Richard Culbertson
professor

Department(s):
Global and Community Health - BSPH
Health Systems Management

Email:
rculber@tulane.edu

Research Interests:
Academic medical centers and managed care; organizational structure of medical schools; organization of medical practices to promote physician autonomy

Professional Achievements:
1967 Phi Beta Kappa, Wisconsin, Gamma Delta Chapter
1982 Spurgeon Award for Exceptional Career Achievements and Outstanding Community Service on Behalf of the Citizens of St. Paul
1985-1989 W.K. Kellogg Foundation National Fellow
1986 The Healthcare Forum: Emerging Young Leader in Health Care
2003 Delta Omega Public Health Honorary Society
2004-2007 Who’s Who in America
2005-2009 Who's Who in the World
2009 Who's Who in Medicine and Health

Educational Background:
PhD, University of California, San Francisco, CA
MDiv, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
MHA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
BA, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin

Publications:
Culbertson RA, Hughes JA, Ford EW. Entrepreneurship in the board room: board roles in managing innovation and risk. In: Advances in Healthcare Management, Blair J, Fottler M, Payne GT (eds.). Vol. 6. Macmillan, Ltd, 2006.

Hon-Yi Shi HC, Chiu JK, Chang JW, Wang R, Culbertson RA, Khan M. Evaluation and prediction of health related quality of life for total hip replacement among Chinese in Taiwan. Internatl Orthopaedics. August 18, 2006. Springer-Verlag Publications.

Harrell B, Culbertson R. Size matters: why big foundations perform poorly. Philanthropy 2006; 20(4):15-16.

Culbertson RA, Martin W, Rice J, Norling R, Tosi-Garcia R. On teaching governance. J Health Admin Ed 2006; 23(3):249-268.

James A. Naessens, R. Culbertson, C. Campbell, et al. “When Should a Multi-Campus Hospital be Considered a Single Entity for Public Reporting on Patient Safety?” Quality Management in Healthcare. Accepted for publication on 11-2-06.

Culbertson RA. Access. Encyclopedia of Healthcare Management. Michael Stahl (ed.). Irvine, CA: Sage Publications, 2003. (2-5).

Culbertson RA. Boards of directors. Encyclopedia of Healthcare Management. Michael Stahl (ed.). Irvine, CA: Sage Publications, 2003. (46-48).

Culbertson RA. A U.S. perspective on academic health centers: a future of increased diversification. Healthcare Papers 2002; 2(1):66-72.

Personal Statement:
Richard Culbertson is professor of health systems management and adjunct professor of family medicine. He holds a master of divinity degree from Harvard University; a master of health administration degree from the University of Minnesota; and a doctor of philosophy degree in sociology from the University of California-San Francisco. He has served as the director of the master of health administration program at Indiana University-Indianapolis; associate dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School; director of administration and finance at the University of California-San Francisco Medical Group; and CEO and COO for several major teaching hospitals. He has published articles in scholarly and professional journals with primary interest in academic medical centers and managed care; organizational structure of medical schools; and organization of medical practices to promote physician autonomy.

Culbertson is a reviewer for Health Care Financing Review in Rockville, Maryland, and a member of the Health Services Research and Development Scientific Merit Review panel for the Veterans Affairs Health System. He is a member of the Leadership Development Council of the American Hospital Association and previously served on its Committee on Governance and its Regional Policy Board 7.

Culbertson is former chairman of the board of directors of the Aurora Health System of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the largest private employer in the state of Wisconsin. He is a past member of the quality of care and the strategic planning committees of the governing board of Touro Infirmary, New Orleans. He was named a W.K. Kellogg Foundation National Leadership Fellow and Emerging Young Leader in Health Care by the Healthcare Forum. At Tulane, he has served as chairman of the University Senate Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics, and has served as interim chair of the Department of Health Systems Management and interim director of the Institute for Health Services Research.

He completed the 2009 Alcatraz Invitational Swim Race from Alcatraz to San Francisco.

Contact Information:
1440 Canal Street
Suite 1941
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504.988.6247
Fax: 504.988.3783
E-mail: rculber@tulane.edu

Level of Instruction:
graduate, undergraduate