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Appendix B: Speaker Biographical Sketches
Pages 127-144

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From page 127...
... He helped recruit more than 10,000 donors around the world and organized the first-ever donors drive in N ­ igeria, registering more than 300 people in 1 day. Two years later, he also launched the first Bone Marrow Registry in Nigeria so that more people of African descent could receive a lifesaving transplant.
From page 128...
... Among her awards are the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology, the Division 38 Award for Career Contributions to Health Psychology, and the American Psychological Foundation Timothy Jeffries Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Health Psychology.
From page 129...
... fellow and co-director of the Sub-Saharan Africa FAIMER Regional Institute, focusing on capacity development in health professions education in Sub-Saharan Africa. She is deputy editor of the African Journal of Health Professions Education and a regular reviewer for both pathology and health professions education journals.
From page 130...
... He has been a hematologyoncology and bone marrow transplant nurse for more than 14 years and is completing his master's of science in nutrition and integrative health. He approaches food as medicine and is interested in the nutritional aspects of managing chronic illness, fatigue, fluctuating weight issues, chronic pain, headaches, and insomnia.
From page 131...
... Cohen led the association's support and service to the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals. He launched new initiatives in each of the association's mission areas of education, research, and patient ­ care; expanded and modernized the AAMC's services for medical students, applicants, residents, and constituents; strengthened the association's communications, advocacy, and data-gathering efforts; and established many initiatives for improving medical education and clinical care.
From page 132...
... Charlotte Exner, Ph.D., M.S., has served as dean of the College of Health Professions at Towson University in Towson, Maryland, for 14 years and is a professor of occupational therapy and occupational science. Previously, she served as chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy at Towson University and as assistant director of occupational therapy at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.
From page 133...
... Education, Clinical Instructor Education and Credentialing Programs, Clinical Performance Instruments for PT and PTA students, Clinical Site Information Form Web, Professionalism in Physical Therapy: Core Values, online physical therapy professionalism module series, Interprofessional Professionalism Collaborative, and interprofessional education. She received her doctor of physical therapy degree from Marymount University, her Ph.D.
From page 134...
... Ms. Gaines teaches courses related to consumer issues in health care advocacy to graduate students pursuing various health professions and law.
From page 135...
... He currently sits on the Association of American Medical College's Council of Academic Societies ­ and the American Board of Medical Specialties Standing Committee on Ethics and Professionalism. His research focuses on the evolution of medicine's professionalism movement, mapping social networks within medical education, the application of complexity theory to medical training, issues of medical socialization, and disability studies.
From page 136...
... President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the U.S. commitment to global health, sustainable surveillance for zoonotic infections, cardiovascular disease prevention in ­ low- and middle-income countries, interpersonal violence prevention in lowand middle-income countries, and microbial threats to health.
From page 137...
... Her successful coalition building and advocacy for the cross-disability community and the Affordable Care Act provisions that cover health disparities, data collection, cultural competence, and antidiscrimination led Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to appoint Ms. Kornblau to represent the cross-disability community on the Health Resources and Services Administration's Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on medically underserved populations and health professional shortage areas, on which she served for 14 months.
From page 138...
... She has received many awards, including the American Psychological Foundation/Cummings PSYCHE Prize in 2007, the Donald Bloch MD Award for Outstanding Contributions to Collaborative Care in 2009, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Recognition Award in 2011, and the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award for Mentoring in 2012. Himanshu Negandhi, M.D., M.M., is currently contributing to academic activities and research in his position as an assistant professor at the Indian ­ Institute of Public Health–Delhi.
From page 139...
... He is also the academic coordinator for the postgraduate program in public health management at the State Institute for Health Management and Communication–Gwalior. He coordinates the epidemiology module across various academic programs at the institute and substantially contributes in modules pertaining to health systems, economic evaluation, and systematic reviews.
From page 140...
... She has extensive experience in clinical ethics consultation and ethics education. She has taught health care ethics to physicians, medical students, nurses, allied health professionals, and public health graduate students.
From page 141...
... He is a diplomat of the d American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and completed postdoctoral training in pediatric dentistry and dental public health. He previously served on the faculty and administration of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine.
From page 142...
... Sarita Verma, L.L.B., M.B., CCFP (Forum Member) , is a professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, deputy dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and associate vice provost for health professions education at the University of Toronto (U of T)
From page 143...
... for creating a public health cadre in the state. He has recently authored two monographs related to education of health professionals in India.


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