Russell G. Robertson, MD

Home Address:

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Salt Lake City, UT. 84106

Phone:

414-***-****

Email:

acugxa@r.postjobfree.com

Citizenship:

U.S.A.

Birth Place:

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Education

1970 – 1974

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Bachelor of Arts –Elementary Education

1976 – 1977

Oakland University

Rochester, Michigan

Post Baccalaureate Studies

Pre-Med Requirements

1978 – 1982

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

Medical Doctorate

Graduate Medical Education

1982 – 1985

Family Practice Residency

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Family Medicine Residency

March,1985

University of Missouri

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Columbia, Missouri

One Month Fellowship in Faculty Development

1987 – 1989

American College of Physician Executives

Physicians in Management I, II, III

Three one-week intensive courses designed to provide management expertise to physicians

2001

Association of American Medical Colleges

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Executive Management Development Seminar

Major Administrative Appointments

2013- 2014 Chicago Community Health FQHC Look Alike 2611 W. Chicago Ave

2011 - 2013

Vice President and Dean, Chicago

Medical School, Professor of Family Medicine

Rosalind Franklin University of

Medicine and Science

North Chicago, Illinois

2005 - 2011

Professor and Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois

2006 - 2011

Member

Educational Council

Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois

2006 - 2011

Member

Dean’s Council

Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois

2009 - 2011

Director for Global Education

Center for Global Health;

Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern, University

Chicago, Illinois

2001 – 2005

Associate Dean

Faculty Affairs

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Responsible for oversight for all activities of the office of faculty affairs

Oversight for chair searches

Assist in management of the promotions and tenure committee

Development and implementation of programs designed to support progression and recognition of faculty

Work with the president of the faculty council and the president of the Women’s Faculty Council

Course Director for the annual educational course for volunteer clinical faculty.

Course Director, MCW / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Business Faculty Leadership Development Course

Developed Academic Clinician Pathway for Promotion and Tenure Committee

1999 – 2005

Assistant Dean

Volunteer Clinical Faculty

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Responsible for facilitating the relationship between MCW and its 1700 volunteer clinical physicians, developing an annual educational program, develop and monitor the criteria for obtaining and maintaining a clinical faculty appointment.

1998-2002

Director, Graduate Medical Education

Department of Family Medicine

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Governing council consisting of 12 senior medical school and University faculty members serving limited terms and responsible for analysis and recommendations in its area. This structure permits faculty members to be involved with issues as they are developing, thus achieving better decisions and greater consensus on proposed initiatives.

1996-1998

Interim Department Chair

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1990-1999

Program Director, Columbia Hospital

Family Practice Residency Program Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Columbia Hospital

1987-1999

Program Director

Family Practice Residency Program

Good Samaritan Hospital

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1985 - 1987

Assistant Director

Family Practice Residency

St. Michael’s Hospital

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Faculty Appointments

1985 – 1997

Assistant Professor

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1997 – 2005

Associate Professor

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1998 – 2005

Clinical Professor

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2005 – 2011

Professor

Northwestern University – Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Adult Professional Experience

1974 – 1976

1977 -1978

Public School Teacher – Grades K, 1, 2, 7, and 8

Utica, Michigan

National Elected Appointed Leadership and Committee Positions

2003 – 2012

Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME)

Committee Chair from 2007-2012. All three of these reports were unanimously supported by COGME

18th Report: New Paradigms for Physician Training for Improving Access to Care: 2007

19th Report: Enhancing Flexibility in Graduate Medical Education 2007

20th Report: Advancing Primary Care 2010

Appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as one of seventeen Council Members charged with advising Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services with regard to physician supply and distribution.

2005 – 2006

Elected as Vice Chairman of the Council on Graduate Medicine Education

2005 – 2011

Association of Departments of Family Medicine

Legislative Affairs Committee Member

2007 – 2012

Chair: Council on Graduate Medical Education

2009 – current

International Medical Workforce Collaborative Committee

Member, Planning Committee

2009

Brookings Institution Advisory Board, Future of Academic Medical Centers: Innovation, Economics, and Better Health

Advisory Board Member

2009 – 2010

Primary Care Working Group, George Washington University Department of Health Policy

Member

2010

Nominated for National Health Care Workforce Commission

Liaison Commission on Medical Education:

1.In March of 2013, I was chosen to lead a limited site visit at the Howard University School of Medicine by the Liaison Commission on Medical Education (LCME)

2.In October 20-23, 2013, I was chosen to lead a full accreditation visit at the Virginia Tech Carillion School of Medicine by the Liaison Commission on Medical Education (LCME)

3.In February I am the lead visitor for the Central Michigan University School of Medicine from February 12-15, 2015

Hospital and Clinic Administrative Appointments

1986 – 1987

Medical Director: IPA

St. Michael’s Doctor’s Association

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Responsible for monitoring and oversight of the practices of 100 multi-specialty physicians.

1987 – 1990

Chief, Department of Family Medicine

Good Samaritan Medical Center

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1987 – 1990

Coordinator, Continuing Medical Education

Good Samaritan Medical Center

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1987 – 2004

Medical Director

Mequon HealthCare Center

Medical College of Wisconsin

Mequon, Wisconsin

Responsible for medical oversight for a 155-bed long-term care nursing home facility.

1990 – 1998

Member, Governing Staff

Columbia Hospital

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

One of 25 physicians selected as hospital leaders.

1993 – 1998

Member, Medical Council

Columbia Hospital

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

One of seven physicians along with the Chief of Staff and hospital president charged as the executive committee of Columbia Hospital

1995 – 2002

Chair, Medical Ethics Committee

Columbia Hospital

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Responsible for oversight for all JCAHO policies referable to medical ethics, developed and implemented policies to insure quality end of life care (pain management, patient and family’s right to know), developed a rubric to make ethics consultations available, performed ethics consultations.

2005 – 2008

Chair, Department of Family Medicine

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare

Feinberg School of Medicine

Evanston, Illinois

Oversaw the Department of Family Medicine at three hospitals; Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital, and Highland Park Hospital.

2005 – 2011

Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois

2011-2013

Member of the Council of Deans

American Association of Medical Colleges

Washington, D.C.

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

1992

Hippocrates Society, Laureate member, United Way of Greater Milwaukee; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1992

The “Program Builder’s Award” for successfully securing full five year accreditation for the new Columbia Hospital Family Practice Residency Program.

1994

Top Doctors in Milwaukee,” Milwaukee Magazine (The “Top Doctor's“ awards are by peer recommendation)

1999

Recognition for years of service as the Program Director of the Columbia Hospital Family Practice Residency Program

1999

Top Doctors in America

2000

Top Doctors in America

2001

Top Doctors in America

2004

Top Family Doctors in America

2005

AAMC Outstanding Community Service Award

The MCW Saturday Free Clinic was one of the MCW initiatives that contributed to the receipt of the award

2009

Community Health Volunteer of the Month (July 2009)

Each month the staff of this free clinic nominates "stand-out volunteer"

2010

Riland Medal of Public Service, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and School of Health Professions at New York Institute of Technology.

Awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to enhancement of the health care workforce, medical education, health policy, community advocacy, research, academic leadership, and graduate medical education

2010

Nominated for the new National Workforce Commission by the Council on Academic Family Medicine, The American Association of Medical Colleges, and Northwestern University

2011

The Marion Bishop Fellowship: Awarded by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

This is a one year long fellowship intended to support family physician educators interested in senior medical school leadership positions

2011

The Advocate Award: Awarded by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

Designed to recognize excellence in the field of political advocacy, the STFM Advocate Award honors a member(s) for outstanding work in political advocacy at the local, state, or national level.

2011 The President’s Award – Illinois Academy of Family Physicians

This is an award given to an individual by the President of the IAFP for service rendered to the specialty of

family medicine.

2013 Inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society. February 7, 2013.

Professional and Honorary Society Memberships

1985 – 1998

Family Practice Residency Directors Association

1985 – current

American Academy of Family Physicians

1985 – current

Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

1985 – current

American Medical Association

1985 – 2005

Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians

1987 – current

American College of Physician Executives

1985 – 2005

Medical Society of Milwaukee County

1987 – 2005

Milwaukee Academy of Medicine

1987 – 2005

Wisconsin State Medical Society

1989 – 1995

Wisconsin Academy of Medical Directors

2002 – 2007

The National Association of Medical Communicators

2005 – current

Illinois Academy of Family Physicians

2008 – current

The Institute of Medicine of Chicago

Research Grants, Contracts, Awards, Projects

Local / Regional

Year:

1997

Principal Investigator:

Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

Domestic Violence Project/Medical College of Wisconsin

Project:

$1,000

Grantor

Green Bay Packers Football Team

Year:

1998

Principal Investigator:

Douglas Klink, MD, Russell G. Robertson, MD, Guenther Pohlmann, MD

Title:

Diabetic Care in the Columbia Hospital Family Care Center/Med College of Wisconsin

Project:

$100,000

Grantor:

Melia S. Pick Foundation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Year:

2000

Principal Investigator:

Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured/Medical College of Wisconsin

Project:

$3,000 - $5,000 annually since 2000

Grantor:

Bostik Finley, Inc., Milwaukee

Year:

2001

Principal Investigator:

Douglas J. Bower, M.D, Russell Robertson, MD, Sharon Galewski

Title:

Enhancing the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Community Preceptor Database to Reflect Changes in MCW’s Curriculum

Project:

$2500

Grantor:

Executive Committee, Curriculum, and Evaluation Committee/ Medical College of Wisconsin

Year:

2002

Principal Investigator:

Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured/Medical College of Wisconsin

Project:

$50,000 each year through June 2006

Grantor:

Keenan Foundation

Year:

2003

Principal Investigator:

Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

Health Screenings in Milwaukee’s Public Housing Community

Project:

$19,616 for four years

Grantor:

Association of American Medical Colleges

Year:

2005

Principal Investigator:

Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

How Safe is the Safety Net: Developing a profile of patients receiving care at twenty Milwaukee area free clinics. Medical Collage of Wisconsin

Project:

$25,000

Grantor:

Healthier Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin

Year:

2006

Principal Investigator:

Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

Milwaukee Cares: Health care for the uninsured

Project:

$100,000

Grantor:

State of Wisconsin

Year:

2008

Principal Investigator:

Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

Ken and Ruth Davee Scholarship for Global Health & Underserved Medicine

Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University

Project:

$20,000

Grantor:

Ken and Ruth Davee Foundation

Year

2010

Principal Investigator

Russell G. Robertson MD

Title

The Ken and Ruth Davee supported Chicago Family Medicine Consortium

Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University

Project

$500,000

Grantor

The Ken and Ruth Davee Foundation

National:

Year:

2000

Principal Investigator:

C. Maurana, et al.- R. Robertson, member- advisory committee

Title:

Service and Learning in Graduate Medical Education to Address Family Violence

Project:

$350,000

Grantor:

HRSA, Title VII Department of Health and Human Services/Medical College of Wisconsin

Year:

2003

Principal Investigator:

Syed Ahmed, et al, Russell G. Robertson, member-advisory committee

Contributor: Module on Failure to Thrive in the Elderly

Title:

Family Physicians will care for older adults

Project:

$591,877

Grantor:

HRSA, Title VII/Medical College of Wisconsin

Year:

2004

Principal Investigator:

Lewis J, Hoff J, Nietert E. R. Robertson: faculty advisor

Title:

Screening for hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesteremia in an underserved community

Project:

$20,000

Grantor:

AAMC – One of eight grants awarded nationally to support medical student initiated community care projects at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Year:

2004

Principal Investigator:

Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

Clinical and Educational Support for the Hillside Clinic–Belize, Central America

Project:

$88,000

Grantor:

The Meehan Family Foundation

Year:

2004

Principal Investigator:

Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

Clinical and Educational Support for the Hillside Clinic –Belize, Central America

Project:

$60,000

Grantor:

Mr. Phil Hesselbein

Year:

2004 - 2005

Principal Investigator:

Hillside Healthcare International/Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

Hillside Healthcare International/ Staff Support and Medical Supplies, Belize Central America

Project:

$80,700

Grantor:

Sisters of Mercy Ministries

Year:

2007 - 2008

Contributor:

Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

Using Precision Performance Measurement to Conduct Focused Quality Improvement

Project:

$1,198,738

Grantor:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)/Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern

Year:

2007 - 2008

Contributor:

Russell G. Robertson, MD

Title:

Using IT for Patient-Centered Communication and Decision Making about Medications

Project:

$1,198,357

Grantor:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern

Year:

2008

Contributor:

Russell G. Robertson, MD (Community Engagement Research Center)

Title:

Clinical and Translational Science Awards/Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern

Project:

$29,000,000

Grantor:

National Institutes of Health

Programmatic Developments

1987 – 1998

As the residency program director, I led the transition in relocating the former Good Samaritan Family Practice Residency Program to Columbia Hospital while at the Medical College of Wisconsin(MCW). The initial aspect took place over three months requiring a de-nouveau creation of rotations and new family practice center in order to insure the continuation of resident education and patient care. This first phase received provisional accreditation from the ACGME as a new program. Over the next year, the family practice center moved twice more as the program became established yielding full five-year accreditation at the next scheduled site visit.

1996 – 1998

While remaining as program director, functioned as the interim chair for the Department of Family and Community Medicine at MCW and in so doing, re-established the financial solvency of the department, oversaw the combination of two separate on-campus clinics into one, laid the foundation for the department’s relationship with an MCW sponsored group practice effort, hired the department’s current administrator, and maintained the department’s existing educational commitments to its medical students, five residency programs, and fellowship.

1993 – 2005

I was the original founder of the MCW sponsored student administered Saturday Free Clinic building a partnership between rotating student leaders, the Issac Coggs Clinic and its physicians and employees, and MCW and community physicians. The relationship with Issac Coggs ended in 2000 necessitating the move of the clinic to a new location at the Columbia-St. Mary’s Family Practice Center where I was able to facilitate changes that led to the availability of free radiology and laboratory services exceeding those previously available.

2001 – 2005

As Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at MCW, I assembled and received approval from the executive committee for new criteria governing the appointment process for MCW’s 1700 community based faculty members.

2001 – 2005

As Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, I coordinated the creation of an annual conference for volunteer clinical faculty members and successfully pursued an avenue yielding them the opportunity to have access electronically to MCW’s medical library to the same degree and extent as full time faculty members.

2002 – 2005

The career development subcommittee of the Faculty Benefits and Career Development Committee (FBCDC) devised the Faculty Vitality Award in recognition of the need for faculty members to set aside time to concentrate on a specific career objectives. In my role, I acted as an intermediary with the Dean, Executive Committee, and the Faculty Council yielding its formal acceptance and institution while at MCW.

2002 – 2005

Co-development of new and comprehensive orientation sessions for new and existing faculty at MCW in my role as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs.

2002 – 2005

Co-development of a new Faculty Affairs web site that is populated with items devoted to facilitating faculty scholarly efforts. This includes a downloadable CV format, applications for the Faculty Vitality Award, access to the all faculty email lists developed by my office, and other items of educational importance. This web site is being accessed over 1000 times/month by interested faculty locally, nationally and internationally at MCW. This also was a consequence of my role as the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs.

2003 – 2005

In working with the Women’s Faculty Council and the career development subcommittee, my office coordinated the creation of and release of the Individual Development Plan for faculty members. This tool is designed to be used by clinical and basic science faculty members to develop a self-written prescription for career development enlightened by guidance from a mentor and or senior faculty member.

2003

Facilitated the designation of the career development committee as a separate committee of the faculty that will strengthen career development strategies for MCW faculty members.

2003 – 2004

Played a key role on an ad hoc committee on Rank and Tenure at MCW resulting in:

Clarification of the criteria for tenure

Clarification of the criteria to be applied for promotion in the clinician educator pathway.

Mandated departmental academic progress committees

The definition of a process for faculty members to directly appeal to the Rank and Tenure Committee

2005

Ad hoc committee on the creation of a faculty pathway for faculty with primarily clinical responsibilities while at MCW

COMPLETED MY TERM AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN

2005 – 2008

Revived the Family Medicine Department’s presence at EVANSTON NORTHWESTER HEALTHCARE (ENH)

The family medicine program was on the verge of loss of accreditation. Over the last two years:

a)Turned over all faculty positions resulting in a new residency program director, five new faculty members, as well as new administrative staff. All faculty members with OB skills and all with previous experience in resident education.

b)Clinic volumes in the Family Care Center grew from marginal to well within the RRC guidelines

c)The program was increased in size from a 4-4-4 to a 5-5-5 with plans to eventually increase to an 8-8-8

d)Our RRC site visit occurred in October of 2006. The program was granted 2 years full accreditation.

e)We jointly recruited a family physician CAQ trained sports medicine physician for the athletic department at Northwestern University and will be submitting a PIF for a sports medicine fellowship.

f)We are implementing a curriculum design change that will result in five areas of concentration for prospective residents: international medicine, sports medicine, geriatrics, OB, and complementary and alternative medicine.

g)We have developed a collaborative relationship with the Lake County Health Department, an FQHC

h)We have strengthened our medical student teaching with a concomitant increase in the number of students and improved evaluations.

i)Implemented New Innovations

The ENH Medical Group is a multi-specialty group of 500+ physicians. Since my arrival:

a)I have hired 20+ family physicians.

b)Opened two new clinical sites.

c)Negotiated the entry of two previously independent family medicine groups in the ENH Medical Group.

d)Seen the family division economic performance transform from that needing a subsidy to a positive balance sheet this with a project surplus of $800,000 for the 2007-8 fiscal year.

e)Employed family physician incomes increase to an average of $224,000/year.

Research Capacity:

a)Groundwork has been laid for a 150+ physician practice based research network

b)Co investigator on two funded AHRQ grants.

At this point, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare disaffiliated from the Feinberg School at Northwestern and affiliated with the University of Chicago. I remained with the Feinberg School at Northwestern.

2005 – 2011

The following activities have occurred since assuming the CHAIR of the DEPARTMENT of FAMILY and COMMUNITY MEDICINE at NORTHWESTERN:

Revived the department’s medical school presence as follows:

a)Net addition of 20+ full-time and part-time faculty members.

b)Introduced family medicine educational concepts into the curriculum for undergraduate medical students with the following success:

i.Responsible for the community engagement portion of a major undergraduate medical education initiative patterned off the ACGME’s six competencies.

ii.Placed community based family physicians in key teaching roles in required courses in the undergraduate medical curriculum

iii.Altered the curriculum and focus of the M-3 course in primary care to increase the emphasis/exposure of undergraduate medical students to clinical community based family medicine.

iv.Developed and implemented a center for international medicine to support medical students’ interests in obtaining both the skills to meaningfully participate in international medical experiences as well as facilitating their enrollment in same.

v.Developed the Chicago Family Medicine Consortium – this is a network of family medicine residencies and Federally Qualified Health Centers located in medically underserved communities. The Consortium works with community based physicians with the intent of enhancing scholarly activity, facilitating faculty development, and maximizing grant funding opportunities.

c)Contributor to a funded NIH educational grant addressing international medicine.

d)Contributed substantially to the medical school’s CTSA grant in the area of community engagement.

e)Developed active relationships with central Chicago federally qualified health care centers extending the presence of the medical school beyond its traditional borders.

f)Playing a key role in the medical school’s and Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Great Academic Medical Center task force in the area of community engagement.

g)Mobilized the department’s development efforts netting $40,000 of unrestricted grants and created a donor base of 450+ Northwestern alums in family medicine

h)Funded 5 mini research fellowships for rising M1 students focusing on community medicine

i)Supported a community based study on diabetes management in the homeless

j)Revived the family medicine interest group

k)Developed a PHYSICAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM at Northwestern University. Class size 30.

l)Wrote the Program Information Form and developed an 8-8-8 Family Medicine Residency Program through the TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS PROGRAM in the first grant cycle.

m)Developed affiliation relationships with three additional family medicine residency programs in Chicago

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science:

2011-2013

1.When I arrived at the Chicago Medical School (CMS), a community based medical school, in March of 2011, there was a need to develop a principal teaching hospital affiliate as there were only three department chairs. Within the first six months and in collaboration with the then CEO Tony Armada, we developed the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Chairs as our principal teaching affiliate adding eleven chairs. This was a timely issue as two weeks later we had a scheduled visit from the Liaison Accreditation Council for Medical Education.

2.In conjunction with the aforementioned accomplishment, the basic science chairs at CMS in collaboration with the Advocate Lutheran General chairs and I initiated a research retreat that took place in April of 2012. Basic scientists at the Chicago Medical School paired with clinicians at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (ALGH) generated eight research collaborations that are on track for National Institutes of Health Funding.

3.In concert with the ALGH project, I worked in concert with our two other major teaching affiliates, Mt. Sinai Hospital with Jack Garon MD (CMO) and Alan Channing (CEO) and the Lovell Federal Health Care Center with Patrick Sullivan (CEO) and Tariq Hassan (CMO) and further strengthened those bonds.

4.On a monthly basis I met with the leadership team at each of these hospitals while maintaining weekly conference calls with the leadership at ALGH and initiating a monthly meeting with the ALGH chairs and three retreats with the ALGH to continue to move this pivotal partnership forward.

5.In March of 2012 through my contact with a key leader at Abbott Pharmaceuticals, and their senior leadership culminated in a research retreat with Abbvie (the new pharmaceutical subunit). In August of 2013 we assembled 32 researchers from Abbvie and 30 researchers from CMS. That collaboration yielded five active research collaborations with Abbvie and their scientists from across the US and western Europe. This is only the beginning of several more research collaborations.

6.A $17 million gift had been bequeathed to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital for the purposes of building a research program with the intent to identify a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. For two years, the effort fell short despite much interest. Because of the collaboration with ALGH, our team had established a credible presence and so the Chicago Medical School became involved through my leadership. At this time, there is now a $5 million dollar five year grant proposal that has become active that will be based at ALGH, but will entwine the entire Advocate System of 13 hospitals that will transform the care and potential interventions to directly address the prospect of leading an effort to cure Alzheimer’s disease.

7.There is now a new effort to recruit an expert in Ovarian Cancer at ALGH in conjunction with one of the Chicago Medical School basic science experts that is now in progress and which I was privileged to participate.

8.Concurrently and with the Lovell Federal Health Care Center, there is now being funded a basic scientist with expertise in addition reach that will be coupled with a clinician scientist at the Lovell Federal Health Care Center to address the myriad of addiction issues that face military veterans.

9.Within six months of my arrival at CMS I was able to recruit a new associate dean for medical education, a new associate dean for faculty affairs and global health, a new associate dean for undergraduate studies, and an assistant dean for planning.

10.In conjunction, we were also able to facilitate two staff promotions, both of whom were given awards by Rosalind Franklin University following

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