Constance van Eeghen
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Public Health
PRONOUNS she/her
Given Building, 4th floor, C415
89 Beaumont Ave
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Dr.P.H., University of North Carolina Gillings School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
- M.H.S.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- M.B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- B.A., Smith College, , Northampton, MA
Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine
Northeast Rural Health Research Center
Areas of expertise
Implementation Science
Patient-centered, outcomes research
Mixed-methods Research
Practice-Based Research Network collaboration
BIO
Constance Van Eeghen, Dr.P.H., is an Associate Professor at the Larner College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, where she teaches in the Public Health Program. She is also a Practice-Based Researcher certified by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Centers of Excellence and an Implementation Scientist. Her research, teaching, and service work focus on evaluating the impact of changes to health services on community members, providers, and systems of care.
Dr. Van Eeghen has a 25-year history of leading and managing changes in healthcare and helping front-line healthcare providers and staff redesign processes using Lean Management methods. Dr. Van Eeghen has developed and taught Clinical and Translational Science courses, including “From Cell to Society” and “Quality in Health Care.” She has published the results of various training programs focused on transforming primary care practices to integrate behavioral health and building interprofessional teams for screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for substance use disorders.
Organizations that Dr. van Eeghen has assisted include academic health centers, state universities, mid-size community hospitals, multi-group physician offices, non-profit education organizations, specialty multi-office practices, psychiatric rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, and critical access hospitals. She has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute of Mental Health, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), and from private funders. She is the Principal Investigator (PI)/Project Lead of a PCORI funded award for building capacity in multi-stakeholder engagement and the PI of record for the PCORI Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care project, currently conducting per protocol analyses to evaluate the components of the intervention, a structured toolkit to improve IBH in primary care.
Courses
Quality in Healthcare
From Cell to Society
Publications
Awards and Achievements
1984 - Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
- Achieved high academic performance in University of Michigan MBA Program
- Led organizational patient-centered redesign efforts (Planetree™)
1999 - President’s Award, Copley Hospital
2008-2012 - Faculty Scholar in Clinical and Translational Science, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Vermont College of Medicine
- Invited to join trans-disciplinary group of academic scholars to move knowledge into the field
2011-2014 - Jeffords Fellowship, James M. Jeffords Center for Policy Research, University of Vermont
- Invited to join strategic efforts to move knowledge into policy communications
- Selected for participation in a peer community of educators to improve and support skill development
2016-Current - Member of the Larner College of Medicine Teaching Academy
2018 & 2019 - Nominated for the Department of Medicine Quality Scholarship Award in the Larner College of Medicine; one of five nominees
2020 - Department of Medicine Quality Scholarship Award
2021 - Engagement Award Digest, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. “Spotlight on University of Vermont & State Agricultural College – Project: A PCOR/CER Partnering Guide,” Washington, DC.
2023 - 2016 article “Integrating behavioral health in primary care using lean workflow analysis: a case study,” J Am Board Fam Med. 2016;29(3):385-93. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150186. PMID: 27170796 selected by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for their systematic review on “Strategies for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care: A Hybrid Review” 2023 draft report.
2023 - 2023 article “A Cluster Randomized Trial of Primary Care Practice Redesign to Integrate Behavioral Health for Those Who Need It Most: Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions” selected by Annals of Family Medicine for discussion in follow-up issues. Access the publication.
2024 - Nominated for the Larner College of Medicine Excellence in Research Award; one of two nominees
Bio
Constance Van Eeghen, Dr.P.H., is an Associate Professor at the Larner College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, where she teaches in the Public Health Program. She is also a Practice-Based Researcher certified by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Centers of Excellence and an Implementation Scientist. Her research, teaching, and service work focus on evaluating the impact of changes to health services on community members, providers, and systems of care.
Dr. Van Eeghen has a 25-year history of leading and managing changes in healthcare and helping front-line healthcare providers and staff redesign processes using Lean Management methods. Dr. Van Eeghen has developed and taught Clinical and Translational Science courses, including “From Cell to Society” and “Quality in Health Care.” She has published the results of various training programs focused on transforming primary care practices to integrate behavioral health and building interprofessional teams for screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for substance use disorders.
Organizations that Dr. van Eeghen has assisted include academic health centers, state universities, mid-size community hospitals, multi-group physician offices, non-profit education organizations, specialty multi-office practices, psychiatric rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, and critical access hospitals. She has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute of Mental Health, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), and from private funders. She is the Principal Investigator (PI)/Project Lead of a PCORI funded award for building capacity in multi-stakeholder engagement and the PI of record for the PCORI Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care project, currently conducting per protocol analyses to evaluate the components of the intervention, a structured toolkit to improve IBH in primary care.
Courses
Quality in Healthcare
From Cell to Society
Publications
Awards and Achievements
1984 - Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
- Achieved high academic performance in University of Michigan MBA Program
- Led organizational patient-centered redesign efforts (Planetree™)
1999 - President’s Award, Copley Hospital
2008-2012 - Faculty Scholar in Clinical and Translational Science, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Vermont College of Medicine
- Invited to join trans-disciplinary group of academic scholars to move knowledge into the field
2011-2014 - Jeffords Fellowship, James M. Jeffords Center for Policy Research, University of Vermont
- Invited to join strategic efforts to move knowledge into policy communications
- Selected for participation in a peer community of educators to improve and support skill development
2016-Current - Member of the Larner College of Medicine Teaching Academy
2018 & 2019 - Nominated for the Department of Medicine Quality Scholarship Award in the Larner College of Medicine; one of five nominees
2020 - Department of Medicine Quality Scholarship Award
2021 - Engagement Award Digest, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. “Spotlight on University of Vermont & State Agricultural College – Project: A PCOR/CER Partnering Guide,” Washington, DC.
2023 - 2016 article “Integrating behavioral health in primary care using lean workflow analysis: a case study,” J Am Board Fam Med. 2016;29(3):385-93. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150186. PMID: 27170796 selected by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for their systematic review on “Strategies for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care: A Hybrid Review” 2023 draft report.
2023 - 2023 article “A Cluster Randomized Trial of Primary Care Practice Redesign to Integrate Behavioral Health for Those Who Need It Most: Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions” selected by Annals of Family Medicine for discussion in follow-up issues. Access the publication.
2024 - Nominated for the Larner College of Medicine Excellence in Research Award; one of two nominees