Josef Reum, PhD

Josef Reum is Associate Dean for Administration and Finance and an Associate Professor in both the Department of Health Policy and the Department of Health Services Management and Leadership.

• Phone: (202) 994-8939
• Fax: (202) 994-3773
• Email: josefr@gwu.edu

In his decanal role, Professor Reum is the primary administrator for the fiscal and administrative activities of the School. He also maintains an ambitious teaching schedule and has twice received the Excellence in Teaching Award.

Prior to joining the GW faculty in 1993, Dr. Reum was CEO of the American Health Quality Association, which represents organizations that provide evaluation and quality improvement services to health care purchasers and providers. His administrative skills were also essential to his tasks as Deputy Director of the Local Initiative Funding Partners Program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national program designed to promote innovation in the design and delivery of health care services. Dr. Reum has held leadership positions in six states, including Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse (Indiana), Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Mental Retardation (Massachusetts) and Director of the Anchorage Department of Health and Social Services (Alaska). "It has been my honor to serve mayors, legislators, governors, senators and tribal chiefs," he says. "But my greatest professional reward has been working with the other Deans and the faculty of this School to bring learning and service to life."

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy and Psychology), The Catholic University of America, 1979
Master of Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1987
Doctor of Philosophy (Health Policy, Systems Change, Ethics and Leadership), School of Business and Public Management, The George Washington University, 2000

Teaching

PubH 209-Issues in Rural Health, Department of Health Policy
PubH 302-Introduction to the US Health Care System, Department of Health Policy
HSML 203-Introduction to Health Management, Department of Health Services Management and Leadership
HSML 221-Transformational Leadership in Health Services Delivery, Department of Health Services Management and Leadership
PubH 205-Policy Approaches to Public Health, SPHHS Interdepartmental course
PubH 401-Doctoral Seminar: Leadership in Public Health Practice and Policy,SPHHS Interdepartmental course

Research

Dr. Reum's primary research interests include leadership, feminist ethics, women's health, cognition and learning, state health policy and the scholarship of discovery.

Community Service

Professor Reum is a board member of the HSC Foundation, which facilitates access to appropriate health care and services for children with special needs and their families. He has also facilitated meetings for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, including sessions focused on the future of public health and on quality measures in nursing.

Departments

• Health Policy
• Health Services Management and Leadership

Publications

• Partnerships for training: an assessment of the potential for technology transfer to address the current nursing shortage.
  Reum J. Partnerships for training: an assessment of the potential for technology transfer to address the current nursing shortage. Special Report. Princeton (NJ): The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Foundation Office; 2002.
• Continuing series of articles on teaching.
  Reum J. Continuing series of articles on teaching. Washington: PROGRESS, a publication of The George Washington University Medical Center; 2001.
• Women's ways of leading: a transformational approach to state leadership.
  Reum J. Women's ways of leading: a transformational approach to state leadership. Doctoral dissertation. Washington: The George Washington University; 2000.