Richard W. Lindstrom, M.A.
Director of Academic Computing
Co-Director, Research Informatics Core
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
1731 East 120th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059
Phone: (323) 563-5832
Email: rilindst@cdrewu.edu
Mr.
Lindstrom received his BA degree in 1988 from the University of
California, Berkeley, and his MA degree in 1991 at the University of
Chicago, where he is currently completing his Ph.D. in Anthropology. He
was a fellow in the National Library of Medicine Medical Informatics
course in 2001, and held a Drew/UCLA Medical Education Fellowship in
2001-2002. He has served at Drew since 2000. His previous experience
includes more than 10 years in academic research libraries in a variety
of roles that focused on the development and integration of information
technology for education and research. He teaches technology skills,
medical informatics, and research methods for both students and
faculty, and develops resources for teaching and research.
Research Interests
Technology in Medical Education and Research
Social and Cultural aspects of Health Disparities and Health Care
Cultural competencies in Medical Education
Selected Publications
- Woodley,
M. S. & Lindstrom, R. W. (1999) Irresistible Metadata. Metadata and
the Digital Library: Knowledge Management in the 21st Century. Southern
California Technical Processes Group. Claremont, CA.
- Rajagopalan,
S. & Lindstrom, R. W. (2001). Medical Informatics: Integration into
the Internal Medicine Core Clinical Clerkship. Paper presented at the
Association of American Medical Colleges, Western Group on Educational
Affairs.
- Lindstrom, R. W., Carney, J.,
Consales, J., Edelstein, R. A., & Govea, M. (2002). An Online
Database of Medical Student Research. Poster presented at the
Association of American Medical Colleges, Western Group on Educational
Affairs, Asilomar, CA.
- Lindstrom, R. W.
(2002). If You Build It, They Will Come: A New Learning Resource Center
for Charles R. Drew University. Poster presented at the Association of
American Medical Colleges, Western Group on Educational Affairs,
Asilomar, CA.
- Wolf, K. E., Lindstrom,
R. W., Govea, M., Baker, R. S., Bazargan, M. Flynn, R., Edelstein, R.
A. (2002). Addressing Health Disparities Through Faculty Development: A
Course in Survey Research for Clinical Faculty. Workshop presented at
the 32nd Association for the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education
Meeting, Squaw Valley, CA.
- Lindstrom,
R. W., & Wolf, K. E. (2003). Lessons Not Learned: Clinical Faculty
and Clinical Research. Poster presented at the Association of American
Medical Colleges, Western Group on Educational Affairs, Reno, NV.
- Wolf,
K. E., & Lindstrom, R. W. (2003)Health Disparities Research:
Finding the Core of the Core Competencies? Workshop presented at the
33rd Association for the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education
Meeting, Charleston, SC.
- Lindstrom, R.
W., & Wolf, K. E. (2004). Researching the Researchers: A Final
Report on the Faculty Development in Survey Research Course. Poster
presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges, Western
Group on Educational Affairs, Asilomar, CA.
- Lindstrom,
R. W., Wolf, K. E., Bazargan, M., Edelstein, R. A., & Dakak, A.
(2004). The IOM Report, Health Disparities, and Specialty Choice: The
Role of Behavioral and Social Sciences Before, During, and After
Medical School. Workshop presented at the 34th Annual Association for
the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education Meeting, Vail, CO.
Awards
National Library of Medicine Medical Informatics Fellow, 2001
Drew/UCLA Medical Education Fellow, 2001-2002
