Errors in a Family Practice Office." 36th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2008)
  • "A Patient Safety Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE)." 2nd National Patient Safety/HIT Conference, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2008)
  • "IT-assisted self-empowerment tool for improving patient safety." Annual Conference, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2008)
  • "Measuring the effect of Team Resource Management on Safety Attitudes in Primary Care." 4th Annual Practice-Based Research Network Conference, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2008)
  • "Experience with a Trigger Tool for detecting ADE’s among older adults in ambulatory primary care." 3rd Annual Practice-Based Research Network Conference, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2007)
  • "Improving Geriatric Drug Safety in Underserved Practices." 2nd Annual Practice-Based Research Network Conference, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2006)
  • "Placing patient safety at the heart of medical training." 11th European Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, British Medical Journal/Institute for Healthcare Improvement (2006)
  • "Safety Measurement and Enhancement in Individual Primary Care Clinics." 11th European Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, British Medical Journal/Institute for Healthcare Improvement (2006)
  • "Use of Operations Research/Systems Science for Meeting the Challenge of Enhancing and Measuring Safety in Individual Primary Care Settings." 20th Annual Primary Care Research Methods & Statistics Conference (2005)
  • "A visual computer interface to facilitate understanding of errors in primary care." 33rd Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2005)
  • "An error reporting tool designed to stimulate changes." 33rd Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2005)
  • "Building a Learning Practice with Self-Empowered Teams." BMJ Quality Forum (2005)
  • "Strengthening Improvements in Family Medicine Education and Training with a Collaborative Comprehensive Safety Curriculum." BMJ Quality Forum (2005)
  • "A Family Physician’s Research Journey." Research Skills Training Workshop, National Research Network, American Academy of Family Physicians (2005)
  • "Enhancing Capabilities of Teachers of Patient Safety with a Safety Journal." Educating Healthcare Educators - Models for Delivering Effective Staff Development, Association for the Study of Medical Education Meeting (2004)
  • "Collaborative Patient Safety Training to Address ACGME Core Competencies." 32nd Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2004)
  • "Estimating Impacts of an EMR on Safety in a Rural Practice: an FMEA Approach." 32nd Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2004)
  • "Practice-Based Failure Modes and Effects Analysis for System Enhancement." AAFP/RGC Safety Symposium, World Organization of Family Doctors World Congress (2004)
  • "Prioritizing Threats to Patient Safety in Rural Primary Care Settings." World Congress, World Organization of Family Doctors (2004)
  • "Applying FMEA for System Enhancement." Conference on Systems-Based Practice, American Board of Medical Specialties/Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (2004)
  • "Use of a Safety Journal to Enhance a Systems-Based Practice Curriculum." Conference on Systems-Based Practice, American Board of Medical Specialties/Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (2004)
  • "A Practice-Driven Program for Safety Enhancement." 31st Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2003)
  • "Novel Use of Hazard Ratings from Safety Engineering to Target Error Reductions in Primary Care." 31st Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2003)
  • "Nursing Attitudes Toward Medication Errors and Reporting in a Skilled Nursing Facility." 31st Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2003)
  • "HRSA-Funded Collaborative Patient Safety Training to Address ACGME Core Competencies." Ambulatory Primary Care Patient Safety Research and Education Conference, American Academy of Family Physicians (2003)
  • "Novel Use of Hazard Ratings from Safety Engineering to Target Error Reductions in Primary Care." Ambulatory Primary Care Patient Safety Research and Education Conference, American Academy of Family Physicians (2003)
  • "Building a Culture of Safety: An Approach to Reducing Medical Errors." Graduate Medical Education Quarterly Master Session, University at Buffalo (2002)
  • "Patient Safety." Family Medicine Faculty Retreat, University at Buffalo (2002)
  • "Waging War on Medical Errors." 29th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2001)
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Service Activities:
  • NIH National Center for Translational Science: CTSA Training Grants Review Panel; Grant Reviewer (2023)
  • United States Deprescribing Research Network: Pilot RFA Review Panel; Grant Reviewer (2023)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Medical Student Research Forum; Poster Judge (2023)
  • North American Primary Care Research Group: Annual Conference; Abstract Reviewer (2023)
  • Journal of the American Geriatric Society; Peer Reviewer (2023–present)
  • Health Resources and Services Administration: 4th Annual Primary Care Training and Enhancement - Training Primary Care Champions Meeting; Session Moderator (2022)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: 25th Anniversary JSMBS Research Day; Judge/Moderator (2022)
  • United States Deprescribing Research Network: Pilot RFA Review Panel; Grant Reviewer (2022)
  • United States Deprescribing Research Network: Communication Workgroup Expert Panel; Member (2022–2023)
  • Penn State College of Medicine Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute: KL2 Scholar Program; Grant Reviewer (2022)
  • UBMD Family Medicine: Board of Directors; Treasurer (2022–present)
  • Health Resources and Services Administration: 3rd Annual Primary Care Training and Enhancement - Training Primary Care Champions Meeting; Session Moderator (2021)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: 3rd Annual Virtual Celebration of Scholarship; Judge/Moderator (2021)
  • United States Deprescribing Research Network: Annual Meeting Breakout Session on Primary Care; Moderator (2021)
  • United States Deprescribing Research Network: Pilot RFA Review Panel; Grant Reviewer (2021)
  • UBMD Family Medicine: Finance Committee; Chair (2021–present)
  • HEALTHeLINK: Data Quality Committee; Member (2021–present)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: ad hoc Committee on Promotions to Academic (Tenurial) Ranks; Member (2020–2023)
  • NIH NHLBI Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (T32) Study Section: NITM (OA); Grant Reviewer (2020)
  • North American Primary Care Research Group: Annual Conference; Abstract Reviewer (2020)
  • Association of Chairs of Family Medicine: Chairs and Research Directors Meeting Planning Committee; Member and Session Chair (2020)
  • NIH NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel ZHL1 CSR-Q Stimulate: T4 Implementation Research for HLBS Diseases and Disorders; Grant Reviewer (2019)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Search Committee for Director of Addiction Medicine Research; Co-Chair (2019)
  • University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute: Board of Directors; Member (2018–present)
  • University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Research Center: Translational Pilot Studies Program Proposal Review; Member (2018)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Family Medicine Promotions and Tenure Committee; Chair (2017–2019)
  • Millennium Collaborative Care: Cardiovascular Disease Standards of Care Working Group; Co-Chair (2016–2018)
  • Centers for Disease Control: Laboratory Medicine Best Practice Workgroup Expert Panel; Member (2016)
  • BMC Health Services Research; Peer Reviewer (2016–present)
  • European Simulation and Modeling Conference: International Program Committee; Member (2015–2019)
  • Millennium Collaborative Care: Physician Steering Committee; Member (2015–2018)
  • Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety: Editorial Advisory Board; Member (2014–present)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Thomas F. Frawley, MD Residency Research Fellowship Selection Committee; Member (2014–2015)
  • University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Research Center: Translational Pilot Studies Program Proposal Review; Member (2014)
  • National Quality Forum: Readmission Action Team Expert Panel; Member (2014)
  • AHRQ Study Section: Health Care Effectiveness and Outcomes Research; ad hoc Member (2013)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Practice Management Plan Governing Board; Alternate Member (2013)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Practice Management Plan Governing Board Compliance Committee; Member (2013)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Resident Grievance Committee; Member (2013)
  • Journal of Rural Health; Peer Reviewer (2013–present)
  • Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine - Short Reports; Peer Reviewer (2013–present)
  • European Simulation and Modeling Conference: International Program Committee; Member (2012–2013)
  • World Health Organization: Expert Working Group on Safer Primary Care; Member (2012)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Primary Care Research Institute Steering Committee; Chair (2012–present)
  • Journal of Patient Safety; Peer Reviewer (2012–present)
  • Journal of Healthcare Engineering; Peer Reviewer (2012–present)
  • University at Buffalo: Faculty Senate; Member (2011–2013)
  • University at Buffalo: Faculty Senate Executive Committee; Member (2011–2013)
  • University at Buffalo Associates: Control Board; Member (2011–present)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Family Medicine Resident Committee; Member (2011–2013)
  • UBMD Family Medicine: Executive Committee; Member (2011–present)
  • Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety; Peer Reviewer (2011–present)
  • BMJ Open; Peer Reviewer (2011–present)
  • AHRQ Study Section: Health Care Quality and Effectiveness Research; ad hoc Member (2010–2011)
  • Academic Medicine; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
  • North American Primary Care Research Group: Annual Conference; Abstract Reviewer (2009–2010)
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials; Peer Reviewer (2009–present)
  • BMJ Quality and Safety; Peer Reviewer (2009–present)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Council; Representative (2008–2011)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Council; Adjunct Representative (2006–2008)
  • Health Research Board of Ireland: Research Awards; Grant Reviewer (2006)
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality PBRN Resource Center: Expert Panel on Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events Reporting System; Member (2006)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Resident Grievance Committee; Member (2006)
  • Medical Education; Peer Reviewer (2006–present)
  • Patient Safety Engineering Research Collaborative of Western New York: "Searching for Safer Healthcare: A Leadership Forum" Conference; Chair (2005)
  • International Steering Committee on Classification of Primary Care Medical Errors; Consultant (2004)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Family Medicine Patient Safety Curriculum; Director (2002–2008)
  • North American Primary Care Research Group: Annual Conference; Abstract Reviewer (2002–2003)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Family Medicine Residency Core-Curriculum; Coordinator (2000–2003)
  • UBMD Family Medicine: PCRI Leadership Committee; Member
  • UBMD Family Medicine: Endowment Advisory Committee; Member

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UB Gateway Building
Department of Family Medicine
77 Goodell Street, Suite 220L
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 816-7275
Fax: (716) 845-6899
rs10@buffalo.edu
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