December 5, 2022 (Morrisville, NC) – The North Carolina Institute of Medicine is pleased to announce the selection of 13 new members, confirmed by the NCIOM Board of Directors.
The NCIOM was chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1983 to serve as a non-political, independent source of analysis and advice on major health issues facing the state. The NCIOM informs and shapes health policy in North Carolina by identifying evidence-based solutions to the state’s health challenges and working collaboratively with stakeholders from across the state to identify and build consensus around actionable solutions.
Membership in the NCIOM is intended to honor the work of leaders in health care and public health across North Carolina, and to connect members with colleagues also working to advance the health of North Carolinians and the mission and values of the NCIOM. Our new 2022 members will be joining a prestigious group of over 150 North Carolinians who serve our state as health care providers, community health leaders, researchers, educators, policymakers, and business leaders.
The 2022 inductees to NCIOM membership are:
Victor Armstrong, MSW
Chief Diversity Officer
RI International
Cherry Beasley, PhD
Associate Professor of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Zachary Brian, DMD, MHA
Clinical Associate Professor
Director, Dentistry in Service to Community (DISC)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Adams School of Dentistry
Mark Casey, DDS, MPH
Dental Officer
NC Medicaid,
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Anthony Frank, MD, MBA, FACEP, CPE, FAAPL
Senior Vice President Medical Affairs/Chief Medical Officer
UNC Health Blue Ridge
Jennifer Faye Jordan, MD
Ophthalmologist
Waynesborough Ophthalmology
Deepak Kumar, PhD
Interim Associate Provost
Dean of Research and Sponsored Programs
Director of Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute
North Carolina Central University
John Lumpkin, MD, MPH
President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
Vice President, Drivers of Health Strategy, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, MD, FAAFP
Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Director of Health Equity
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Duke University School of Medicine
Sharon Nelson, MPH
Program Director
Division of Public Health, Chronic Disease and Injury Section
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Stacie Turpin Saunders, MPH
Health Director
Buncombe County
ClarLynda Williams-Devane, PhD
Senior Deputy Director
Division of Public Health
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Margaret "Peggy" Wilmoth, PhD, MSS, RN, FAAN
Executive Vice Dean and Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
School of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Major General, US Army (ret.)
A full list of all NCIOM members can be found here.
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) is an independent, quasi-state agency that was chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1983 to provide balanced, nonpartisan information on issues of relevance to the health of North Carolina’s population. For more information, visit www.nciom.org.