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Candice Chen, MD
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MPH, 2007
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Fellowship Program, 2007
Children's National Medical Center
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MD, 2004
Baylor College of Medicine
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Residency Program, 2004
Children's National Medical Center
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BA, 2001
University of Virginia School of Medicine
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- American Board of Pediatrics
National Provider ID: 1053494344
Candice Chen, M.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Her research includes examination of the role of medical schools in addressing high priority workforce needs in primary care, under-resourced communities and diversity; the role of graduate medical education in the cost practice patterns of physicians; and the status and challenges faced by medical schools in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Dr. Chen has also been the director of the Division of Medicine and Dentistry in the Bureau of Health Workforce at the Health Resources and Services Administration. While there, she led programs to enhance training in primary care, oral health and geriatrics, including graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals and teaching health centers. The Division's programs focused on addressing health workforce needs, particularly in rural and under-resourced communities.
Dr. Chen is a board-certified pediatrician. She received a medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and a master's degree in public health from the George Washington University with a concentration in community-oriented primary care.