In this episode, we hear from Harry Selker, an influential leader in academic general internal medicine (GIM) who has played a pivotal role in shaping healthcare delivery and medical research policy. As a former SGIM president, clinician investigator, and trusted advisor to policymakers, our guest shares invaluable insights into the intersection of medicine, policy, and reform. Tune in for a fascinating conversation on the transformative power of GIM leadership in driving meaningful change in healthcare
Driving Transformative Change Through as an Academic General Internist Leader
Featured Speaker:
Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH, Dean and Principal Investigator, Tufts CTSI
Dr. Harry P. Selker is Dean of Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and Executive Director of the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center. As Dean, he provides leadership for programs and infrastructure that support clinical and translational research at the Tufts University schools and affiliated hospitals, and other academic, community-based, and industry CTSI partners. He practices medicine at Tufts Medical Center.
Dr. Selker‘s research focuses on the development of treatment strategies, aimed at improving medical care, including the development of "clinical predictive instruments," mathematical models that are used as decision aids. He also has run large national clinical trials and has done research to advance clinical study design and execution, and the repurposing of drugs for major public needs.
Dr. Selker has provided advice about healthcare delivery and medical research to policymakers, including the House and Senate authors of the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Selker has served as President of the Society of General Internal Medicine, the Society for Clinical and Translational Science, the Association for Clinical Research Training, and the Association for Clinical and Translational Science, and is currently Chair of the Clinical Research Forum.