Profile

Arati Dahal
Research Scientist
Research
aratid@uw.edu

Biography

Arati Dahal, PhD, is a research scientist at the Centers for Health Workforce Studies. She received her PhD in economics from the University of Georgia. She is an economist with interests and expertise in health economics, labor economics, pharmacoeconomics, and applied econometrics. She has expertise in statistical and econometric analyses using large retrospective, claims, electronic medical record (EMR), and longitudinal/panel databases. Dr. Dahal has also designed and conducted cost-effectiveness/utility analyses and meta-analysis projects.

She has several years of research experience in various therapeutic areas, including diabetes, psoriasis, cancer, and mental health disorders; has studied direct and indirect economic burden of illnesses, impact of pharmacist interventions on clinical and economic outcomes, and effects of mental health disorders on labor market, among others. She has published peer-reviewed articles in journals such as American Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, Journal of Economic Psychology, and Journal of Rural Health.


 

CHWS Publications

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Dahal A, Kardonsky K, Cunningham M, Evans D, Keys T. The Effect of Rural Underserved Opportunities Program Participation on Medical Graduates' Decision to Work in Rural Areas Academic Medicine 02-01-2023

Al Achkar M, Dahal A, Frogner BK, Skillman SM, Patterson DG. Integrating Immigrant Health Professionals into the U.S. Healthcare Workforce: Barriers and Solutions J Immigrant Minority Health 04-21-2023

Dahal A, Skillman SM. Washington State’s Physician Workforce in 2021 Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington 07-31-2022

Dahal A, Skillman SM. Montana’s Physician Workforce in 2021 Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington, 07-31-2022

Dahal A, Skillman SM. Wyoming’s Physician Workforce in 2021 Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington 07-31-2022

 

CHWS Presentations

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Achkar MA, Patterson DG, Frogner BK, Skillman SM, Dahal A. Integrating Immigrant Health Professionals into the U.S. Healthcare Workforce: Barriers and Solutions Department of Family Medicine Fair & Scholarship Forum, Seattle, WA

Oster NV, Skillman SM, Frogner BK, Dahal A, Stubbs BA, Pollack SW, Guenther G. Characterizing the Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapist and Pharmacist Workforce Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic AAMC 2021 Group on Diversity and Inclusion & Health Workforce Research Joint Virtual Conference

Al Achkar M, Dahal A, Patterson DG. Accelerated Pathways for Internationally Educated Health Professionals Northwest Health Career Pathway Summit

Dahal A. Well-being of Health Care Workers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting 2021

Williams-York, B, Guenther G, Lea T, Dahal A, Frogner BK, Patterson DG, Mohamed S. Stress and Burnout Among Underrepresented Minority (URM) Students in Health Professional Programs AAMC 2021 Group on Diversity and Inclusion & Health Workforce Research Joint Virtual Conference