The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Department of Health Services Administration
1675 University Boulevard
520 Webb
Birmingham
ALUSA
32610-0195
Biographical Sketch: Robert Weech-Maldonado, PhD is Professor and L.R. Jordan Endowed Chair in the Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Weech-Maldonado is an organizational researcher who examines the impact of cultural competency strategies in reducing disparities in quality and access to care. He is currently PI in the Patient Assessments of Cultural Competency (PACC), a project funded by the Commonwealth Fund, to develop and test patient-centered measures of cultural competency. In a project funded by the DHHS Office of Minority Health and Commonwealth Fund, he developed and tested the Cultural Competency Assessment Tool for Hospitals (CCATH), an instrument that assesses hospital’s adherence to the Cultural and Linguistic Appropriateness Services (CLAS) standards. Dr. Weech-Maldonado is currently a member of the Cultural Competency Expert Panel for the National Quality Forum.