Lucy B. Schulson, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Lucy Schulson is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and an Attending Physician in the Sections of General Internal Medicine. She is a practicing primary care doctor in the Immigrant and Refugee Health Center at Boston Medical Center. Her research is focused on how health systems can be improved to address gaps in quality of care and patient safety to improve equity. She earned her B.A. in international development at Brown University and medical degree at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine where she graduated with Honors in Research and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She obtained a Master of Public Heath in health policy and management at the Harvard School of Public Health and completed her internal medicine and primary care residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School. She completed a clinical research fellowship at the Boston University School of Medicine where she conducted health disparities research with a particular focus on patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) and pursued advanced coursework in epidemiology and biostatistics at Boston University School of Public Health.

Publications

  • Published 12/8/2025

    Quigley DD, Elliott MN, Schulson LB, Dick AW. Hospital Employees View Patient Safety Culture Differently According to Their Role. J Patient Saf. 2026 Mar 01; 22(2):101-106. PMID: 41358643.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 11/17/2025

    Schulson LB, Fischer MA, Streed CG. A Dangerous Retreat: Defunding AHRQ and the Threat to Diagnostic Safety. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Nov 17. PMID: 41249651.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 5/1/2025

    Quigley DD, Schulson L, Sheng F, Elliott MN, Dick AW. Aspects of Patient Safety Culture Most Associated With Employees' Overall Rating of Patient Safety and Whether Employees Reported Safety Events: Overall and for Hospitals Predominantly Serving Black Patients. J Patient Saf. 2025 Sep 01; 21(6):400-408. PMID: 40304559.

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  • Published 4/22/2025

    Tsuei J, Bandini JI, Thomas AD, James KF, Etchegaray JM, Schulson L. A Systems-Based Framework for Integrating Health Equity and Patient Safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2025; 51(7-8):498-506. PMID: 40506339.

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  • Published 2/13/2025

    Schulson LB, Rodriguez JA, Cruz R, Flynn D, Fernandez A. Patient Safety Event Risk and Language Barriers: A Scoping Review. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2025 Jun; 51(6):438-446. PMID: 40089441.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Primary Care Physician, Immigrant & Refugee Health Program
    Boston Medical Center

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Education

  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Brown University, BS

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