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)
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Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) |
- Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education: 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)
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
- Director: Carolyn M. Clancy, MD (appointed 02/05/03)
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) |
- Administrator: Charlene Frizzera (acting)
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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)
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
- Director: Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD (confirmed 08/07/09)
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Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) |
- Assistant Secretary for Health: Howard Kyongju Koh, MD, MPH (confirmed 06/19/09)
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Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) |
- Surgeon General: Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA (nominated 07/13/09)
- Surgeon General: RAMD Steven K. Galson, MD, MPH, USPHS (acting)
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Updated: 10/9/2009
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