[Hlthpol] Graduation HPF Class of 2009/Welcome HPF Class of 2010

[Cooper, Nancy]

Hello Fellows and List Serve Members:  Congratulations to the fifteenth class of the Health Policy Fellowship 2008-2009 upon their graduation held in Washington DC, September 26-27, 2009.

Welcome to the sixteenth Class of the Health Policy Fellowship 2009-2010, who began their year at Orientation at NYCOM in August 2009.

Members of the graduating HPF Class of 2008-2009 include

Natasha N. Bray, D.O.
NOVA Southeastern University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Specialty:      Assistant Professor of Medicine
Sponsor:        NSU-COM
Policy Brief:   Institute of Medicine Report on Resident Work Hours

Nancy A. Bono, D.O.
Chair of Family Medicine
New York Institute of Technology
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Old Westbury, NY
Specialty:      Family Medicine
Sponsor:        NYCOM
Policy Brief:   Childhood Obesity and the Media

Barbara Greenwald, B.A.
Project Development Coordinator
New York Institute of Technology
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Old Westbury, NY
Specialty:      Journalism
Sponsor:        NYIT
Policy Brief:   Take the High Ground: Allow MDs to Serve in Osteopathic Residency Programs

Anna Z. Hayden, D.O.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Specialty:      Family Medicine
Sponsor:        Florida Osteopathic Medical Association
Policy Brief:   Reducing Scheduled Drug Diversion & Abuse in Florida

Randi Kodroff, D.O.
Florence, NJ
Specialty:      Family Practice
Sponsor:        New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (NJAOPS)
Policy Brief:   Physicians and Pharmaceutical Companies-Breaking the Bond

Christopher J. Labban, D.O.
Mesa, AZ
Specialty:      Family Practice
Sponsor:        Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA)
Policy Brief:   Improving Access to Primary Care in Underserved Areas

Mark Notman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Michigan State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
East Lansing, MI
Specialty:      Chief Technical and Financial Officer
Sponsor:        MSU-COM
Policy Brief:   Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institutions (OPTI): Policy Issues for the 21st Century

Mark A. Sanders, D.O., J.D., MPH
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fort Worth, TX
Specialty:      Associate Professor Family Medicine
Sponsor:        UNTHSC-TCOM
Policy Brief:   Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009 (H.R. 468/S. 245)

Patricia S. Sexton, DHEd
Department of Family Medicine
ATSU Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville, MO
Specialty:      Assistant Professor
Sponsor:        ATSU-KCOM
Policy Brief:   The Key to Positive Health Outcomes ~ Stay in School

Gregory D. Smith, D.O., FACOFP
Lincoln University/De Busk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Harrogate, TN
Specialty:      Associate Dean for Clinical Education
Policy Brief:   Challenges in Primary Care Graduate Medical Education

Welcome HPF Class of 2010!  Photos and biosketches available at http://iris.nyit.edu/nycom/hpf/Biosketches2010/class2010.html

Jennifer Capezzuti, D.O., MPH, MBA
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Specialty: Family Practice

Joanna Drowos, D.O., MPH, MBA, CQM
Palm Beach County Health Department
Riviera Beach, FL
Specialty: Family Practice/Preventive Medicine
Sponsor:  NSU-COM

Robert L. Hunter, D.O., CMD, FACOEP
Huber Heights, OH
Specialty:  Medial Director/Family Practice
Sponsor:  Ohio Osteopathic Association/Ohio Osteopathic Foundation; Grandview Hospital Foundation; Care Source Management Group

Geetha Kumar, M.D.
UMDNJ
Cherry Hill, NJ
Specialty:  Psychiatry
Sponsor:  UMDNJ

James M. Lally, D.O.
Chino Valley Medical Center
Chino, CA
Specialty: Family Practice
Sponsor:  Chino Valley Medical Center

Elaine F. LeTarte, M.A.
Scottsdale, AZ
Specialty:  Executive Director, Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners
Sponsor:  Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners

Randy G. Litman, D.O.
Pikeville COM
Pikeville, KY
Specialty:  Associate Dean Clinical Sciences
Sponsor:  Kentucky Osteopathic Medical Association

Ronald C. Manning, J.D.
Planning and Operations
NYCOM
Old Westbury, NY
Specialty:  Acting Associate Dean
Sponsor:  NYCOM

Ann K. Peton
Director, National Center for the Analysis of Health Care Data
EV-VCOM
Blacksburg, VA
Specialty:  Director, NCAHD
Sponsor:  EV-VCOM

Paul D. Seltzer, D.O.
West Palm Beach, FL
Specialty:  Orthopedics
Sponsor:  Florida Osteopathic Medical Association

Layne E. Subera, D.O., FACOFP
Skiatook, OK
Specialty:  Family Practice
Sponsor:  Oklahoma Osteopathic Association

Sincere thanks to the sponsors of the HPF Class of 2008-2009 and the HPF class of 2009-2010.  Your generous support is greatly appreciated.  NC


Nancy Cooper, Coordinator
Health Policy Fellowship
307 Grosvenor Hall
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Athens, OH  45701
740 593-2017 phone
740 593-1730 fax
coopern at ohio.edu<mailto:coopern at ohio.edu>


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