MORRISVILLE (May 16, 2019) – The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) has selected 29 new members for the prestigious honor of membership. The following new members join more than 150 leaders in health, medicine, and policy across North Carolina to receive this honor and partner with the NCIOM to advance health policy for a healthier state.
Marco Alemán, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at UNC
Jamy Ard, MD, Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest
Jason Baisden, Program Officer, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
John R. Ball, MD, JD, Board of Directors, Dogwood Health Trust
Reuben Blackwell, Rocky Mount City Councilman, Ward 2
Wesley Burks, MD, Dean, UNC School of Medicine and CEO, UNC Health Care
Jack Cecil, President, Biltmore Farms, LLC
Sam Cohen, JD, MPP, Senior Vice President of Health Policy, Curi
Alisahah Cole, MD, Vice President and System medical Director of Community Health, Atrium Health
Kelly Crosbie, Deputy Director, Quality and Population Health, NC Medicaid
Chris DeRienzo, MD, Chief Quality Officer, Mission Health
Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, Director, Carolina Health Workforce Research Center
Lisa Macon Harrison, MPH, Health Director, Granville-Vance District Health Department
James C. Hunter, MD, Primary Care Doctor, Charlotte
Lin Hollowell, Director of Health Care, The Duke Endowment
Shelisa Howard-Martinez, MPA, Director of Community Engagement, CareShare Health Alliance
Kelly Kimple, MD, MPH, FAAP, Section Chief, Women’s and Children’s Health Section, NC DHHS
Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA, Chronic Disease and Injury Section Chief, NC DHHS
Steve Lawler, President, North Carolina Healthcare Association
Allison Owen, MPA, Deputy Director, NC Office of Rural Health
Ron Paulus, MD, MBA, CEO and President, Mission Health
Melanie Phelps, JD, Senior Vice President, Health System Innovation and Deputy General Counsel, North Carolina Medical Society
William F. Pilkington, DPA, Director, North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors: Cabarrus
LaVerne Reid, Professor of Public Health Education, NC Central University
Tish Singletary, Community Health Worker Program Coordinator, NC DHHS
Mark Stacey, MD, Primary Care Doctor, Durham
Weyling White, MBA, Practice Administrator, Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
Meg Zomorodi, PhD, RN, CNL, Assistant Provost for Interprofessional Education and Practice, UNC
Dee Jones, MBA, Executive Director, North Carolina State Health Plan
“We are pleased to welcome these new members to the NCIOM,” said Dr. Adam Zolotor, president and CEO of the NCIOM. “We look forward to working with them to continue the mission of the Institute, seeking constructive solutions to statewide problems that impede the improvement of health and efficient and effective delivery of health care for all North Carolinians.”
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.
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