Dr. J. Emilio Carrillo, an associate professor of clinical medicine, became a member of the National Quality Forum's Disparities Standing Committee in December. The committee is dedicated to providing a cross-cutting emphasis on healthcare disparities and to serve as a resource for activities including measure evaluation, selection, consideration of use, and improvement. The organization is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan, membership-based organization that works to catalyze improvements in healthcare.
Dr. Joseph J. Fins, chief of the Division of Medical Ethics, the E. William Davis, Jr., MD Professor of Medical Ethics and a professor of medicine, medicine in psychiatry, healthcare policy and research, and medical ethics in neurology, served as the Kim-Frank Visiting Writer on Nov. 5 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., and gave the talk "Rights Come to Mind: Giving Voice to Consciousness." This sponsored lecture is part of an annual series at the university called "Writing at Wesleyan."
Dr. Andrew I. Schafer, a professor of medicine, was named president-elect of the American Clinical and Climatological Association for 2016-2017. The organization, limited to 250 nationwide members, is an honorary society of academic clinicians who have demonstrated a high level of integrity and professionalism as well as a desire to nurture warmth, diversity and friendship. Dr. Schafer was also appointed to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Scientific Advisory Council. The foundation aims to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research, and child well-being. The Scientific Advisory Council provides general advice and guidance to the foundation's Medical Research Program.