D. Chad Johnson, PhD, MPH

Educational History

Ph.D. Health Systems and Policy -- Oregon Health & Science University & Portland State University, Portland, OR, 2024

Master of Public Health -- Portland State University, Portland, OR, 2013

Bachelor of Arts -- Albion College, Albion, MI, 2001

Practice/Research Interests

Dr. Johnson joined Pacific University School of Pharmacy in October 2024 to provide instruction and guidance in social and administrative content of PharmD curriculum. He is providing instruction in Social and Administrative Sciences Foundation course and US Healthcare System & Evidence-Based Practice course.  Therefore, he primarily teaches PHRM 539 Social and Administrative Sciences Foundation, as well as PHRM 629 US Healthcare System & Evidence-Based Practice.  Dr. Johnson also serves as SAS stream co-coordinator.  As the Director for the Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute Area Health Education Center (OHWI AHEC), Dr. Johnson also actively collaborates with the School on AHEC programming for our PharmD students. His research interests align with his work at the Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute (OHWI). Also, his service and research activities are associated with the intersection of organizational and public policy, organizational behavior, health workforce, and health inequities related to healthcare access.  

To learn more, please review Dr. Johnson's CV.

Outside the Classroom

Dr. Johnson has spent over a decade working as a public health professional in Oregon’s health workforce development sector with OHWI, one of the five regional centers of the Oregon Area Health Education Center (AHEC) system. Growing up in a rural Midwestern town, he has first-hand experience of the strengths and challenges of being a first-generation college student facing the rigors of health professions education. His work with AHEC has focused on providing educational experiences that promote a more representative health workforce that is well-prepared to provide high-quality services.