Collin Hanson

Collin Hanson, MD serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Medicine (Hospital Medicine) with a secondary appointment in Pediatrics at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. His academic work bridges clinical hospital medicine and pediatric care while focusing on systemic improvements in medical training environments.

Dr. Hanson's research centers on physician well-being and medical education dynamics, particularly examining factors that promote flourishing among internal medicine residents. His methodology emphasizes cross-sectional multi-institutional analysis to identify institutional support structures and personal resilience factors that mitigate burnout during residency training. This work contributes to evolving frameworks for sustainable medical education that prioritize mental health alongside clinical competence.

His 2024 Annals of Internal Medicine publication represents current trends in medical education research, shifting from purely clinical outcomes to holistic resident development. The study's multi-institutional approach reveals how organizational culture and workload distribution significantly impact psychological flourishing, establishing new benchmarks for residency program evaluation.