• MD Medicine, U. of California, San Francisco 1977
World Area Of Focus:
• Western Europe/European Union (EU) Less than 10%
Languages:
• French (limited working proficiency) • Spanish (limited working proficiency)
Specialization:
Medical, science and environmental journalism, with special interest in television documentary production on environmental topics
Relevant Experience:
• 1985-1997 Physician journalist on various media platforms including television, radio and print.
Distinctions:
Served as president of the National Association of Medical Communicators (formerly National Association of Physician Broadcasters) and has served on the faculty of the American Medical Association''s Medical Communications and Health Reporting Conference for 15 years. Distinguished Community Service Award (2002), National Association of Medical Communicators. Third Place, 1997 HeSCA Media Festival Awards, General Health Information Category, "Family Violence: Building a Coordinated Community Solution," Host and Moderator, produced by Angie Westengard for the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower, Rancho Mirage, Calif. Finalist, 1996 International Health and Medical Film Competition, Medical Anchor & Co-writer, "Internet 101: A Practical Guide for the Health Care Provider," continuing medical education video produced for the Teleconference Educational Network. Jules Bergman Award (1993), National Association of Physician Broadcasters.
Dissertations and Theses Supervised in Past 5 Years:
• 2017 Executive Producer and Host, "North Carolina State Parks: Environmental Jewels" , a one-hour documentary examining environmental challenges facing North Carolina State Parks. The documentary was produced in collaboration with students in my Science Documentary Television course (MEJO 562) and broadcast on North Carolina Public Television (UNC-TV), 10/6/2016. North Carolina State Parks: Environmental Jewels also aired on UNC-TV's "North Carolina Channel," 8/6/2017.
• 2016 Linden, T. (2016), Invited Commentary, "The Role of Journalists in Reporting on Emerging Infectious Diseases," North Carolina Medical Journal, September-October 2016, 77:331-332; doi:10.18043/ncm.77.5.331. http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/5/331.full
• 2014 Executive Producer, "El Sol Puede Ser Tuyo" , video documentary produced in collaboration with students from the UNC Science and Medical Journalism program and faculty and students from the University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, June to August, 2014.
• 2011 Linden, T. and the Writers of The New York Times (2011), "The New York Times Reader: Health and Medicine," Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.
• 2011 Linden T. (2011). Policy Forum. "A Delicate Balance—Ethical Standards for Physician-Journalists." Virtual Mentor. 2011: 13(7):490-493. http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2011/07/pfor1-1107.html
• 2010 Linden, T. (2010). Essay: "Reporting by TV Docs in Haiti Raises Ethical Issues," Electronic News journal, Sage Publications, 2010, Vol. 4:2, 60-64.
• 2008 Linden, T. (2008), Book Review of Two Aspirins and a Comedy: How Television Can Enhance Health and Society, by Metta Spencer. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Autumn 2008, 85:3, 718-720.
• 2005 Linden, T. (2005), Book Review of Cultural Sutures: Medicine and Media, edited by Lester D. Friedman. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Spring 2005, 82:1, 217-218.
• 2005 Linden, T. (2005). Medical Reporting for the Electronic Media. In B. Gastel, Health Writer’s Handbook (pp. 161-183). Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing.
• 2004 Linden, T. (2004). Learning To Be a Medical Journalist. Nieman Reports, Special Issue 2004, 217-218, reprinted from Learning To Be a Medical Journalist. Nieman Reports, 57 (2), 66-67.
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