Working with THCI's chief medical officer and numerous outside
experts, Ralph Halpern develops curricula and instructional
materials for THCI's online, published, and classroom programs.
He also develops evaluation instruments to assess the quality
of THCI programs and their impact on educational outcomes. Mr.
Halpern has co-authored publications and articles about THCI's
activities and curriculum.
Mr. Halpern's health care career began at the Health Planning
Council for Greater Boston, the local federally-funded Health
Systems Agency; continued in planning at Harvard Community
Health Plan (now Harvard Pilgrim Health Care); and moved on
to strategic planning at Tufts-New England Medical Center,
the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University School
of Medicine. In these positions, Ralph assessed the local
health care environment and the opportunities for change,
and helped implement projects to meet the needs of the service
population while advancing the organizations' strategic goals.
Mr. Halpern is a graduate of Harvard College and the Boston
College School of Social Work, majoring in community organization
and social planning.
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