<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><style>p { margin: 0; }</style><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Congratulations to Hank and to the FSMB Board of Directors.   I am proud of my colleagues on the FSMB Board for making this bold selection of this eminently qualified person for the position. A DO has never served in this position in the 97 year history of FSMB.  To date, there have been only 7 DOs (I was the 5th and served for 5 years) on the Board of Directors.  There has been a long history of discrimination against DOs in the organization and by its partner NBME.  (FSMB and NBME together own USMLE.)  Hank has his work cut out for him, but I am certain he can handle it.  This has the potential to be a very important landmark for the osteopathic profession.  I look forward to the future.  Susan Rose, DO <div class="Section1">  <div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><hr id="stopSpelling" width="100%" align="center" size="2"> </div> <div> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cooper, Nancy" Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:05 pm Subject: [Hlthpol] Humayun J. Chaudhry, D.O., New President and CEO of Federation of State Medical Boards To: "hlthpol@listserv.ohio.edu" > Hello Fellows and List Serve Members: Congratulations to Hank > Chaudhry, D.O., M.S., Health Policy Fellowship and Training in > Policy Studies (TIPS) Faculty, upon his appointment as President > and CEO of the Federation of State Medical Boards. > > > > > For Immediate Release: September 24, 2009 > > Contact: Drew Carlson, (817) 868-4043; > dcarlson@fsmb.org; > www.fsmb.org > > Federation of State Medical Boards Names > Humayun J. Chaudhry, D.O., President and CEO > > Leading New York health administrator and medical educator > tapped to > lead organization representing nation's state medical boards > > > DALLAS - The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) announced > today that Humayun J. Chaudhry, D.O., M.S., FACP, FACOI, has > been named the organization's new President and Chief Executive > Officer. The FSMB is a national not-for-profit organization > representing the 70 state medical boards of the United States. > Dr. Chaudhry will assume leadership of the FSMB in October. > > "We are very fortunate to have someone of Dr. Chaudhry's > exceptional talents, experience and passion for public > protection to lead our organization," said Martin Crane, M.D., > Chair of the FSMB Board of Directors. "He brings an outstanding > combination of leadership, health policy and administrative > skills to the FSMB as we move forward in supporting state > medical boards in fulfilling their mission of public protection." > > Dr. Chaudhry, 43, currently is Commissioner and Chief Executive > Officer of the Suffolk County, N.Y., Department of Health > Services, the ninth largest health department in the United > States, serving more than 1.5 million residents in an area > encompassing 912 square miles. He also is a Clinical Associate > Professor of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University > School of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor > of Medicine at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of > New York Institute of Technology. > > Health Commissioner > As Suffolk County's Health Commissioner since 2007, Dr. Chaudhry > directs a broad array of services providing high-quality, > accessible health care to the county's residents. Overseeing > 1,500 employees and a budget of $400 million, Dr. Chaudhry > directs the county's patient care services, environmental > quality, preventive medicine, public health, children with > special needs programs, emergency medical services, community > mental hygiene, the medical examiners office, an office of > minority health, and a 264-bed skilled nursing facility. The > Division of Patient Care Services includes 10 community health > centers, with seven of the health centers managed in partnership > with area hospitals, including Stony Brook University Medical > Center, the county's only Level 1 Trauma Center. > > During his tenure as Commissioner, Dr. Chaudhry created a new > Division of Preventive Medicine to raise public awareness of > preventable diseases and promote healthier lifestyles. When the > Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 flu pandemic broke out in Suffolk > County in April 2009, Dr. Chaudhry was praised for taking a > proactive public health approach to the new virus, closing > schools as needed and providing hundreds of local, state and > federal health officials with daily public health guidance via > advanced communication technologies such as Blackberry and > Twitter. New York's Newsday commended Dr. Chaudhry for "intently > but calmly... (steering) the public on a better middle course > between apathy and alarm." > > Medical Educator > Dr. Chaudhry currently is a Clinical Associate Professor of > Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine > and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the > New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute > of Technology (NYIT). From 2001 to 2007, he served as the full- > time Chairman of the Department of Medicine at NYIT, where he > also served from 2003-2005 as Assistant Dean for Pre-Clinical > Education, supervising all undergraduate medical education > delivered to first and second year medical students, and from > 2005-2007 as the Assistant Dean for Health Policy. Additionally, > Dr. Chaudhry served as Director of Medical Education at Long > Beach Medical Center, a 202-bed community teaching hospital in > Long Beach, N.Y., from 1996 to 2001 after his medical residency. > > >From 1999 to 2007, Dr. Chaudhry served in the U.S. Air Force > Reserves as a physician and medical educator, rising to the rank > of Major and serving as a Flight Surgeon with the 732nd Airlift > Squadron and as the Medical Operations Flight Commander for the > 514th Aeromedical Staging Squadron of the 514th Air Mobility Wing. > > Dr. Chaudhry is the principal author of Fundamentals of Clinical > Medicine (4th edition, published in 2004), a textbook designed > primarily for medical students. He has led, or participated in, > clinical research in several areas of public health, preventive > medicine, medical education, and infectious diseases, including > studies on ways to improve vaccine utilization in acute care > settings, the development of a multimedia online orientation for > the fourth-year medicine clerkship, a comprehensive review of > drug-induced aseptic meningitis, a review of streptococcal > paratracheal abscesses, and a consensus statement on abdominal > girth and cardiometabolic risk. > > Health Policy Leader > Dr. Chaudhry has been active in helping craft effective health > policy on the state and national level for many years. He has > served as the principal author of resolutions adopted by the > American Medical Association, the Medical Society of the State > of New York, the New York State Chapter of the American Society > of Internal Medicine and the New York Chapter of the American > College of Physicians. Policy issues addressed by Dr. Chaudhry > include the promotion of warning labels on herbal supplements, > support for state funding of cancer prevalence mapping in New > York, physician education about prevailing screening guidelines, > medical resident duty hours and supervision, managed care > principles and practices, physician workforce predictions, and > the training of physicians in women's health. > > As Chair of the Health and Public Policy Committee of the New > York Chapter of the American College of Physicians, a state > chapter with 12,000 members, he served in 2006 as the lead > author of a white paper on the future of primary care medicine > in New York state. Citing a need to promote careers in primary > care medicine, the report found that in 45 of the 62 counties in > New York, primary care physicians represented less than 50 > percent of the physician population and, in a ratio similar to > that found in developing countries, seven counties had more than > 2,000 patients per single primary care provider. > > Dr. Chaudhry is the 2008-2009 President of the American College > of Osteopathic Internists and served as the 2007-2009 President > of the Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical > Educators. He is the recipient of a Laureate Award from the > American College of Physicians and has been inducted into the > American Osteopathic Association's Mentor Hall of Fame. > > Education and Board Certification > Dr. Chaudhry received a Bachelor's degree in Biology and a > Master's degree in Anatomy from New York University, and a > Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York College > of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology in > 1991. He completed an osteopathic rotating internship at St. > Barnabas Hospital in New York City and a three-year residency in > Internal Medicine at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, > N.Y., where he served an additional year as Chief Medical > Resident. In 2001, Dr. Chaudhry received a master's degree in > Health Care Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. > He is a diplomate in Internal Medicine, American Osteopathic > Board of Internal Medicine, a diplomate of the National Board of > Osteopathic Medical Examiners, and he was a diplomate in > Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine from 1996-2006. > > > > Nancy Cooper, Coordinator > Health Policy Fellowship > 307 Grosvenor Hall > Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine > Athens, OH 45701 > 740 593-2017 phone > 740 593-1730 fax > coopern@ohio.edu > > > </div> </div>   <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <hr width="100%" align="center" size="2"> </div> Lauren found her dream laptop. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290" target="_blank">Find the PC that’s right for you.</a> </div> _______________________________________________ Hlthpol mailing list Hlthpol@listserv.ohio.edu http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/hlthpol </div></div></body></html>

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