He is also affiliated with the French national institute of health, INSERM (U 872 Eq20). Trained in chest diseases, public health, and clinical epidemiology, Durieux is responsible for the clinical epidemiology program at the school of medicine. His research activities are mainly in the field of implementation research (how to change physician’ behavior), including several projects on implementation of computer decision support systems, both at the hospital and for ambulatory care. Durieux holds an MD and an MPH.