January 2000 • Volume 6 • Number 1
AAFP establishes Public Advisory BoardThe Academy has established a new avenue for gaining outside ideas and viewpoints as the specialty grows into the new century. Fifteen distinguished individuals have accepted the invitation to serve on the AAFP Public Advisory Board, which will hold its first meeting with the AAFP Executive Committee Feb. 15-16 in Washington, D.C.
"We believe this is the first time a national medical organization has established such an advisory board," said AAFP Executive Vice President Robert Graham, M.D. "The group will bring unique insights and perspectives to our deliberations on public policy and patient concerns."
Advisory Board members are: Drew Altman, president, Kaiser Family Foundation; Steven Beering, M.D., president, Purdue University; James Bentley, Ph.D., senior vice president, strategic policy planning, American Hospital Association; Daniel Callahan, Ph.D., director of international programs, Hastings Center; Jane Delgado, Ph.D., president, National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations; Carol C. Diamond, M.D., president, U.S. Quality Algorithms, Aetna U.S. Healthcare; Mary Jane England, M.D., CEO, Washington Business Group on Health; David Hennage, Ph.D., M.B.A., executive director, American Nurses Association; Lee Newcomer, M.D., medical director, United Healthcare; Audrey Forbes Manley, M.D., president, Spelman College; Ed O'Neil, Ph.D., director, Center for Health Professions; Charles Peters, editor in chief, Washington Monthly; John Seffrin, Ph.D., CEO, American Cancer Society; Alvin Tarlov, M.D., executive director, Health Institute, New England Medical Center; and Karen Williams, president, National Pharmaceutical Council.
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