Purpose
Convened in 2021, the AAHC President’s Council* on Health Security focused on critical and timely issues, including delineating the leadership role of the academic health center in health security, determining what measures should be used to track the progress of an academic health center in pursuing health security, defining the role of a chief health security officer, and making recommendations to relevant national and international bodies regarding policy and funding initiatives to advance health security goals.
The members of the council met via various forums throughout the year to examine health security at academic health centers and to develop resources that may include:
- A resource for members that describes how an academic health center can be ready for, respond to, and recover from health security incidents.
- Recommendations to relevant national and international bodies regarding policy and funding initiatives.
- An interactive and engaging session for members at the AAHC annual meeting.
- A collection of relevant key readings.
- Other materials as deemed important by the council.
*Prior to the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC)--AAMC merger in 2022, the councils were known as the AAHC President’s Councils.
Council Members
Carrie Byington, MD
Chair
Executive Vice President
University of California Health
Lukoye Atwoli, MBChB, Mmed Psych, PhD
Dean, Aga Khan University Medical College, East Africa
Aga Khan University
Kevin Black, MD
Interim Dean, Penn State College of Medicine
Vice Dean, Penn State Hershey University Park Regional Medical Campus
Pennsylvania State University
Nancy Brown, MD
Dean, Yale School of Medicine
Yale University
Michael Dake, MD
Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
Karen Fisher, JD
Chief Public Policy Officer
Association of American Medical Colleges
Jeffrey Gold, MD
Chancellor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Paul Klotman, MD
President and CEO
Baylor College of Medicine
Heyo Kroemer, PhD
CEO
Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin
Jonna Mazet, DVM, MPVM, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology and Disease Ecology
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
Director, USAID One Health Workforce - Next Generation
Hugh Mighty, MD, MBA
Dean, Howard University College of Medicine
Vice President of Clinical Affairs
Howard University
Ivy Ng, MBBS, MMed (Paed), FRCPCH
Group CEO
Singapore Health Services
Janis Orlowski, MD, MACP
Chief Medical Officer
Association of American Medical Colleges
Robert Simari, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Daniel Wilson, MD, PhD
President
Western University of Health Sciences
Steven Kanter, MD
Ex Officio Member
President and CEO
Association of Academic Health Centers/International
Lauren Maggio, PhD
Ex Officio Member
Programs Scholar
AAHC
Health Security Resources
“Cybersecurity at Academic Health Centers: Key Considerations for CEOs and C-Suite Leaders” (PDF)
“Health Security at Academic Health Centers: Selected Readings” (PDF)
“Chief Health Security Officer: Duties and Qualifications” (PDF)