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Committee on the Roles of Academic Health Centers in the 21st Century
JOHN EDWARD PORTER (Chair), Partner,
Hogan and Hartson, L.L.P., Washington, D.C.
LINDA AIKEN, Claire M. Fagin Professor of Nursing and Sociology, Director,
Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
J. CLAUDE BENNETT, President and Chief Operating Officer
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Birmingham, AL
HENRY BIENEN, President,
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
NANCY-ANN MIN DEPARLE, Adjunct Professor of Health Care Management,
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania;
Senior Advisor,
JP Morgan Partners, New York City
EDWARD W. HOLMES, Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences and Dean,
School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
LAWRENCE LEWIN, Founder, Lewin and Associates,
Independent Consultant, Washington, D.C.
NICOLE LURIE,
RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA
STEVEN M. PAUL, Group Vice President,
Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN
PAUL G. RAMSEY, Vice President Medical Affairs and Dean,
School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
ROBERT REISCHAUER, President,
Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.
JOHN W. ROWE, Chairman and CEO,
Aetna Inc., Hartford, CT
MARLA SALMON, Dean and Professor,
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing,
Professor,
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
CHRISTINE SEIDMAN, Director,
Cardiovascular Genetics Services, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA
M. ROY WILSON, Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean,
School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Liaison from the IOM Health Sciences Policy Board:
JAMES CURRAN, Dean & Professor of Epidemiology,
The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
IOM Staff
LINDA T. KOHN, Ph.D., M.P.H., Study Director
RONNÉ WINGATE, Project Assistant
JANET M. CORRIGAN, Ph.D., Director Division of Health Care Services
Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC's Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
ROBERT M. DICKLER, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C.
SUZANNE W. FLETCHER, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
MITCHELL T. RABKIN, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by DAVID H. SOLOMON, the RAND Corporation. Appointed by the Institute of Medicine, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.