Christiane C. Schubert is an Assistant Professor in Medical Education at the School of Medicine and an Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies at the School of Behavioral Health at Loma Linda University. Her dual appointments reflect her interdisciplinary approach to healthcare research and education, bridging medical education with behavioral health perspectives. Dr. Schubert's educational background includes: PhD from Loma Linda University (2008) MS from Northern Arizona University (1999) BS from Northern Arizona University (1997) Her research program focuses on understanding healthcare systems through multiple lenses. She investigates how patients with chronic illnesses navigate self-care within complex healthcare environments, with particular attention to macroergonomic factors that influence patient work systems. Dr. Schubert examines resilience in healthcare settings, exploring how both patients and providers adapt to challenges in clinical environments. Her work addresses cultural factors in healthcare, particularly examining how acculturation affects health-promoting behaviors among Arab Americans. Through her studies on novice-expert differences in emergency medicine, she contributes to understanding cognitive work processes in high-stakes clinical settings. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates insights from medical education, behavioral health, and systems engineering to address complex healthcare challenges. Dr. Schubert's scholarly output from 2012-2017 demonstrates consistent contributions across healthcare resilience, patient work systems, medical education, and cultural competence. Her publications reveal a trajectory of increasingly sophisticated systems thinking applied to healthcare delivery challenges, with a particular emphasis on understanding patient experiences and clinician cognition within complex healthcare environments. Dr. Schubert has maintained an active research and publication record since completing her PhD in 2008. Her work demonstrates a commitment to improving healthcare delivery through better understanding of patient experiences, clinician cognition, and system-level factors that influence healthcare outcomes. Her interdisciplinary appointments position her to bridge traditional academic boundaries in addressing complex healthcare challenges.










