David Mechanic is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research spans fields including Health Professions, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Arts and Humanities, with an emphasis on subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Emergency Medical Services, Philosophy, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.
Their main research topics encompass Healthcare Policy and Management, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Global Health Workforce Issues, Mental Health and Psychiatry, and Patient Dignity and Privacy.
Frequent co-authors in their work include L Rogut, James R. Knickman, Rosemary Stevens, Norman Daniels, and Richard G. Frank.
Publications by David Mechanic have appeared predominantly in Rutgers University Press eBooks. Notably, they have contributed to book publications by Rutgers University Press with titles such as:
Among recent papers, one example is:
Awards received by David Mechanic include the Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health from the National Academy of Medicine (2009), the Adam Yarmolinsky Medal from the National Academy of Medicine (2008), the Rema Lapouse Award from the American Public Health Association (2003), the Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology from the American Sociological Association (2001), Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993), Membership in the National Academy of Sciences (1991), Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1977), Fellowship of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1977), and Membership of the National Academy of Medicine (1971).
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