Appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as one of seventeen Council Members charged with advising Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services with regard to physician supply and distribution.

2005 - 2006

Elected as Vice Chairman of the Council on Graduate Medicine Education

2006 - present

Chair: Council on Graduate Medical Education

Community

2004 - present

President of the Board: Hillside Healthcare International

A multidisciplinary board providing financial and educational oversight for the Hillside Clinic in Punta Gorda, Belize, CA

2007 - present

Pathways Awareness Foundation: Medical Round Table Member

2007 - present

Health and Medicine Policy Research Group - Regional Health Care Safety Net Council: Workforce Committee

Feinberg School of Medicine

2006 - present

Education Council Committee

2006 - present

Dean's Council Committee

2007 - present

Great Academic Medical Center Community Engagement Element Team Member

2007 - present

One Northwestern: Faculty Task Force Member

2008 - present

Northwestern University Community Engagement Council

Selected Scholarly Activities:

Original Papers and Publications:

Robertson RG. End of Life Care, American Family Physician, 65(5): 787-791, March, 2002.

Kochar M, Robertson RG, Mone M. A Faculty Development Leadership Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 102(2): 24-28, 2003.

Robertson RG, Robertson AK. Reflections on a conversation with my daughter – commentary. Academic Medicine. 78(7): 681, 2003.

Robertson RG, Currey L. The media: Your partner in building your practice and serving your community. Family Practice Management. May 2004.

Robertson RG, and Montagnini M. “Failure to Thrive in the Elderly”. American Family Physician. 70(2):343-350, 2004.

Robertson RG. Rumors: Constructive or Corrosive. The Journal of Medical Ethics 31(9): 540-541 2005

Robertson RG, Geiger W, Davis N. Carcinoid Tumors. The American Family Physician. 2006;74:429-34.

Robertson RG. Statio; The Time in Between. Family Medicine. 2006 Mar;38(3):211-2

Reviews, Letters to the Editor:

Robertson RG. Credit where credit is due. Family Medicine. 35(4): 236-7, 2003.

Robertson RG. Revising the ABFP recertification examination. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. Letter to the Editor. 2003.

Book Chapters:

Brotzman GB, Robertson RG. Colorectal Cancer. Family Medicine: Principles and Practice, Sixth Edition, 2000 (chapter).

Robertson RG. Teaching Your Child Good TV Habits. Healthy Children Sourcebook, First Edition, 2003 (Section 51.1).

Robertson RG. Who’s Watching What They’re Watching. Healthy Children Sourcebook, First Edition, 2003 (Section 51.2).

Robertson RG. Weight Loss in the Elderly. Ambulatory Care Geriatrics, Lippincott, 2005 (chapter).

Robertson RG. Endocrine: Carcinoid Tumors. In: Ebell, MH ed. Evidence at Hand. First Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons. (in press)

Posters:

Beversdorf S, Beck B, Nohl A, Robertson RG. Student learning: Results from a longitudinal, community health international experience. International Health Medical Educational Council, New York. March 2003.

Robertson RG, Saveland W. Barriers to Academic Progression for Family Practice Residency Directors. Medical College of Wisconsin – Department of Family and Community Medicine 12th Annual Research Forum. June 2003.

Young S, Foltz G, Jeffers A, Robertson RG. HELD: Health Screenings in Milwaukee’s Public Housing Community. Scholastic Poster. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. New Orleans, April 2005.

Morzinski J, Sheehan K, Braza D, Almassi H, Ahmed S, Dillingham T, Dzwierzynski W, Hill J, Hines R, Klug C, Massey B, Robertson R, Seagard J, Simpson D, Somlai A, Woods T. Helping chairs assess and build faculty promotion and academic progress committees. Faculty Affairs Professional Development Conference. July 30, 2005, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Presentations:

Robertson RG, Simpson D, Maurana C. Recruitment, Retention, and Promotion of Female Faculty Members, STFM Annual Scientific Assembly, May, 2002.

Robertson RG, Sheehan K. Getting Started in Academics: The MCW Mentor Program. AAMC Faculty Affairs Professional Development Council, Tools for Tomorrow, August 3-6, 2002.

Robertson RG, Sheehan K. Development and Administration of a Collaborative Leadership Program, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Business. AAMC Faculty Affairs Professional Development Council, Tools for Tomorrow, August 3-6, 2002.

Robertson RG, Sheehan K. The Faculty Vitality Award. AAMC Faculty Affairs Professional Development Council, Tools for Tomorrow, August 3-6, 2002.

Robertson RG, Sheehan, K, Russell M. Equating Recognition with Performance. AAMC Faculty Affairs Professional Development Council, Tools for Tomorrow, August 3-6, 2002.

Robertson RG. International Medicine and Family Practice, the Belize Rotation, Department of Family and Community Medicine – Medical College of Wisconsin Winter Refresher Course for Family Practice, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 2002.

Robertson RG. Community Service Through Media Relationships, Department of Family and Community Medicine – Medical College of Wisconsin, Winter Refresher Course for Family Practice, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 2002.

Robertson RG. Living a Balanced Life, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Residents, 2002.

Robertson RG. Geriatric Failure to Thrive. Medical College of Wisconsin – Department of Family and Community Medicine Winter Refresher Course. January 2003.

Robertson RG, Saveland W. Family Practice Residency Program Director’s Barriers to Promotion. Family Practice Residency Program Director’s Meeting, June 2003.

Robertson RG, Kochar M, Mone M. The Medical College of Wisconsin/ University of Wisconsin Faculty Leadership Development Course – Measuring its Effectiveness. AAMC Faculty Affairs Professional Development Council. Tampa FL. January 24-27, 2004.

Robertson RG, Braza D, Clifford P. Simpson D. The Individual Development Plan - Everybody Needs One. AAMC Faculty Affairs Professional Development Council. Tampa, FL. January 24-27, 2004.

Badarraco C, Koenig H, Meador, K, Robertson RG. Science, Religion, and the Media – a national teleconference sponsored by The School of Communications at Marquette University in conjunction with Duke University School of Medicine. April 20th, 2004, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Simpson DE, Goodell M, Kingcaid E, Robertson RG. Best Models for Professional Career Development. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Toronto, Canada. May 2004.

Robertson RG. Sieracki R. Electronic access to the Medical College of Wisconsin’s library resources. Six local community hospitals. 2004.

Robertson RG. Common presentations of uncommon diseases. Department of Family and Community Medicine Winter Refresher Course. February 2005.

Robertson RG, Rohr C. Rural America to Rural Central America:Cultural and Clinical Resonance. Lecture-Discussion. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. New Orleans, April 2005.

Robertson RG. Building Research Capacity: Moving Towards a Community of Inquiry. Key Note Speech, Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois-Chicago 2006.

Robertson RG. The Present State of Physician Workforce Studies: Implications for Family Medicine. Association of Department of Family Medicine. Savannah, Georgia. February 2007.

Robertson RG. The Present State of Physician Workforce Studies: Implications for Family Medicine. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. 40th Annual Spring Conference. April 2007.

Robertson RG. International Medical Education and Care: Belize and Beyond. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. 40th Annual Spring Conference. April 2007.

Robertson RG. Council on Graduate Medical Education: Update on Current Deliberations. Associations of American Medical Colleges. 3rd Annual Physician Workforce Research Conference. May 2007.

Robertson RG. Global Health Care - the Role of American Medicine and Opportunities for Physician Service. Global Health from the Heartland Sponsored by The Iowa Medical Society and Des Monies University's Global Health Program. Des Moines, Iowa. October 2007.

Henley E, Robertson RG, Kirkegaard M, Goldberg B, Reese V, Labuguen R, Gotsch P. Health Policy and Family Medicine: Advocacy, Education, Workforce, and Research. 41st Annual Spring Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference. Baltimore, Maryland. May 2008.

Robertson RG. MedPac and COGME: Physician Reimbursement and Physician Supply Future Implications. AAMC 4th Annual Physician Workforce Research Conference. Crystal City, Virginia. May 2008.

Invited Reviewer/Delegate/Panelist:

2004

Reviewer: The American Family Physician

2007

Reviewer: Elsevier

2007

Reviewer: World Journal of Surgical Oncology

2007

Reviewer: Medical Education

2007

Reviewer: American College of Physicians: Physician’s Information and Education Resources

2007

Invited United States Delegate: 10th International Medical Workforce Collaborative, Vancouver, Canada

2007

Reviewer: Bureau of Health Professions – Department of Health and Human Services – HRSA: Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry – Academic Administrative Units
Review of competitive government grants for educational programs in family practice, pediatric, and general internal medicine training programs.

2007

Panelist: Bureau of Health Professions - Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA): Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry

2007

Reviewer: American Medical Association Stakeholder Meeting: AAMC National Meeting, Washington DC

2007

Panelist: Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) Annual Meeting Organization of Program Directors Associations (OPDA) General Session

2007

Panelist: Bureau of Health Professions - Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA):National Advisory Committee on Nurse Education and Practice

2008

Panelist: Summit on Health Care for People with Disabilities, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund on behalf of the National Council on Disability

2008

Invited United States Delegate: 11th International Medical Workforce Collaborative, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

2008

Reviewer: Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

2008

Reviewer: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

2008

Panelist: AAMC UK Strategic Health Authorities Workforce Directors – US Study Tour

2008

Invited Reviewer: Journal of Medical Ethics

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