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David Atkins, MD, MPH, Director of QUERI
Dr. David Atkins brings outstanding expertise in the field of implementation science to the QUERI program having spent more than a decade at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), where part of his duties included supervising 13 Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) as their Chief Medical Officer. This has given him hands-on experience in negotiating the intersection between research, quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and public policy.
Before serving as Chief Medical Officer for the EPCs, Dr. Atkins was the Coordinator for Clinical Preventive Services at AHRQ's Center for Practice Technology Assessment. In that role, he directed an array of programs and research activities relating to clinical preventive services and health promotion, such as directing the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Board certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Atkins also has a Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology. Prior to joining AHRQ, he split his time between the two by conducting epidemiologic research on cardiovascular disease prevention and providing primary care in the ambulatory setting.
In addition to several faculty appointments, Dr. Atkins has served on national committees that include the Armed Forces Epidemiology Board, American College of Preventive Medicine's Practice Guidelines Committee, and the American Cancer Society's Detection and Treatment Advisory Group. Dr. Atkins is a member of the editorial board for the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and he has authored nearly 40 articles and/or book chapters and given more than 50 presentations on topics such as improving cancer screening in the primary care setting, assessing outcomes of health promotion and disease prevention, and the science of practice guidelines.
Dr. Atkins will lead QUERI as it continues to implement evidence-based innovations that help to improve the health and healthcare of veterans.
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