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Meet Dr. Drobny Hernan Drobny, M.D., is a
board-certified internist with more than 30 years of experience in practicing medicine.
Training
- Bachelor of Arts (with distinction), University of Michigan, 1969
- Medical Doctor (Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society), University of Pennsylvania, 1973
- Research Fellowship, University of North Carolina Population Center, 1970
- Research Fellowship, Reproductive Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1971
- Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical System, 1973-1977
- Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1974
- Board Certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine, 1976
Experience
I have been a primary care provider and consultant in Internal Medicine at the
University Health Service of the University of Michigan and a Clinical Instructor of
Internal Medicine of the University of Michigan School of Medicine (1977-2002). Particular
responsibilities have included immunization and travel health services, continuing medical
education, HIV testing and counseling program, and the provision of nursing and specialty
medical services.
I have also worked with migrant worker health care provision (BCV Health Service
Migrant Health Program-1974). I have been a member of the Clinical Practice Guidelines
Workgroup (1996-2002) for MCARE (the University of Michigan managed care system) and a
member of the Michigan Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (1999-2003).
I was born in Santiago, Chile and lived in Chile, Mexico, and Peru prior to coming to
the United States. I am fluent in Spanish and English. My family and personal background
and experiences, my opportunities to travel abroad, as well as work experience with
International Scholars and in Travel Health have given me an appreciation of the value of
considering various perspectives for each issue.
My clinical experience, as well as my work in medical and patient education and in
developing practice guidelines, alerted me to the difficulty people have in applying data
and knowledge to practice. It is difficult to change how we react and behave, even when we
have information to guide us.
I began to study how data can best be understood and formulated to help make effective
decisions. I gained a grounding in academic approaches to decision making and tools for
making decisions by attending the Decision Making Consortium of the University of
Michigan.
Interests
My interests lie in obtaining data through search techniques and applying evidence to
the practice of medicine. I am also interested in the presentation of information in
a clear and understandable manner. Many people are challenged to use probabilistic and
numerical reasoning, yet these approaches are critical in medical decision making. The
explanation of risks and benefits is an important aspect of my work as a patient advocate.
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