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Team

Cristen Page, MD, MPH

Project Director

Emily Hawes, PharmD, BCPS, CPP

Deputy Director, Co-Project Director

Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP

Director of Policy

Mark Holmes, PhD

Director of Research

Lori Rodefeld, MS

Director of GME Development

Amanda Weidner, MPH

Director of Educational Resources

Ryan Spencer, MD

Regional Lead - Central US

David Evans, MD

Regional Lead - West US

Judith Pauwels, MD

Emeritus Advisor

Shelby Rimmler, MPH

Research Program Manager

Sarah Cabrera, MHA, CHES

Program Coordinator

Austin Palacios, BS

Research Program Coordinator

Molly Ormsby, MA

Education Coordinator

Danielle Etheridge, BS

Communications Coordinator

Lauren Tomola, MSLS

Knowledge Management Librarian

Tiffany Hou, MSIS

Technology Strategist

Adam Zolotor, MD, DrPH

Researcher

Jacob Rains, MPH

Research Affiliate

Justin Byron, PhD, MHS

Researcher

Brianna Lombardi, PhD, LCSW

Researcher

Shweta Pathak, PhD

Researcher

Mukesh Adhikari, MPH

Graduate Research Assistant

Catherine Horger, BS

Graduate Research Assistant

Tiffiany Portacio, BA

Graduate Research Assistant

Advisors

Charles Alfero, MA

Shawnette Alford, C-TAGME

Evan Ashkin, MD

Molly Benedum, MD

Steve Buie, MD

Mallory McClester Brown, MD

Roger Bush, MD

Deb Clements, MD, FAAFP

Steven Crane, MD

Alan Douglass, MD

Jennifer Edgoose, MD, MPH

Daniel Elswick, MD

Rob Epstein, MD

David Evans, MD

Alfred Gitu, MD

Joseph Gravel, MD, FAAFP

Randall Longenecker, MD

Steve Hulkower, MD

Mark Koday, DDS

Russell Maier, MD

Greg Sanders, MD

Lou Sanner, MD

William Schwab, MD, MPH

Matthew Tobey, MD, MPH

Ernie Yoder, MD, PhD, MACP

Content Experts

Cindy Ausink

Shannon Aymes, MD, MPH

Darin Bell, MD

Carlyle Chan, MD

Jim Clardy, MD

Kristoff Cohran, BS

Emily Cook, JD, MSPH

Ted Epperly, MD

Chelsea Fosse, DMD, MPH

Chris Francazio, MBA

Scott Geboy, JD

Glenn Gookin, MD, PhD

Robert Gouthro, MD

Marni Holder, MSN

Kerrie Jordan, DHSc, MS, C-TAGME

Drew Keister, MD

Richard LaBaere, DO

Carl Morris, MD, MPH

Ann O'Rourke, MD, MPH

Michael Toedt, MD, MPH

Grace Wang, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Joseph Weigel, MD

Robyn Weiss, PT, MEd

HRSA

Sarah Young, MPH

Jason Steele, MPH

Lawrencia Afagbedzi, MS, MBA

Sarah Scott, MPH

Jemima Drake, MPH

Irene Sandvold, DrPH, FACNM, FAAN

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