...The Policy Assembly, under the leadership of Elaine Rubin, AAHC vice president for policy and program, consists of selected academic health center leaders and government affairs officers with the purpose of providing advice and counsel on the issues, strategies, and tactics needed to enhance and advance the AAHC Policy Agenda.
Policy Assembly Members
Nancy W. Dickey, MD, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, President, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
*Terence R. Flotte, MD, Dean, School of Medicine, Executive Deputy Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Medical School
William F. Owen, Jr., MD, President, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
*Rubens J. Pamies, MD, FACP, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center
David R. Smith, MD, President, State University of New York Upstate Medical University
K. Michael Welch, MB, ChB, FRCP, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Paul K. Whelton, MD, MSc, President and CEO, Loyola University Health System, Loyola University of Chicago
Ryan Adesnik, Director for Government Relations, Stanford University
Robert D. Bartee, MA, Vice Chancellor for External Affairs, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Laura K. Fidler, MPH, Associate Senior Vice President for Planning and Communication, University of Cincinnati
William McMillen, Vice President for Government Relations, The University of Toledo
Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd, Associate Dean and Vice President for Government Affairs, New York University
Paul Vick, Associate Vice President for Government Relations, Duke University
Richard A. Wansley, PhD, Vice President for Sponsored Programs, Research and Institutional Advancement, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
*Newly invited to participate in the Policy Assembly workforce group.