Ernest Frugé

Dr. Ernest Frugé is a clinical psychologist with specialized training in group and organizational behavior.

Dr. Frugé’s research primarily focuses on the development of educational methods to enhance decision making, collaboration and leadership in medicine. Dr. Frugé is particularly interested in educational and organizational strategies that help health care providers develop the capacity for “reflective practice,” effective communication, cultural competence and teamwork. His current projects include the design of conferences to enhance ethical reasoning in critical care settings, coordination of complex care across specialties, and improving the follow-up care for long-term survivors of childhood cancer. He received a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation to translate methods developed in collaboration with our faculty and fellows in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology to other medical specialties and institutions.

Dr. Frugé and his principle collaborators (Marc Horowitz, MD and Jan E. Drutz, MD) launched a website that provides a comprehensive introduction to Reflective Practice and Leadership educational methods (reflectivepracticeleadership.org). The Reflective Practice and Leadership methods have been successfully replicated in other institutions and adapted to learners in various specialties and stages of professional development.

He is a distinguished member, past board member and past executive director of the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations and a Fellow of the A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems. A substantial portion of his effort is dedicated to strategic planning, program development and organizational consultation, including support for the Global Hematology/Oncology Pediatric Excellence (HOPE) program at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center.

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