Roger A. Edwards

Roger A. Edwards is a Professor and Chair of the Health Professions Education Department at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. With nearly four decades of experience across academia, government, and the private sector, he specializes in health innovations, education, and policy.

Education:

• AB in Human Biology, Stanford University
• MS in Health Services Research, Stanford University School of Medicine
• ScD in Health Policy & Management, Harvard School of Public Health

Research focuses on program evaluation, systems thinking, and quality improvement in health professions education. He has over 40 peer-reviewed publications and 100+ presentations across maternal/child health, technology, and interprofessional education. Recent works explore learning curves, feedback in education, and racial inequities in healthcare.

Dr. Edwards has supervised over 90 MPH/PharmD capstones and physician fellows at Harvard/Tufts Medical Schools. He developed online breastfeeding tutorials used by 30,000+ healthcare professionals. His work emphasizes collaboration with institutions like the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Labs/Teams: Leads initiatives integrating system dynamics into educational research and interprofessional team training.