IOA Staff
Bob Konrad, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Dr. Konrad has a 35-year record of conducting sponsored research studies of various health professionals (physicians, chiropractors, dentists, physical therapists, nurses, nurse aides) focusing on those in challenging work settings and traditionally underserved communities. As Co-Director of the Sheps Center’s Program on Health Professions and Primary Care, and under the auspices of the Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies, Dr. Konrad has collaborated on a series of studies examining the structure and impact of state-sponsored programs aimed at increasing supply and improving distribution of primary health care providers. In addition, he has conducted several major evaluation studies over the last decade, directing (in conjunction with Mathematica Policy Research) the congressionally mandated, federally sponsored evaluation of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), which supports health professions education in return for a service requirement. In addition, Dr. Konrad recently served as a co-investigator for RWJF sponsored Southern Rural Access Project which examined how health care workforce programs affected access to care in 8 Southeastern US states. Dr. Konrad was also a member of a national multi-disciplinary team organized by the Society for General Internal Medicine, where he had lead responsibility for developing and validating an assessment tool--The Physician Worklife Survey (Konrad et.al.1999). He is a senior research scientist at the IOA and serves as Co-Principal Investigator for the WIN A STEP UP and STEP UP NOW programs.
Email: bob_konrad@unc.edu
