Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH
President
American Medical Association
Saturday, March 23, 2024
10:00am-11:30am PST
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Workshop Description:
This must-attend workshop for pre-med students at community colleges and universities featuring the visionary Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, the first veteran and first openly gay President of the American Medical Association (AMA). Dr. Ehrenfeld, with an illustrious career that spans clinical practice, teaching, research, and leading a $560-million health philanthropy, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the forefront of medical innovation. As an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and a consultant to the World Health Organization, his work in integrating information technology into healthcare to enhance surgical safety and patient outcomes has been globally recognized. This workshop will delve into Dr. Ehrenfeld’s groundbreaking journey, his advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights within the medical community, and his insights into the evolving landscape of healthcare leadership. Participants will gain invaluable perspectives on how visionary leadership can shape the future of medicine, fostering a healthcare environment that is inclusive, technologically advanced, and patient-centered. Join us to be inspired by a leader who has not only made history but is actively shaping the future of healthcare.
About the Speaker:
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, was inaugurated as president of the American Medical Association in June 2023. He is a senior associate dean, tenured professor of anesthesiology and director of the “Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment” at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He was elected to the American Medical Association Board of Trustees in 2014.
Dr. Ehrenfeld divides his time among clinical practice, teaching, research and directing a $560-million statewide health philanthropy. He also has anappointment as an adjunct professor of anesthesiology and health policy at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and as an adjunct professor of surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. Dr. Ehrenfeld is a consultant to the World Health Organization Digital Health Technical Advisory Group and previously served as co-chair of the Navy Surgeon General’s Taskforce on Personalized and Digital Medicine and as a special advisor to the 20th U.S. Surgeon General.
Dr. Ehrenfeld’s research, which focuses on understanding how information technology can improve surgical safety and patient outcomes, has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, and the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research. He currently serves on the National Academy of Medicine’s Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs Advisory Committee.
His work has led to the publication of more than 275 peer-reviewed manuscripts. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Systems and has co-authored 22 clinical textbooks that have been translated into multiple languages. Dr. Ehrenfeld has received numerous awards for his research and is a recipient of several prestigious teaching awards.
Upon his inauguration, Dr. Ehrenfeld made AMA history as the first openly gay president of the organization. For the past two decades, he has been a nationally recognized advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals. In 2018, in recognition of his outstanding research contributions, he received the inaugural Sexual and Gender Minority Research Investigator Award from the director of the NIH.
Born in Wilmington, Del., Dr. Ehrenfeld is a graduate of Phillips Academy, Haverford College, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed an internship in internal medicine, a residency in anesthesiology and a research informatics fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Board-certified in both anesthesiology and clinical informatics, Dr. Ehrenfeld is a fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Medical Informatics Association.
A combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan during both Operation Enduring Freedom and Resolute Support Mission, Dr. Ehrenfeld, for his work in capturing and supporting the lives of LGBTQ+ people, was recognized in 2015 with a White House News Photographers Association award and, in 2016, with an Emmy nomination. Dr. Ehrenfeld and his husband, Judd Taback, have two children.
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Topic: Frontiers of Change: Future of Medicine with Trailblazing Leadership of AMA President
When: Saturday, Mar 23, 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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