Purpose
AAHCI Leadership Councils aim to advance thought leadership, foster sharing of best practices, and catalyze the diffusion of innovation.
Convened in 2023, the AAHCI Leadership Council on Communicating Science to Patients, Professionals, and the Public focuses on concerns at the level of the most senior leaders of academic health centers, such as delineating the leadership role of the academic health center in communicating science, determining what questions a top leader should ask their direct reports to know that their institution is working as effectively as possible on science communication, and tracking progress to be sure their institution is communicating science effectively to improve the health of all.
The members of the council will meet via various forums throughout the year to examine science communication at academic health centers and to develop resources that may include:
- An inventory of innovative approaches to communicating science.
- Interactive and engaging sessions for members at selected AAHCI meetings and at the Alliance of Academic Health Centers Annual Meeting.
- A curated and annotated collection of relevant key readings.
- Other materials as deemed important by the council.
Council Members
Frank Rühli, MD, PhD
Chair
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
University of Zurich Medical School
Alawi Alsheikh-Ali, MD
Dean, College of Medicine
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Richard Barohn, MD, FAAN
Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
University of Missouri-Columbia
Nicole Bender, MD, PhD
Head Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
University of Zurich
Keith Channon, FMedSci, FRCP
Director
Oxford Academic Health Partners
Adil Haider, MBBS, MPH, FACS
Dean
The Aga Khan University Medical College, Pakistan
Rümeyza Kazancıoğlu, MD
Rector
Bezmialem Vakif University
Jenny Luray
Vice President, Strategy and Communications
Research America
Yodi Mahendradhata, PhD
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Ross McKinney, MD
Chief Scientific Officer
AAMC
Damalie Nakanjako, MBCHB
Principal, School of Medicine
Makerere University School of Medicine
Martin Paul, MD, PhD
President and CEO
Ruhr University Bochum
Massimo Pignatelli, MD, PhD
Vice President for Medicine
Dean, School of Medicine
Nazarbayev University
John Raymond, MD
President and CEO
Medical College of Wisconsin
Luciano Saso, PhD
Vice Rector for European University Networks
Sapienza University of Rome
Steven Kanter, MD
Ex Officio Member
Executive Director, AAHCI
Lauren Maggio, PhD
Programs Scholar, AAHCI