Biography
Dr. Eng is Assistant Professor in Public Health and Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, and Director of the Southwest Border Rural Health Research Center, Center for Rural Health in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. He received his BS in Zoology and Pharmacy, and MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Arizona. Later, he received his Doctor in Public Health at the University of Texas, School of Public Health.
He has 40+ years of experience working in health care. Dr. Eng has been a health services/policy researcher for 29 years. He has 23 years of experience working in rural Arizona and 21 years of working on the U.S.-Mexico Border. He was selected to the National Rural Health Leadership Development Program sponsored by the National Rural Health Association and Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in 2003. His training and expertise include pharmacy, health services and policy research, health economics, epidemiology, public health, rural health, and border health. He has been a faculty member in the Colleges of Pharmacy, Medicine, and Public Health. Dr. Eng was the recipient of the 1998-1999 University of Arizona Health Sciences Center Deans’ Teaching Scholars and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award.
Dr. Eng was the recipient of the University of Arizona Asian American Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Association’s Outstanding Faculty Award in 2009, was honored as the Pan Asian Community Alliance’s Pan Asian Man of the Year in 2012, and was selected as White House "Champions of Changed" and honored by the White House and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on April 24, 2014.
Degrees
- Public Health Public Health
- University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Arizona
- Economic Analysis of the Demand for Prescription Medicine in the United States
- M.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- Measuring the Effectiveness of Drug Utilization Review in a Health Maintenance Organization
- B.S. Pharmacy
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- B.S. Zoology
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Work Experience
- College of Pharmacy (2011 - Ongoing)
- College of Public Health (2001 - Ongoing)
- Arizona Prevention Center (1998 - 2001)
- Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health (1993 - 1998)
- Family and Community Medicine (1991 - 2001)
- Walgreens (1991 - 1998)
- College of Pharmacy, University of Florida (1985 - 1990)
- School of Public Health, University of Texas (1981 - 1985)
- College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona (1974 - 1980)
- Walgreens (1974 - 1975)
Awards
- White House "Champions of Changed"
- White House and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Spring 2014
Licensure & Certification
- Pharmacist, Arizona State Board of Pharmacy (1974)
- Pharmacist, California State Board of Pharmacy (1974)
Interests
Teaching
Health Services Administration and Research Methods
Research
include to (1) identify the best methods/practices that enhance the delivery of health services to improve rural, border, and/or tribal health, (2) study factors that impact the community health delivery system (e.g., access to health services, health care financing, barriers to care, workforce trends, quality improvement, and diffusion/adoption of new technology), (3) determine the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on access to health services, (4) identify strategies that reduce health disparities in minority populations, and (5) study methods that improve pharmaceutical use patterns to improve therapeutic outcomes.
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Others
- Driesen, K., & Eng, H. J. (2014, April 24). Arizona Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Report: Technical Assistance Service Assessment for Financial and Operational Improvement Support Provided to Parker Indian Health Center (PIHC) and Hopi Health Center (HHCC) by Stroudwater Associate Report.
- Eng, H. J., Bullock, J., & Driesen, K. (2014, April). Arizona Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Pharmacist CPOE/Verification of Medication Orders within 24 Hours Survey Results Report.
- Tabor, J., Jennings, N., Kohler, L., Degnan, B., Derksen, D., Campos-Outcalt, D., & Eng, H. J. (2014, June). The Supply of Physican Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Certified Nurse Midwives in Arizona.
