Arthur Kaufman , MD
Professor of Family and Community Medicine & Vice Chancellor for Community Health Sciences
University of New Mexico
Arthur Kaufman , MD , is a Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of New Mexico ( UNM ) and is the Vice Chancellor for Community Health Sciences at the UNM Health Sciences Center . He served in the US Indian Health Service in South Dakota and New Mexico before joining the Department of Family and Community Medicine at UNM . Dr . Kaufman helped initiate the Primary Care Curriculum in New Mexico , which became an international model for change through innovative track in traditional medical schools , and is the Director of New Mexico ’ s World Health Organization Collaborating Center . He created the HEROs ( Health Extension Rural Offices ) program , which connects UNM Health Sciences Center resources to towns and villages throughout New Mexico . He has received national and international teaching awards including the “ 5 Star Doctor Award ” from the World Organization of Family Doctors in 2008 . In 2015 , he was elected to the National Academy of Medicine / Institute of Medicine . He has over 70 publications , has written four books , and has received numerous federal and private foundation grants . He received his MD from the State University of New York , Brooklyn , and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St . Vincent ’ s Hospital in New York .
Robert M . Kolodner , MD , FACMI , LFAPA
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer ViTel Net
With over 30 years of federal service , Robert M . Kolodner , MD , is a leader in health informatics who has been at the forefront of advances in health information technology for more than two decades . As National Coordinator for Health IT in the Department of Health and Human Services , he promoted the adoption and use of electronic health records and advanced policies and collaborative efforts between the public and private sectors to develop a nationwide , interoperable health IT infrastructure . Before his work at HHS , he was the national Chief Medical Informatics Officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs ’ broad range of health IT activities . He was the clinical champion for VistA , VA ’ s awardwinning electronic health record system , which was the world ’ s first successful , large-scale Electronic Health Record implementation , and oversaw the launch of My HealtheVet , the VA ’ s personal health record for veterans . Dr . Kolodner received his MD from Yale and completed his psychiatric residency at Washington University in St . Louis . He has been on the faculty at three medical schools and the Georgia Institute of Technology . He is board certified in psychiatry , a Fellow in the American College of Medical Informatics , and a Lifetime Fellow in the American Psychiatric Association .
Kelly J . Ko , MS , PhD
Principal Investigator West Health Institute
Kelly Ko , PhD , is a Principal Investigator with the West Health Institute , with responsibility over a broad portfolio of applied medical research focused on senior-specific models of acute care with an emphasis on geriatric emergency care and telehealth . Prior to his current role at West health , Dr . Ko led research services for one of the nation ’ s largest health information technology companies , partnering with health systems and provider groups executing large scale research studies leveraging clinical data for secondary research purposes . Prior to his work in health information technology , his early research efforts focused on psychosocial aspects of healthy aging across the lifespan . @ kokellyj
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