Symposia

Speakers and Panelists (updated 3-9-09)

Tenley Albright, M.D.
Director
Collaborative Initiatives, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Richard Baron, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Chair, American Board of Internal Medicine Board of Directors
Founding Physician, Greenhouse Internists, PC

Claire Bender, M.D., R.D., M.P.H.
Director for Education, Rochester
Dean, Mayo School of Health Sciences
College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Geraldine Bednash, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Executive Director
American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Terry Cascino, M.D.
Neurologist, Executive Dean for Education

Jordan Cohen, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Public Health
George Washington University
President Emeritus
Association of American Medical Colleges

Denis Cortese, M.D.
CEO
Mayo Clinic

Richard Hawkins, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Senior Vice President for Professional and Scientific Affairs
American Board of Medical Specialties

Lindsey Henson, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Dean for Medical Education
University of Minnesota Medical School

William Hersh, M.D.
Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University

Michael Johns, M.D.
Chancellor
Emory University

Mark Kelley, M.D.
CEO, Henry Found Medical Group
Executive Vice President, Henry Ford Health System

Darrell Kirch, M.D.
President and CEO
Association of American Medical Colleges

Murray Kopelow, M.D., M.S. (Comm), F.R.C.P.C.
Chief Executive
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

Lucinda Maine, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, CEO
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Beverly Malone, PhD., R.N., F.A.A.N.
CEO
National League for Nursing

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Ph.D., R.N., C.P.N.P./N.P.P., F.A.A.N., F.N.A.P.
Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing
Arizona State University College of Nursing

Pat Mitchell
President and CEO
The Paley Center for Media

Thomas Nasca, M.D.
CEO
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Rick Nishimura, M.D. F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P.
Consultant, Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic
Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Stephen Shannon, D.O., M.P.H.
President, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

John "Jack" Stobo, M.D.
Senior Vice President, Division of Health Sciences and Services
University of California

Moderators

Ceci Connolly
National Staff Writer
Washington Post

Catherine Crier
Formerly with ABC News, Court TV

Maggie Mahar
Health Care Fellow, The Century Foundation
Author, www.healthblog.org

Susan Wagner
Coordinating Producer
ABC News Health Care Task Force