Dr. Oliver Fein, professor of clinical medicine and professor of clinical public health, joined a delegation from the American Public Health Association to consult with the Health Department of Taiwan from Jan. 5-12. The delegation visited the Taiwanese Bureau of National Health Insurance, the Bureau of Health Promotion and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Fein also gave a presentation on the Affordable Care Act at Taipei Medical University.
Dr. Madhu Mazumdar, chief of the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and professor of biostatistics in public health, was appointed to the American College of Epidemiology Finance Committee for the 2013-16 term. The College is an organization of epidemiologists that serves the interests of the profession and its members through advocating for issues pertinent to epidemiology, a credential-based admission and promotion process, sponsorship of scientific meetings, publications and educational activities and recognizing outstanding contributions to the field.
Research from Dr. Peter Schlegel, chairman of Urology, the James J. Colt Professor of Urology, professor of urology and professor of reproductive medicine has been selected by the New York Section of the American Urological Association to represent the section at the upcoming Association Research Forum. Only one research project is selected from each section of the Association to be represented at this prestigious research forum.
Dr. Matthew J. Press, the Nanette Laitman Clinical Scholar in Public Health - Quality of Care Research, assistant professor of medicine and assistant professor of public health, has been named interactive editor for the new journal, Health Care: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation, published by Elsevier. He will oversee multimedia content relevant to the journal's aim of promoting cutting edge research on innovation in health care delivery, including improvements in systems, processes, management and applied information technology.
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