Carmen Albizu

Dr. Carmen Albizu-García is a physician and a Professor at the Health Services Evaluation program within the Department of Health Services Administration at the Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health and a researcher at the Center for Evaluation and Sociomedical Research. She has co-authored research manuscripts in mental health services research, addressing factors associated with services utilization among the medically indigent. Dr. Albizu-García recently examined the extent of turnover in mental health and substance abuse (MHSA) provider networks within public sector managed behavioral care over a one-year period and its association to provider and practice characteristics. Her current preliminary studies explore mental health services provider's perceptions of their organizational climate as well as its correlates.