Jeremy I Schwartz, MD

Research Interests

Africa, Eastern; Chronic Disease; Quality of Health Care; Uganda; Global Health; Interdisciplinary Communication; Quality Improvement

Research Organizations

Internal Medicine: General Internal Medicine

Yale Institute for Global Health

MacMillan Center: African Studies

Research Summary

My work focuses on understanding and improving the quality of health service delivery for patients with chronic conditions (non-communicable diseases- NCDs). Internationally (with primary focus on Uganda), my main areas of current focus include the intersection of mobile health and self-care of NCDs, clinical integration of HIV/NCD services, and access to essential medicines for NCDs. Domestically, my main areas of focus are on interprofessional care delivery for chronically ill patients in the hospital setting. Additionally, I work on developing innovative quality improvement education for health professions trainees domestically and internationally. 

Selected Publications

• Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study.

  Ojo TT, Hawley NL, Desai MM, Akiteng AR, Guwatudde D, Schwartz JI. Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2017, 17:947. 2017

• Discharge Rounds: Implementation of a Targeted Intervention for Improving Patient Throughput on an Inpatient Medical Teaching Service.

  Chaiyachati KH, Sofair AN, Schwartz JI, Chia D. Discharge Rounds: Implementation of a Targeted Intervention for Improving Patient Throughput on an Inpatient Medical Teaching Service. Southern Medical Journal 2016, 109:313-7. 2016

• Guidance on the diagnosis and management of asthma among adults in resource limited settings.

  Kirenga BJ, Schwartz JI, de Jong C, van der Molen T, Okot-Nwang M. Guidance on the diagnosis and management of asthma among adults in resource limited settings. African Health Sciences 2015, 15:1189-99. 2015

• Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For Improvement.

  Siddharthan T, Ramaiya K, Yonga G, Mutungi GN, Rabin TL, List JM, Kishore SP, Schwartz JI. Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For Improvement. Health Affairs (Project Hope) 2015, 34:1506-13. 2015

• Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases.

  Schwartz JI, Dunkle A, Akiteng AR, Birabwa-Male D, Kagimu R, Mondo CK, Mutungi G, Rabin TL, Skonieczny M, Sykes J, Mayanja-Kizza H. Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases. Global Health Action 2015, 8:26537. 2015

• Looking at non-communicable diseases in Uganda through a local lens: an analysis using locally derived data.

  Schwartz JI, Guwatudde D, Nugent R, Kiiza CM. Looking at non-communicable diseases in Uganda through a local lens: an analysis using locally derived data. Globalization And Health 2014, 10:77. 2014

• Integrated care of refugees in a primary care residency clinic.

  Schwartz JI, Rabin TL, Doolittle BR. Integrated care of refugees in a primary care residency clinic. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2012, 4:551. 2012

• The global health chief resident: modifying an established role, strengthening a collaboration.

  Rabin TL, Schwartz JI. The global health chief resident: modifying an established role, strengthening a collaboration. Medical Education 2012, 46:1128-9. 2012

• Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment.

  Armstrong-Hough M, Kishore SP, Byakika S, Mutungi G, Nunez-Smith M, Schwartz JI. Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment. PloS One 2018, 13:e0192332. 2018

• The know-do gap in quality of health care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in rural India.

  Mohanan M, Vera-Hernández M, Das V, Giardili S, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Rabin TL, Raj SS, Schwartz JI, Seth A. The know-do gap in quality of health care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in rural India. JAMA Pediatrics 2015, 169:349-57. 2015

Full List of PubMed Publications

• Herkert D, Vijayakumar P, Luo J, Schwartz JI, Rabin TL, DeFilippo E, Lipska KJ: Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Among Patients With Diabetes. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Jan 1. PMID: 30508012
• Lu PM, Park EE, Rabin TL, Schwartz JI, Shearer LS, Siegler EL, Peck RN: Impact of Global Health Electives on US Medical Residents: A Systematic Review. Ann Glob Health. 2018 Nov 5; 2018 Nov 5. PMID: 30779519
• Chaunzwa TL, O'Shea J, Boggs NA, Schwartz JI, Gibson J, Gielissen KA: Hemolytic Anemia and Gastric Carcinoid in a Russian Seafarer: Highlighting the Role of Diagnostic Technologies in Modern Clinical Practice. Yale J Biol Med. 2018 Sep; 2018 Sep 21. PMID: 30258311
• Rogers HE, Akiteng AR, Mutungi G, Ettinger AS, Schwartz JI: Capacity of Ugandan public sector health facilities to prevent and control non-communicable diseases: an assessment based upon WHO-PEN standards. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Aug 6; 2018 Aug 6. PMID: 30081898
• Armstrong-Hough M, Kishore SP, Byakika S, Mutungi G, Nunez-Smith M, Schwartz JI: Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment. PLoS One. 2018; 2018 Feb 8. PMID: 29420640
• Ojo TT, Hawley NL, Desai MM, Akiteng AR, Guwatudde D, Schwartz JI: Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2017 Dec 12; 2017 Dec 12. PMID: 29233114
• Mohanan M, Giardili S, Das V, Rabin TL, Raj SS, Schwartz JI, Seth A, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Miller G, Vera-Hernández M: Evaluation of a social franchising and telemedicine programme and the care provided for childhood diarrhoea and pneumonia, Bihar, India. Bull World Health Organ. 2017 May 1; 2017 Mar 24. PMID: 28479635
• Chaiyachati KH, Sofair AN, Schwartz JI, Chia D: Discharge Rounds: Implementation of a Targeted Intervention for Improving Patient Throughput on an Inpatient Medical Teaching Service. South Med J. 2016 May. PMID: 27135731
• Kirenga BJ, Schwartz JI, de Jong C, van der Molen T, Okot-Nwang M: Guidance on the diagnosis and management of asthma among adults in resource limited settings. Afr Health Sci. 2015 Dec. PMID: 26958020
• Siddharthan T, Ramaiya K, Yonga G, Mutungi GN, Rabin TL, List JM, Kishore SP, Schwartz JI: Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For Improvement. Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 Sep. PMID: 26355052
• Mohanan M, Vera-Hernández M, Das V, Giardili S, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Rabin TL, Raj SS, Schwartz JI, Seth A: The know-do gap in quality of health care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in rural India. JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Apr. PMID: 25686357
• Schwartz JI, Dunkle A, Akiteng AR, Birabwa-Male D, Kagimu R, Mondo CK, Mutungi G, Rabin TL, Skonieczny M, Sykes J, Mayanja-Kizza H: Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases. Glob Health Action. 2015; 2015 Jan 5. PMID: 25563451
• Schwartz JI, Guwatudde D, Nugent R, Kiiza CM: Looking at non-communicable diseases in Uganda through a local lens: an analysis using locally derived data. Global Health. 2014 Nov 19; 2014 Nov 19. PMID: 25406738
• Schwartz JI: Beating the odds in Uganda. Ann Glob Health. 2014 Nov-Dec. PMID: 25960099
• Musoke C, Ssendikadiwa C, Babua C, Schwartz JI: Severe falciparum malaria associated with massive pulmonary embolism. Ann Afr Med. 2014 Jan-Mar. PMID: 24521579
• Grechukhina O, Gressel GM, Taylor G, Schwartz JI, Welsh RJ: Unusual presentation of a rectovestibular fistula as gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a postmenopausal woman. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2014; 2014 Dec 22. PMID: 25587474
• Schwartz JI, Rabin TL, Doolittle BR: Integrated care of refugees in a primary care residency clinic. J Grad Med Educ. 2012 Dec. PMID: 24294443
• Rabin TL, Schwartz JI: The global health chief resident: modifying an established role, strengthening a collaboration. Med Educ. 2012 Nov. PMID: 23078719

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