AACOM monitors and advocates on federal issues that address or may impact osteopathic medical education. Below are current administrative positions from relevant federal departments.
| Department of Education (ED) |
- Secretary: Arne Duncan
(confirmed 01/20/09) |
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) |
- Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education: Eduardo M. Ochoa, PhD, MA, MS (nominated 02/24/10); Daniel Madzelan (acting)
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs: Alan Schiff (acting)
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation: David Bergeron (acting)
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| Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
- Secretary: Kathleen Sebelius, MPA
(confirmed 04/28/09) |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
- Director: Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
(appointed 02/05/03) |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) |
- Acting Administrator: Marilyn Tavenner, MHA, RN
(nominated 12/02/11 and awaiting Senate confirmation) |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) |
- Administrator: Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN (appointed 02/20/09)
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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
- Director: Josephine P. Briggs, MD
(named 01/24/08) |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
- Director: Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD
(confirmed 08/07/09) |
Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) |
- Assistant Secretary for Health: Howard Kyongju Koh, MD, MPH
(confirmed 06/19/09) |
Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) |
- Surgeon General: Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA
(confirmed 10/29/09) |
Updated: 12/5/2011 |
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