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Morgan Mcdonald Named Deputy Commissioner For Population Health

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Morgan McDonald, MD, FACP, FAAP, has been appointed deputy commissioner for population health for the Tennessee Department of Health. McDonald had been serving as interim depu.... Read More

Physician Spotlight: Tackling Health Equity

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VUMC's Wilkins Leads Efforts for Tennesseans For Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, vice president of Health Equity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and associate dean for He.... Read More

UnitedHealthcare and the AMA Collaborate to Understand and Address Social Barriers Preventing People's Access to Better Health

Apr 09, 2019 at 12:27 pm by Staff

UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, and the American Medical Association (AMA) announced a new collaboration that will better identify and addressehr (.... Read More

Building Bridges

Apr 04, 2018 at 03:41 pm by Staff

Anthony Making a Difference with TDH Some people just seem born to make a difference. Such was the case for Monique Anthony, MPH, CHES, director of the Office of Minority Heal.... Read More

The Crossroads of People & Medicine

Jan 15, 2018 at 03:25 pm by Staff

Jonathan Metzl Takes a Path Less Traveled "You can do whatever you want in life, after medical school." That was the running joke at home for Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD, director.... Read More

PSCAN: Nashville General's Prostate Screening Initiative Targets At-Risk Population

Apr 10, 2017 at 06:42 pm by Staff

Kelvin A. Moses, MD, PhD, FACS is leading a screening initiative at Nashville General Hospital to reach out to men at high risk for prostate cancer. "We want to encourage Afri.... Read More