Dr. Stephen Bezruchka

Associate Professor

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Biography

Stephen Bezruchka is a senior lecturer in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health and the Department of Global Health. He has worked in clinical medicine for over 35 years, including more than a decade in Nepal where he set up a training hospital for generalist doctors and worked to improve surgical services. Bezruchka founded the Population Health Forum to promote dialogue on how political, economic, and social inequalities interact to affect the overall health status of society. He expresses concern over the relative and absolute health decline in the United States, which spends more on healthcare than the rest of the world combined. Bezruchka received the School of Public Health’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 2002, the Faculty Community Service Award in 2008, and the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award in 2017. He is on the board of directors for Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. Bezruchka earned his MPH from Johns Hopkins University and his M.D. from Stanford University, and his recent book, 'Inequality Kills Us All', examines how economic and social inequality leads to poorer health and higher mortality.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.