Biography

Robin M. Weinick, Ph.D. is a Senior Social Scientist at RAND. Her research focuses on improving the quality of medical care in the U.S., with a special emphasis on practical tools for use in the health care system. She is also interested in the development and use of measures for monitoring the status of health care, and how such tools can be used to drive improvement. In addition, Dr. Weinick has an interest in the organization and delivery of health care in a variety of settings, and providing technical assistance for implementing change programs and the evaluation of such efforts. She is particularly concerned with systematic barriers that cause health and health care disparities by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Dr. Weinick's work also includes a focus on care delivery sites that affect access to care, such as urgent care centers, retail clinics, and emergency departments.

Dr. Weinick previously served as a Senior Scientist in the Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and as the Associate Director of the Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has a 10-year history of federal service in a variety of positions at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, most recently serving as Senior Advisor for Intramural Research and Senior Advisor on Safety Nets and Low-Income Populations. She holds a Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.