Background
PiLand, Neill Finnes was born on November 6, 1943 in Pomona, California, United States. Son of Finnes Elmer and Sylvia Beatrice (Renick) PiL.
educator researcher health services economist
PiLand, Neill Finnes was born on November 6, 1943 in Pomona, California, United States. Son of Finnes Elmer and Sylvia Beatrice (Renick) PiL.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965; Master in Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970; Doctor of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, 1979; Master of Arts, University of California, Davis, 1966.
Research associate School Public Health University of California at Los Angeles, 1971-1973, senior research associate, 1973. Health economist Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, 1973-1977, assistant manager health services research, 1974-1977. Director health center study Jicarilla Apache Tribe, Dulce, New Mexico, 1978-1982.
Director health systems evaluation program Lovelace Medical Foundation, Albuquerque, 1982-1983, director health services research and education, 1983-1991. Director Center Health & Population Research, 1991-1994, Lovelace Institute for Health and Population Research, Albuquerque, 1994-1996. Research director Center Research Medical Group Management Association, Englewood, Colorado, 1996—2002.
Professor and director Institute Rural Health, Idaho State University, Pocatello, since 2002, research professor, 2005—2008, research professor and director, since 2008. Clinical associate professor University Colorado School Medicine. Research professor University Denver.
Director policy and research Colorado Health Institute, 2004—2005. Research professor Institute Rural Health Idaho State University, 2005—2008. Senior research associate MGMA Center Research, since 2002.
Director Research Proffession Institute Rural Health, Idaho State University, since 2008. Clinical assistant professor medicine University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1981, clinical associate professor, since 1994. Visiting professor University New Hampshire, Durham, 1989-1990.
Member commission tobacco control, Idaho, 2003-2004.
Member research committee New Mexico HealthNet, 1986-1988. Chair economic issues New Mexico Committee on Public Health Impact of Smoking, 1988. Board directors American Geriatrics and Gerontology, 1984-1987, Healthcare for Homeless, 1988-1992.
Member executive council New Mexico ASSIST Committee, since 1992, science advisory committee New Mexico ASSIST Project, since 1992. Member steering committee Group Practice Improvement Network, since 1996. Member workgroup smoking control Colorado Department Health and Environment, 1999-2002.
Scholarship interviewer NHSC, 2003-2004. Member Idaho State Commission Tobacco Control, since 2004. Board directors Veterans Medical Research Foundation, 2002^.
Member American Public Health Association, American Economic Association, Society Research Administrators, Association Health Services Research.
Married Diane Lynn Fiedor, August 12, 1977. Children: Evan Neill, Spencer Lowell, Arden Geneva.