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John C. Fortney, PhD – Research Career Scientist

John C. Fortney, PhD John C. Fortney, PhD
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle
Seattle, WA 


John C. Fortney, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and the Director of the Division of Population Health. He is also a Senior Research Career Scientist at the HSR&D Center for Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and Multiple Principal Investigator of the Virtual Care QUERI Program. For the last 34 years Dr. Fortney's research has focused on issues of access to care, especially the delivery of mental health services in rural primary care clinics. His research has been supported by NIMH, NIAAA, PCORI, and VA HSR&D.

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