Alfred Tallia, MD, is Associate Professor and Chair, Associate Director of Research, and University Master Educator of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is a recognized author and editor, with more than 100 abstracts, book chapters, and scientific publications to his name, including Swanson’s Family Practice Review, 7th Edition.

Dr. Tallia holds certifications from the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Family Medicine. He has served on numerous boards, including the executive committee of the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, various committees of the National Board of Medical Examiners where he was recently elected to a four-year term as member-at-large. His research focuses on the organization and quality of primary care in the healthcare system, and he has received funding from the National Institute of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Public Health Service, and the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Center for Research in Family Medicine and Primary Care.