ABMS - Key Persons
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President, Policy and External Relations ( Acting )
Ms. Gibson joined ABMS in 2021, bringing 20 years of experience and leadership in policy, practice transformation, and patient engagement. She serves as the ABMS lead on developing relationships with federal agencies, representing the organization in national policy debates, establishing national strategic partnerships, and expanding outreach to patients and hospitals. Ms. Gibson also assists the ABMS Health Policy and Strategy Committee in creating positions on national quality and safety issues rooted in medical professionalism and its values.
Ms. Gibson came to ABMS from Booz Allen Hamilton, where she served as lead faculty for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) National Learning Network contract. She worked with 2,900 participating primary care practices, along with commercial payer partners, health information technology vendors, and other key stakeholders to identify and share high-impact care delivery strategies in value-based payment arrangements.
Previously, she spent six years at the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative as Chief Operating Officer, working with national health care leaders and patient advocates to improve primary care and strengthen relationships between patients and physicians. For the American Academy of Pediatrics, Ms. Gibson directed all activities, national programs, and staff in the Division of Children with Special Needs Department of Community Pediatrics and served as the Director of the National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs. Additionally, she spent her early career leading child health learning collaboratives in Nebraska and providing hands-on nursing care to pediatric patients in Illinois and Ohio.
Ms. Gibson earned her master's degree from the Northern Illinois University School of Nursing in Dekalb, Illinois and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and a Certified Change Management Practitioner.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- Public Member
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- Chief Information Officer
- Chief Information Officer / Marketing and Communications
As Chief Information Officer, Bill Sivrais oversees the organization's overall technology strategy, including cyber security operations, data procurement, protection, and reporting, as well as supplying information technology (IT) and data support to the 24 Member Boards. In addition, Mr. Sivrais maintains ABMS' IT properties, ensuring they are operating on the most up-to-date, innovative and secure platforms.
Mr. Sivrais joined ABMS in 2017 and has held various roles with increasing responsibility within the organization, including Chief Technology Officer and Director of Information Technology. Prior to joining ABMS, he served as the Director of Information Technology and Virtual Chief Information Officer for Itegria, LLC, a leader in cloud-based infrastructure for elite investment firms. Before that, he was a Senior Systems Engineer/Analyst with the American Dental Association.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- MHCM
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President, Governance and Board Relations
Carrie Radabaugh provides leadership and direction for the engagement and convening of the ABMS Board of Directors, Board Committees, and Member Boards. She works closely with the ABMS Executive Leadership Team to oversee the committee development process and cultivate board relations.
Ms. Radabaugh brings to ABMS more than 15 years of experience in public policy, community outreach, and board relations. Most recently, she was director and secretary for the Council on Medical Education at the American Medical Association (AMA). Among her responsibilities there, she guided strategic planning, policy development, supervision of Council committees and task forces, and the development of educational sessions for the AMA House of Delegates.
Prior to her work at the AMA, Ms. Radabaugh was a senior health policy analyst for the Division of Workforce & Medical Education Policy at the American Academy of Pediatrics. She also has held policy roles with the State of Illinois Office of the Special Advocate for Prescription Drugs as well as the Indiana State Department of Health.
Ms. Radabaugh holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, where she also completed the Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy. She graduated from Oberlin College with a Bachelor of Arts in both History and Spanish.
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- Associate Vice President of Government and Public Affairs
As Associate Vice President of Government and Public Affairs, Charlie Sheffield is responsible for public policy development, issue advocacy, and stakeholder engagement. He leads a cross-department team to develop and execute strategic legislative and regulatory engagement initiatives at the state and federal levels.
Prior to joining ABMS in 2017, Mr. Sheffield served as the Executive Director of a health insurance association that supported the growth and development of high-quality, affordable health care coverage. Before that, he was the Director of Government Affairs for a public policy firm in Denver, Colorado, developing and executing legislative and regulatory strategies for multiple trade associations and health care clients. Mr. Sheffield received a Bachelor of Arts in public policy from the University of Colorado Boulder.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Director, Human Resources / Information Systems
Daniel Hoppe joined ABMS in 2020, bringing more than 20 years of human resources experience and leadership in a variety of sectors, including associations, corporations, and local government.
As the Director, Human Resources, Mr. Hoppe partners with the leadership team to drive innovation and culture, consult on business issues, identify trends and develop programs to engage employees. He also manages and performs a wide range of human resources duties including performance and development, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, and recruiting/retention. Mr. Hoppe helps foster an employee-oriented culture that emphasizes accountability, empowerment and inclusion.
Prior to joining ABMS, Mr. Hoppe worked for six years at the American Library Association, most recently as its Associate Executive Director, Human Resources. At the association, he was responsible for a five-person department that supported 260 employees in three states and the District of Columbia. He previously served as the Human Resources Director for American Utility Management, Inc., overseeing human resources for more than 140 employees in six states. Mr. Hoppe also served as Human Resources Director for Grundy County, Illinois, which supported more than 220 employees in six locations and three collective bargaining units.
Mr. Hoppe earned both a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Human Resources Management at the Keller Graduate School of Management in Chicago. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Loyola University of Chicago.
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- Director of Sales, ABMS Solutions
David Coursey leads the revenue strategy for ABMS Solutions, including managing existing data license business and developing new licensing partnerships. His experience and knowledge with the client base and market is extensive. Mr. Coursey joined ABMS Solutions at its inception in January 2012 after leading the business and team during the transition of the CertiFACTS® Online business unit from the former parent company, TMP Directional Marketing (CertiFACTS Online), to ABMS.
Mr. Coursey began managing the CertiFACTS Online business in 2008, bringing over 10 years of sales and client management experience with a variety of organizations, including those in health care, banking, media, and trade associations.
Prior to joining CertiFACTS Online, Mr. Coursey was Director of Client Services with TMP Directional Marketing and Monster.com where he lead multi-functional account teams for 10 years with progressive responsibilities. During that time he managed a portfolio of varied B-to-B and B-to-C clients.
An Atlanta native, Mr. Coursey earned his Bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Georgia. He is active in a number of civic and arts organizations in metro Atlanta.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Associate Vice President of Business Strategy and Operations
As Associate Vice President of Business Strategy and Operations, David Urda is responsible for working with internal and external partners to develop and direct business and operational strategies to achieve organizational priorities. In addition, Mr. Urda oversees business development and management efforts to support ABMS products and services.
Before joining ABMS in 2014, Mr. Urda held progressive leadership roles working in multiple Fortune 500 financial services companies. For more than 20 years, his responsibilities included business development and sales, strategic planning, product development, and operations management.
Mr. Urda received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Cleveland State University.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- Public Member
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- Chairman - Elect
- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
Dr. J. Brantley Thrasher is the William L. Valk Distinguished Professor and former chair of the Department of Urology and the Co-Director of Operative Services at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. A native of South Carolina, he completed his Medical Degree at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, an internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C., and his urology residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado. He subsequently completed a urologic oncology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center. He served for three years as Program Director for the Urology Residency Program at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, and after completing his military obligation, he was appointed as Chair in 1998.
He is a Past-President of the American Urological Association (AUA), Past-President of the Society of Urology Chairpersons and Program Directors, Past-President of the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO), and a previous member of the Residency Review Committee for Urology. He has served as the Vice-President of the American Board of Urology and as the President of the South Central Section of the AUA. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Urology, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, and a member of the Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the AUA in 2015, for 15 years of service to academic and organized urology and was also awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the SUO, in 2017. He stepped down as Chair of the Department of Urology in June 2016, to assume the Presidency of the American Urological Association.
In addition to giving over 400 presentations at local, national, and international meetings, he has written over 200 manuscripts, book chapters, and monographs in the field of urology. He currently serves as Coordinating Editor for Practical Reviews in Urology, an Associate Editor for the book, "The 5-Minute Urology Consult;" and as an Editorial Consultant for Urology Times.
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- Chairman
- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- Chairman of the ABMS Board of Directors
Dr. Rebecca L. Johnson is the Chair of the ABMS Board of Directors. She served on the ABMS Board of Directors from 2009-2018, was a member of the Executive Committee from 2014-2017, and currently serves on the Advancing Practice Task Force. She has served on ABMS' Database and Information Technology Advisory Committee (DITAC), Committee on Certification (COCERT), MOC Part III Task Force, International Engagement Planning Committee, Improvement in Medical Practice Task Force, and the Task Force for Focused Expertise/Added Proficiency. She also chaired the Organizational Standards Task Force. Dr. Johnson was the Chief Executive Officer for the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) for nine years and prior to that was a Trustee for 11 years, serving as its President in 2009.
Dr. Johnson served as Chair of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Residency Program Director at Berkshire Health Systems, MA from 1992-2012.
She served on the American Council of Graduate Medical Education Pathology Review Committee for six years, including two years as its Chair, and is currently an ex-officio member of the committee. Dr. Johnson is an active member of many medical and pathology organizations, including the American Medical Association, American Society for Clinical Pathology, College of American Pathologists, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, and the Association of Pathology Chairs/Pathology Residence Program Directors.
Dr. Johnson has received numerous awards including the College of American Pathologists' Distinguished Service Award, President's Honors, Outstanding Communicator Award, and Certificate of Meritorious Achievement. She also received the Massachusetts Medical Society's Service Award, the American Society for Clinical Pathology's Award for Distinguished Service to Pathology and its Mastership designation, and the Association of Pathology Chairs' Distinguished Teaching Award in Graduate Medical Education.
Dr. Johnson received her medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and was named its 2010 "Alumna of the Year." She completed residency training at Hartford Hospital, CT and hematology fellowship training at the National Institutes of Health. She is certified by the ABPath in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Hematology, and Immunopathology and is participating in the ABPath Continuing Certification program.
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- Chairman of Innovation in Family Medicine and Primary Care at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President, Certification Standards and Programs
Dr. Ogrinc oversees all aspects of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) program of certification, including initial certification and continuing certification. In particular, he provides strategic leadership for the ongoing evolution and implementation of ABMS' board certification standards and programming. He also serves as the primary external medical expert regarding ABMS and its Member Boards' certification processes and policies.
Dr. Ogrinc previously served as the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College and as a hospitalist at the White River Junction (WRJ) VA Medical Center in Vermont. Among his many leadership positions, he served as the Associate Chief of Staff for Education at WRJ and a Senior Scholar for its Quality Scholars program.
Dr. Ogrinc is internationally known as a medical education innovator who is dedicated to improving the quality of care delivered by board certified physicians. He was a founding member and Vice Chair of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Health Professional Education Collaborative, which helped establish the IHI Open School. In addition, he was a founding member of the Kern National Network for Caring and Character in Medicine that focused on developing character, care and competence in medical students. He was a Co-course Director for "Statistics of Improvement" at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
He also served on an American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) workgroup on systems-based practice and how best to operationalize the evaluation of Maintenance of Certification Improvement in Medical Practice (Part IV). Dr. Ogrinc is the lead author of the Fundamentals of Healthcare Improvement book, an interprofessional text, now in its 3rd edition, that introduces the knowledge and skills of quality improvement. He is the co-investigator for the revision of the Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) guidelines, a set of publication guidelines for sharing quality improvement work through published literature.
Dr. Ogrinc received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio and earned a master's degree from Dartmouth Medical School, Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences in Hanover, New Hampshire. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
As Chief Operating Officer, Jennifer Michael, MHSA oversees the Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing and Communications, and Operations departments. Ms. Michael also provides oversight of the Solutions and Business Development and Strategy teams. Utilizing her 30 years of health care technology and finance experience, she has an integral role in the development and oversight of the organization's strategic planning process and the identification of future key initiatives.
From 2011 to 2017, Ms. Michael served as ABMS Chief Information Officer (CIO), helping to develop technology solutions that aligned with ABMS' strategic vision. In 2017, she took on the role of ABMS Chief Business Development Officer, managing the Solutions and Business Development and Strategy Unit, in addition to her responsibilities as CIO.
Prior to joining the ABMS, Ms. Michael served as Director of Information Services Applications at The University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago. She managed multi-million dollar operating and capital budgets and led a staff of 40 employees responsible for the implementation and support of all clinical and financial applications utilized to support the Medical Center and associated clinics.
Ms. Michael's professional experience also includes roles with The University of Chicago Medical Center and the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Ms. Michael received her Master of Health Services Administration degree from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Washington University in St. Louis.
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- Director of Meetings and Events
Jill Bokalders oversees the strategic direction, development, and execution of all conferences, meetings, and events for ABMS nationwide. Ms. Bokalders has extensive sales, marketing, and events experience in the merchandising and sports industries. Prior to joining ABMS in 2014, she served as Vice President of Special Events and Game Day Operations at the Arena Football League where she developed and carried out plans for league-wide events and entertainment initiatives both locally and nationally. Some of these events included the AFL Championship games, board of director meetings, celebrity VIP activities, and media activities. Ms. Bokalders has a Bachelor's degree in Sport Management from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- FAANS
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
Julie Hubbard joined the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) in 2019 to serve as its strategic financial lead, working in partnership with the ABMS Leadership Team, Board of Directors, and other key stakeholders to ensure that the organization's financial plans are aligned to support its strategic goals and long-term plans. She leads resource and investment strategies and partners with functional and programmatic teams to identify new opportunities. She also supports current key initiatives and strategies at ABMS and with its Member Boards.
Ms. Hubbard brings to ABMS a wealth of financial, strategic, and leadership experience in both the not-for-profit and corporate business sectors. Prior to joining ABMS, she held leadership positions at Easter Seals as Senior Vice President of Finance, the Spencer Foundation as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Oprah Winfrey Foundation as Treasurer and Controller. She also worked for Kraft, a Fortune 500 corporation, holding a series of roles beginning with Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis for US Salesforce in 1997 and ending as the Director of Financial Planning, Reporting and Analysis, Cheese Division in 2005.
Ms. Hubbard earned her Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Alma College in Alma, Michigan.
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- Associate Vice President, Certification Standards & Programs
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- Associate Vice President, Assessment Programs
- Associate Vice President, Assessment Programs / ABMS Research and Education Foundation
Kathy Holtzman provides leadership and project management for international examinations. Ms. Holtzman has extensive experience with assessment of medical decision-making skills with multiple-choice tests and simulation formats; methods for development and review of test material; design and introduction of computer-based and web-based tests; and development of new assessment formats, some utilizing multimedia. She has conducted item-writing workshops and other assessment related workshops at dozens of medical schools, specialty boards, and professional conferences nationally and internationally.
Prior to joining ABMS, Ms. Holtzman worked at the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) for 30+ years, most recently serving as Assistant Vice President in the Assessment Programs Unit. During her tenure at the NBME she also served as Assistant Vice President for the Test Development Unit, directing development of test material for the United States Licensing Examination (USMLE), NBME subject exams and international programs, and health profession organizations and specialty boards contracting with the NBME for testing services.
Ms. Holtzman holds a Bachelor's degree from Tennessee Technological University.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Vice President, Assessment Programs
Krista Allbee provides leadership and guidance to ABMS and the ABMS Member Boards in supporting growth and building international certification programs and enhancing domestic certification services.
Ms. Allbee's previous experience includes 10 years with the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), where she most recently served as Director of Test Development for Client Programs. She was also Managing Editor of the United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 2.
Ms. Allbee has co-authored articles that have appeared in medical journals including Academic Medicine and the American Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Vermont.
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- Immediate past Chair
- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- Distinguished Professor
- Immediate past Chair of the ABMS Board of Directors
- Member of the National Academy of Medicine
Dr. Larry Green is the Immediate Past Chair of the ABMS Board of Directors. He has served on the ABMS Board of Directors since 2010. He is Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) and was a member of the Board of Directors of the ABFM Foundation.
Dr. Green is the Distinguished Professor and Epperson Zorn Chair for Innovation In Family Medicine and Primary Care at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has been involved in academic medicine for more than 40 years, having joined the faculty at the University of Colorado in 1977. During that time, he has served in various roles, including practicing physician, Residency Program Director, Developer of Practice-Based Research Networks, and Department Chair.
In 1999, Dr. Green was the founding director of the Robert Graham Center, a Washington, DC-based research policy center sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians. He served on the Steering Committee of the Future of Family Medicine Project that propelled the patient-centered medical home forward. Dr. Green directed the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Prescription for Health program focused on incorporating health behavior change in redesigned primary care practices.
Dr. Green is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. He received the Curtis Hames Research Award from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and the Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research from the North American Primary Care Research Group.
Dr. Green received his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX and completed his family medicine residency at Highland Hospital and the University of Rochester in New York. He served in the National Health Service Corps in Arkansas. Dr. Green is certified by the ABFM in Family Medicine and is participating in the ABFM Continuing Certification program.
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- Associate Vice President, Governance and Board Relations
- Associate Vice President, Governance and Board Relations / Human Resources
As Associate Vice President of Governance and Board Relations, Mari Jo Quintana Maisonet, MBA, coordinates and implements projects, practices, and programs to support the work of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board of Directors and other governance bodies. Ms. Maisonet streamlines governance processes and procedures and develops resources to support staff and volunteer engagement with ABMS policies, task forces, and workgroups. Ms. Maisonet also oversees the volunteer nomination and election processes.
Prior to joining ABMS in 2013, Ms. Maisonet served as Governance Administrator for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. She previously held positions with various organizations, including Erie Family Health Center, The John Buck Company, Swissotel, and the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
She received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Robert Morris University and earned a Master of Business Administration from the Morris Graduate School, both in Chicago.
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- Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School
- Director, ABMS Research and Education Foundation
As the Director of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Research and Education Foundation (REF), Martin V. Pusic, MD, PhD provides content leadership and guidance for ABMS programs, initiatives, and research aimed at advancing certification. He also offers direct consultation for similar efforts conducted by the ABMS 24 Member Boards.
Dr. Pusic is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School, serving as Senior Associate Faculty for Boston Children's Hospital and Scholar-in-Residence, Brigham Education Institute, Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. He is also the Faculty Co-Director of the Harvard Medical School Master of Medical Sciences in Medical Education program. He previously served as an Associate Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics at New York University following a series of faculty positions at Columbia University, University of British Columbia, McGill University, and Johns Hopkins Children's Center. In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Pusic also held a wide range of clinical appointments in emergency medicine at each of these institutions and is board certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics, for whom he serves as a Board Examiner.
Throughout his career, Dr. Pusic has been active in a variety of national professional societies including the Academic Pediatrics Association, American Educational Research Association and is currently a member of both the Emergency Cardiac Care, Education Science & Programs Subcommittee and the Pediatric Emphasis Group for the American Heart Association. He is also a member of the Technology Enhance Learning Committee for the Association for Medical Education in Europe. Dr. Pusic also served as the Co-chair of the Master Adaptive Learner Interest Group of the American Medical Association (AMA) Accelerating Change in Education Consortium, as well as the Co-chair of the Program Evaluation Committee for the Consortium and is the current President of the Society for Directors of Research in Medical Education. He has been elected as a member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of the American Pediatric Society.
Dr. Pusic has been the recipient of grants to support his numerous research projects and has served as an investigator (often the lead) in more than 100 publications focused on learning analytics and the role and impact of research, data, and informatics on medical education and learning. His work has been published in peer and non-peer reviewed publications. He has written 20 book chapters and has served as a reviewer and editor for research presented at meetings across the globe.
Completing his Premedical Studies in Physiology at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Pusic went on to receive his medical doctorate from there as well. He obtained a Master of Arts in Medical Informatics from Columbia University and received his Doctor of Philosophy in Cognition and Learning from Teacher's College at Columbia.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- FACR, FSBI
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- Public Member
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
- CAE
With more than 25 years of marketing and communications experience, Rich Waters has served in a variety of industries. Before joining ABMS, he was Vice President of Marketing at the American College of Chest Physicians. Previously, Mr. Waters held executive marketing positions at Deloitte & Touche Tax Technologies, Sterling Commerce, and A.C. Nielsen. Currently, he leads the development and implementation of ABMS's strategic communications initiatives. Additionally, he manages the organization's varied and integrated marketing and communications products and services. Mr. Waters received a master's degree of business administration from Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, in Evanston, Illinois. He is a Certified Association Executive (CAE).
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- President
Dr. Hawkins is responsible for creating, planning, and implementing the strategic direction of ABMS. The leading not-for-profit organization overseeing physician certification in the United States, ABMS establishes the standards that its 24 Member Boards use to develop and implement educational and professional evaluation, assessment, and certification of physician specialists.
Dr. Hawkins has more than 30 years of professional experience ranging from his service in the United States Navy as an officer in the Medical Corps to leadership positions at national medical professional associations. Prior to joining ABMS in 2018, he served for five years as the Vice President for Medical Education Outcomes at the American Medical Association (AMA). There, Dr. Hawkins provided leadership for the AMA's Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative, a $13.5 million grant program supporting 32 medical schools that are transforming their educational programs to better prepare their students to succeed in the nation's evolving health care systems. He also provided senior staff leadership to the AMA's Council on Medical Education and Academic Physician Section.
Previously, Dr. Hawkins was the Senior Vice President for Professional and Scientific Affairs at ABMS. In this role, he led educational, assessment, and international initiatives. Prior to that, Dr. Hawkins was the Deputy Vice President and then Vice President for Assessment Programs at the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). There, he helped implement the Clinical Skills Examination of the United States Medical Licensing Examination, develop its assessment of professional behaviors program, and enhance the post-licensure assessment system for NBME and the Federation of State Medical Boards. Prior to joining NBME, Dr. Hawkins was Assistant Dean and Director of the Simulation Center at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Additionally, he served in various academic appointments in the Naval Medical Corps, receiving numerous commendations for his service.
A well-respected leader in the fields of physician assessment and education, Dr. Hawkins has more than 20 years of experience working on various initiatives to evaluate and improve physician performance, and is co-editor of a textbook on the assessment of clinical competence. He has given more than 80 presentations; conducted 30-plus courses and workshops; and published more than 70 articles, books, and book chapters. Dr. Hawkins is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is participating in Maintenance of Certification.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- MACP
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- MSEd
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- Chief Legal Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Stephanie Donovan provides comprehensive legal support to ABMS and its affiliates and subsidiaries on a wide variety of matters, including contracts, data privacy, employment, governance, intellectual property, legislation, and litigation. She is also involved in strategic planning, diversity and equity initiatives, collaboration with the ABMS community, and coordination with outside legal counsel.
Ms. Donovan has devoted her career to using the law to advance the missions of public service organizations, particularly in the fields of education, assessment, and credentialing. Before joining ABMS, she served as General Counsel of the Illinois State Board of Education where she supported schools and educators across the state in initiatives focused on improving teaching, learning, and licensure reform. Prior to this experience, Ms. Donovan was the General Counsel for a start-up professional learning company dedicated to supporting educators in developing and motivating students to create a culture of educational ownership. For nearly a decade prior to that role, Ms. Donovan was in private practice representing the Board of Education of the City of Chicago and the City of Chicago in collective bargaining negotiations and legislative matters involving educators and all ranks of police officers and firefighters.
Ms. Donovan earned her Juris Doctor degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan.
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- Associate Vice President of Communications
As Associate Vice President of Communications, Susan Morris is responsible for the development of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) communication strategy. Ms. Morris directly manages communications activities that promote, enhance, and protect the brand reputation of both the ABMS and its Member Boards via strategic public relations and related external initiatives.
Ms. Morris has nearly 40 years of experience in health care public relations and corporate communications, holding senior communications positions at various organizations, including the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, The Society of Gynecologic Oncology, The Chicago Veterinary Medical Association, Delta Dental Plans Association and Central DuPage Health System (now part of the Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Health System).
Beginning her career in public relations agencies, Ms. Morris worked with consumer, association, and business-to-business clients while at McKinney Public Relations, Tassani Communications, and Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon & Eckhardt. Ms. Morris has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Indiana University.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- Secretary - Treasurer
- Associate Executive Director of Maintenance of Certification for the American Board of Obstetrics
Dr. Ramin is the Associate Executive Director of Maintenance of Certification for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). She has also served as an ABOG board examiner, member, and Director of the ABOG Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division and was a member of the ABOG Board of Directors. Currently, she is the Secretary-Treasurer of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board of Directors and a member of the ABMS Executive Committee, Ethics and Professionalism Committee, and the Committee on Continuing Certification. She previously served as Chair of the ABMS Standards Task Force for Continuing Certification Standards and the Committee on Continuing Certification.
As a member of the faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dr. Ramin was the Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship program from 1996-1998. She became a member of the faculty at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1998 as the Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division and fellowship program. Dr. Ramin was later appointed the Berel Held, MD Professor and, in 2006, was named the Emma Sue Hightower Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. Dr. Ramin later joined the Baylor College of Medicine as tenured Professor, Vice Chair of Global Women's Health, and Director of the Global Women's Health Fellowship Program. She also served as Vice Chair of Education and held the Henry and Emma Meyer Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Ramin earned her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.
She is certified by ABOG.
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- CPHQ, BCPA - ABMS Public Member
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- Public Member
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors
- Public Member
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- Member of the ABMS Board of Directors