The views expressed in this document are solely those of the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry and do not necessarily represent the views of the Health Resources and Services Administration nor the United States Government.

Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry

Section 748 of the Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998 authorizes the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. The Act directs the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. The Advisory Committee was constituted to:

1. Provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary concerning policy and program development and other matters of significance concerning the activities under section 747.
2. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment, and annually thereafter, prepare and submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report describing the activities of the Advisory Committee, including findings and recommendations made by the Advisory Committee concerning the activities under section 747.

Congress created the Advisory Committee to obtain insight and objectives from primary healthcare providers, educators, and trainees who work on the front line. The members below include such health professionals as physicians and physician assistants, as well as general and pediatric dentists, from the disciplines of primary care medicine and dentistry.

Advisory Committee Members

Margaret I. Aguwa, D.O., M.P.H.
Chair
Department of Family and Community Medicine
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

David P. Asprey, Ph.D., P.A.-C.
Associate Professor
Physician Assistant Program
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Tammy L. Born, D.O.
Private Practice Family Physician
Born Preventive Health Care Clinic
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Rodolfo R. Burquez, D.D.S.
Private Practice Dentist

Rodolfo R. Burquez, D.D.S., Inc.
Whittier, California

Tina Lee Cheng, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Alan K. David, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Michael W. Donohoo, D.D.S.
Private Practice Dentist
Burleigh Dental
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sanford J. Fenton, D.D.S., M.D.S.
Professor and Chair
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health
University of Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee

Charles H. Griffith III, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Kentucky Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky

Michelle Hauser, P.A.-C.
Private Practice Physician Assistant
Darlington, Wisconsin

Bonnie Head, M.D.
Family Practice Physician
Eden Valley Institute
Loveland, Colorado

Warren A. Heffron, M.D.
Professor of Family Medicine
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Christopher M. Howard, M.D.
Resident
Department of General Internal Medicine and Department of Pediatrics
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Matilde M. Irigoyen, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and
Clinical Public Health
College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
New York, New York

Man Wai Ng, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Dentist-in-Chief and Chair
Department of Dentistry
Children’s Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Rubens J. Pamies, M.D.
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Dean for Graduate Studies
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Joseph L. Price, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Behavioral Medicine Program
Family Medicine of Southwest Washington
Southwest Washington Medical Center
Vancouver, Washington

Eugene C. Rich, M.D., Chair
Tenet Professor and Chair
Department of Medicine
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, Nebraska

Gregory Strayhorn, M.D., Ph.D.
Sarah and William Hambrecht Chair
Professor and Chair
Department of Family Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Raymond J. Tseng
Student
Department of Oral Biology
College of Dentistry
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Craig D. Whiting, D.O., F.A.C.F.P.
Private Practice Family Physician
Hoerster Clinic
San Saba, Texas

Report Writing Group

Man Wai Ng, D.D.S., M.P.H (Co-chair)
Gregory Strayhorn, M.D., Ph.D. (Co-chair)
David P. Asprey, Ph.D., P.A.-C.
Alan K. David, M.D.
Michael W. Donohoo, D.D.S.
Sanford J. Fenton, D.D.S., M.D.S.
Charles H. Griffith III, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Warren A. Heffron, M.D.
Matilde M. Irigoyen, M.D.
Joseph L. Price, Ph.D.
Eugene C. Rich, M.D.

Staff, Division of Medicine and Dentistry
Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville, Maryland

Tanya Pagán Raggio, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.
Executive Secretary and Director, Division of Medicine and Dentistry (DMD)

O’Neal Walker, Ph.D.
Chief, Dentistry, Psychology and Special Projects Branch, DMD

Jerilyn K. Glass, M.D., Ph.D.
Deputy Executive Secretary
Dentistry, Psychology and Special Projects Branch, DMD

P. Preston Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P.
Chief, Primary Care Medical Education Branch, DMD

Raymond F. Lala, D.D.S.
Dental Officer
Dentistry, Psychology and Special Projects Branch, DMD

Eva M. Stone
Program Analyst and Committee Management Specialist
Dentistry, Psychology and Special Projects Branch, DMD

Anne F. Patterson
Committee Management Assistant
Dentistry, Psychology and Special Projects Branch, DMD

Contractor, FocalPoint Consulting Group
W. Eric Moore, M.B.A.
Lan Tran

University of Washington (subcontractor to FocalPoint)
Frederick Chen, M.D., M.P.H.
Denise Lishner, M.S.W.
Susan Skillman, M.S.