Adam Andersen, DPT, MBA
Clinical Assistant Professor
MHA Program Director
Health Policy and Administration
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About
Adam Andersen, DPT, MBA is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the UIC School of Public Health in the Health Policy and Administration Division. He serves as MHA Program Director. He has served in quality and safety leadership roles in an academic medical center and in industry. He taught as an adjunct faculty member in the UIC Physical Therapy program and with the residential and executive tracks in the UIC MHA program. Adam graduated from UIC with a BS in Physical Therapy before completing a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Governors State University and MBA from UIC. He teaches Quality Management in Health Services and is the Director of the MHA Preceptorship and Capstone courses. His research interests include AI and data literacy in health professions education and healthcare practice, interprofessional education and collaborative practice, and health systems science. He is committed to improving healthcare and how it impacts outcomes, the environment, and technology.
Selected Publications
Pasztor A and Andersen AM. “Rethinking Use Of Air-Safety Principles To Reduce Fatal Hospital Errors”, Health Affairs Forefront, August 26, 2022. DOI: 10.1377/forefront.20220824.965364
Andersen AM, Carter R, O’Shea R. The impact of progressive pelvic floor muscle exercise and manual therapy in a patient postpartum who met the criteria for sacroiliac joint pain based on Laslett’s cluster of provocation signs. Physiother Theory Pract. 2020 Jun;36(6):761-767. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1490940. Epub 2018 Jun 28. PMID: 29952692.