Eric Apaydin

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Adjunct Policy Researcher
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Education

Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.P.P. in public policy, admininstration, and analysis, University of California, Berkeley; M.S. in biology, University of California, San Diego; B.S. in physiology and neuroscience, University of California, San Diego

Overview

Eric Apaydin is an adjunct policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. He is also a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. Apaydin is primarily interested in health care workforce research and systematic reviews. He conducts reviews with both the Southern California Evidence Review Center and the VA Evidence Synthesis Program.

Apaydin received his Ph.D. in policy analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His dissertation consisted of a mix of qualitative, quantitative, and systematic review work on physician satisfaction, job role, and income in the United States. He also earned an M.P.P. in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.S. in biology and a B.S. in animal physiology and neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego. 

Research Focus

Concurrent Non-RAND Positions

VA Advanced Fellow in Health Services Research and Development

Selected Publications

Apaydin EA, Rose DE, Yano EM, Shekelle PG, McGowan MG, Antonini TL, Valdez CA, Peacock M, Probst L, and Stockdale SE, "Burnout Among Primary Care Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 63(8), 2021

Apaydin EA, Rose DE, Yano EM, Shekelle PG, Stockdale SE, and Mohr DC, "Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Workplace Civility and Burnout Among VA Primary Care Providers," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2021 (forthcoming)

Maher AR, Apaydin EA, Raaen L, Motala A, Baxi S, and Hempel S, "The Use of Technology in the Clinical Care of Anxiety: An Evidence Map," Psychiatric Services, 72(2), 2021

Apaydin EA, Richardson AS, Baxi S, Vockley J, Akinniranye O, Ross R, Larkin J, Motala A, Azhar G, and Hempel S, "An evidence map of randomised controlled trials evaluating genetic therapies," BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 26(4), 2021

Apaydin EA, Rose D, Meredith LS, McClean M, Dresselhaus T, and Stockdale SE, "Association between difficulty with VA patient-centered medical home model components and provider emotional exhaustion and intent to remain in practice," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 35(7), 2020

Paige NM, Apaydin EA, Goldhaber-Fiebart JD, Mak SS, Miake-Lye IM, Begashaw MM, Severin JM, Shekelle PG, "What is the optimal primary care physician panel size? A systematic review," Annals of Internal Medicine, 173(3), 2020

Apaydin E, Maher AR, Raaen L, Motala A, Baxi S, Shanman R, and Hempel S, "The use of technology in the clinical care of depression: an evidence map," Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 79(5), 2018

Apaydin E, Chen PG, and Friedberg MW, "Differences in physician income by gender in a multiregion survey," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 33(9), 2018

Honors & Awards

  • Anne and James Rothenberg Dissertation Award, Pardee RAND Graduate School

Publications