Dr.
Johnson
is the founding
chair of
the Department
of Family
Medicine
at the University
of Medicine
and Dentistry
of New Jersey
–
New Jersey
Medical
School.
As chair,
he established
a nationally
recognized
department,
which he
has led
for 20 years.
He
previously
served as
the residency
program
director
and acting
department
chair at
Meharry
Medical
College.
At Meharry,
Dr. Johnson
facilitated
the successful
reaccreditation
of the residency
program
in the Department
of Family
Medicine
within six
months,
recruited
new residents,
recruited
new faculty,
opened a
new family
practice
center,
opened a
new inpatient
unit, attracted
funding
for the
fellowship
program
and improved
the department’s
financial
condition.
As the assistant
dean for
Student
Affairs
and Special
Programs
at the University
of South
Alabama,
Dr. Johnson
was responsible
for minority
recruitment
and helped
establish
a program
that brought
minority
students
to the campus
to participate
in summer
programs
that could
lead to
a guaranteed
admission
to medical
school.
Dr. Johnson
was born
in Newark,
N.J., and
graduated
from Coe
College
in Cedar
Rapids,
Iowa, with
a Bachelor
of Arts
in Interdisciplinary
Studies/Black
Literature.
He earned
his medical
degree from
University
of Medicine
and Dentistry
of New Jersey
and completed
his residency
at University
of South
Alabama
Medical
Center.
Following
residency,
Dr. Johnson
was a Robert
Wood Johnson
Clinical
Scholar
at the University
of North
Carolina
at Chapel
Hill, where
he earned
his Master
of Public
Health.
Dr.
Johnson
also has
provided
distinguished
leadership
on the national
stage. He
served as
president
of the Association
of Departments
of Family
Medicine
and was
a board
member for
11 years.
He was a
member of
the United
States Preventive
Services
Task Force
and was
a grant
reviewer
for the
National
Institutes
of Health
(NIH), the
Agency for
Healthcare
Research
and Quality
and the
federal
Health Resources
and Services
Administration.
He
also led
a task force
to document
and support
the participation
of family
medicine
in Clinical
and Translational
Science
Awards.
Dr. Johnson
is a past
member of
the editorial
board of
the American
Family Physician
and is a
current
editorial
board member
for the
Journal
of the American
Board of
Family Medicine.
He is also
an elected
representative
of the Society
of Teachers
of Family
Medicine
to the Council
of Academic
Societies
of Association
of American
Medical
Colleges.
Dr.
Johnson
is a noted
clinical
researcher
and successful
investigator.
As principal
investigator,
he has received
competitive
funding
from NIH,
other federal
sources
and private
foundations.
As co-investigator
he has been
a key participant
in other
grant funding.
He
is a member
of the New
Jersey Medical
School’s
Steering
Committee
of the Center
for Clinical
and Translational
Research.
Dr. Johnson
is a three-time
winner of
the first
prize in
the Mead
Johnson
Competitive
Award for
Academic
Physicians
awarded
by the Family
Practice
Section
of the National
Medical
Association.
His peer-reviewed
publications
include
seminal
articles
on obesity,
family violence
and health
disparities.
Dr.
Johnson
is a caring
physician
dedicated
to serving
the underserved
and committed
to diversity
in medical
education.
His department
sponsors
the Student
Family Health
Care Center,
which provides
free care
to local
patients
who do not
have insurance.
It is the
longest
continuously
running
student
provided
free clinic
in the country.
The SMART
(Science,
Medicine
And Related
Topics)
Pipeline
administered
by Dr. Johnson
is funded
by NIH and
provides
a set of
pre-college
health related
educational
enrichment
programs
for students
entering
grades 6-12.
He
is married
to Marlyn
Johnson.
They have
four children
and one
grandchild. |
