JOSEPH BOFFA

 

459 Underwood Street           Boston University

Holliston, MA 01746               Dept. of Health Policy and

                                                   Health Services Research

                                                   560 Harrison Avenue    

                                                   Boston, MA 01228

                                                   (617) 638-4673

 

   EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

 

Public Health Fellow:

Harvard Center for Community Health and Medical Care

Harvard Medical School

                       

Dental Public Health Residency

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

                      

M.P.H.           

Harvard School of Public Health

Biostatistics & Health Administration

Boston, Massachusetts  

 

Resident        

Rotating Dental Residency

Strong Memorial Hospital

University of Rochester Medical Center

Department of Surgery

Rochester, New York

 

D.D.S. 

State University of New York at Buffalo

Dentistry

Buffalo, New York 

 

B.A.               

State University of New York at Buffalo

Psychology

Buffalo, New York

                 

      PRESENT AND PAST POSITIONS

 

Associate Professor

Boston University - Responsibilities include

courses in Management Information

Systems, Statistics, Epidemiology,

Health Care Finance, and Health Economics

 

Principal Investigator

HealthLink Project – Federally funded four year

preventive medicine program for seniors

Citizens in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and

Connecticut. Funded through the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention. It is a

collaborative effort of Boston University,

and the New England Association of Labor Retirees.

Now maintained by a grant from the Pharmaceutical

Industry Labor-Management Association.

     

Director – Medical Care Programs

Director of health, wellness and medical programs for

the Rhode Island Alliance for Retired Americans and

the New England Association of Labor Retirees.

Currently funded through the Pharmaceutical Industry

Labor-Management Association

 

Statistical Consultant

Developed statistical education materials and training

Programs for various State agencies including the

Department of Revenue’s Audit bureau and the

Department of Health Care Financing and Policy. Also

had established the policies and procedures for

conducting statistical financial audits for the

Massachusetts Department of Revenue.