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THE RICHARD & HINDA ROSENTHAL LECTURE 2007 Transforming Todayâs Health Care Workforce to Meet Tomorrowâs Demands
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Foreword In 1988, a new outreach program was launched at the Institute of Medicine. Through the generosity of the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation, a lecture series was established to bring to greater attention some of the critical health policy issues facing our nation today. Each year one or more experts present their views and insights on a major health topic, and the Institute of Medicine later publishes these lectures for the benefit of a wider audience. The Rosenthal Lectures have attracted an enthusiastic following among health policy researchers and decision makers in Washington, D.C., and across the country. The lectures typically engender a lively and productive dialogue. In this volume, we are proud to present the remarks of the 2007 Rosenthal LecturersâDrs. Kevin Grumbach, Fitzhugh Mullan, and Marla E. Salmonâwho spoke on âTransforming Todayâs Health Workforce to Meet Tomorrowâs Demands.â I would like to thank Lara Andersen, Clyde Behney, Bethany Hardy, Tracy Harris, Marie Michnich, Adam Rose, Autumn Rose, Sara Sairatupa, Andrea Schultz, Jovett Solomon, and Vilija Teel for ably handling the many details associated with the lecture program and the publication. In their lifetimes, Richard and Hinda Rosenthal accomplished a great deal. The Rosenthal Lectures at the Institute of Medicine are among their enduring legacies, and we are privileged to be the steward of this impor- tant ongoing Series. Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D. President Institute of Medicine
Contents WELCOME 1 Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D. KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS: TRANSFORMING TODAYâS HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE TO MEET TOMORROWâS DEMANDS Kevin Grumbach, M.D. 5 Professor and Chair Department of Family and Community Medicine University of California, San Francisco Marla E. Salmon, Sc.D., R.N., FAAN 13 Dean and Professor Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Director Lillian Carter Center for International Nursing Emory University Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D. 24 Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy The George Washington University DISCUSSION 33 BIOSKETCHES 39 vii