John A Rich

John Rich is a physician, scholar, and a leader in addressing the health care needs of one of the nation’s most ignored and underserved populations—African-American men in urban settings. By linking economic health, mental health, and educational and employment opportunities to physical well-being, Rich’s work on black men’s health is influencing policy discussions and health practice throughout the United States. John Rich received a B.A. (1980) from Dartmouth College, an M.D. (1984) from Duke University Medical School, and an M.P.H. (1990) from Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston (1984-1987) and was a fellow in general internal medicine at Harvard Medical School (1987-1990). He was an associate professor of medicine and of public health at Boston University (1997-2005), the medical director of the Boston Public Health Commission (1998-2005), and until 2005, the director of the Young Men’s Health Clinic, which he founded in 1993. He is currently professor and chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy at Drexel University in Philadelphia.