APTR is pleased to announce the Chair for the Teaching Prevention 2024 annual meeting, Dr. Robina Josiah-Willock.  Please consider joining Dr. Willock on the Teaching Prevention 2024 Planning Committee to help plan the program for this national conference. If you are interested or would like additional information please email all@aptrweb.org.

Robina Josiah Willock, PhD, MPH 
Associate Professor, Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Associate Director, Cancer Health Equity Center
Morehouse School of Medicine

The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is proud to announce the incoming class of residents for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) residency rotation program located in Rockville, MD. APTR manages competitively-awarded two-month field placements for preventive medicine and primary care residents with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Program, based at AHRQ.  This year APTR managed a highly competitive application process. The first two residents began their rotations in July.

The clinical preventive medicine rotation at AHRQ provides an in-depth experience in the process of developing evidence-based recommendations. Residents work closely with AHRQ staff and USPSTF members in a variety of activities such as: participating in scoping of clinical preventive services (CPS) topics; researching information on epidemiology and burden of preventable conditions addressed by CPS; reviewing and summarizing external comments on draft recommendations; researching positions of other organizations; and editing and finalizing recommendations and rationale statements. Other projects may involve developing implementation materials for USPSTF recommendations aimed at patients, clinicians, health plans, employers or policy makers.

Welcome 2023-2024 Residents!

1. Irina Arkhipova-Jenkins, MD, MBA; Stonybrook General Preventive Medicine and Public Health Residency
2. Patrick Dideum, MD; Johns Hopkins General Preventive Medicine Residency
3. Radhika Agarwal, MD, MA; Emory Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship Program
4. Elizabeth Lees, DO; Mayo Clinic Preventive Medicine Fellowship
5. Annie Rouza, MD, MPH; Emory Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship Program
6. Priyanka Thatipamala, MD; California Department of Public Health
7. Sangeeta Iyer, MD; Johns Hopkins General Preventive Medicine Residency
8. Alison Dickson, MD; University of Michigan Preventive Medicine

To learn more about the program or to plan to apply for next year, visit: APTR-AHRQ Preventive Medicine Residency Rotations

The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) joined 760 local, state, and national organizations to call on Congress to reject cuts to non-defense discretionary (NDD) appropriations and instead set funding for fiscal year 2024 at a level that recognizes the need for a robust and resilient public health infrastructure that is adequately funded to protect and promote their health. APTR urges policymakers to set funding for fiscal year 2024 at a level that recognizes both rising costs and the need for investment in programs important to fostering economic growth and meeting human needs.

View Full NDD Appropriations Sign-On Letter

APTR is pleased to announce the new APTR Board of Directors. These members will provide direction for member activities and services of APTR and exists to ensure the implementation of the APTR mission. The APTR Board always welcomes your feedback and input on APTR initiatives and member services.

Rachael Reed, DrPH, MPH
Interim Chair
School of Population & Health Sciences
Dillard University

 

Daniel J. Tisch, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences,
Director, Master of Public Health Program
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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Rachael N. Reed, DrPH, MPH is Chair of the School of Population and Health Sciences and an Assistant Professor of Public Health at Dillard University, a Historically Black University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is also the Coordinator for the Public Health program. Dr. Reed has a broad background in public health, with specific training and expertise in health equity, medical nutrition therapy, chronic disease prevention and management, and the social determinants of health. Her research focuses on the effects of race and discrimination on health, health disparities, and the prevention of non-communicable diseases such as stroke, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in underserved, at-risk populations. Dr. Reed received her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Preventive Care from Loma Linda University, a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Xavier University of Louisiana.

Dr. Reed is a former Executive Board member for the American Public Health Association, Private Sector Advisor to the US Delegation to the 67th World Health Assembly, Chair of the Intersectional Council for the American Public Health Association and has served on several other boards and committees within national and local public health organizations. She currently serves as a member of the Editorial Board of the AJPM Focus, the official fully open access journal of the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM). She also serves on the Committee on Bylaws for the American Public Health Association and the National Consortium for Public Health Workforce Development Working Group spearheaded by the deBeaumont Foundation.

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Daniel J. Tisch, PhD, MPH has over two decades’ experience as an epidemiologist, biostatistician, and data core director in field studies of infectious diseases in the USA, South Pacific, and Africa. He has been active in the development of education and training in epidemiology, biostatistics, and databases in low-resource settings in the USA and internationally. His primary research focus is the monitoring and elimination of neglected diseases including lymphatic filariasis, a debilitating disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. He is also actively involved in research on the diagnostics and epidemiology of COVID-19 malaria, schistosomiasis, and integrated parasite control programs. He specializes in the application of modern epidemiologic and statistical techniques to the design and analysis of cluster randomized field trials and observational studies. During COVID-19, Dr. Tisch assembled a core team of faculty staff and students to partner with the Cleveland Department of Public Health to respond to the pandemic in our community.  This innovative partnership has helped further integrate academic public health, public health training, and public health practice in our region.

APTR and 150 undersigned members of the Friends of AHRQ respectfully request no less than $500 million in funding for the Agency for Healthcare and Research and Quality (AHRQ). This request reflects an inflation adjustment and the demonstrated need to expand and accelerate health services research (HSR) investments to inform decision-making on the health care system as it recovers from the pandemic.

The RAND Corporation released a report in 2020 as called for by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, which identified AHRQ as 'the only agency that has statutory authorizations to generate HSR and be the home for federal primary care research (PCR), and the unique focus of its research portfolio on systems-based outcomes and approaches to implementing improvement across health care settings and populations in the United States.'

As the lead agency for health services research and primary care research, AHRQ provides the resources that policymakers, health system leaders, medical providers, and patients need to determine the effectiveness of health systems delivery. In order to deliver better outcomes, we need to be able to differentiate which healthcare interventions work, for whom they work, and how to implement them, and HSR, PCR, and AHRQ are the process through which we develop that knowledge. 

The benefits of investing in HSR through AHRQ transcend the pandemic and provide benefits in saved lives, better value care, and improved patient outcomes across the health system.

Friends of AHRQ Sign-on Letter