Nettleman Elected to AAMC Board of Directors
“I deeply respect and value the work of the AAMC, and I am truly honored to join the Board of Directors,” said Nettleman. “This is a time of change in medicine. The AAMC works to ensure that the patient is at the center of reform efforts, and that academic medicine is positioned to improve the health of all. I look forward to my new duties.”
Nettleman's appointment to the AAMC board is effective beginning November 2017.
The board of directors provides fiduciary and strategic oversight and direction to the work of the AAMC, a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to transforming health care through innovative medical education, cutting-edge patient care, and groundbreaking medical research. AAMC, founded in 1876, is comprised of all 147 accredited U.S. and 17 accredited Canadian medical schools; nearly 400 teaching hospitals and health systems, including 51 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers; and more than 80 academic and scientific societies. AAMC represents 148,000 faculty members, 83,000 medical students, and 115,000 resident physicians.
