Washington, D.C. – The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) announced new and returning Members for the Board of Directors. As the nation’s leading association focused on advancing health professions education, ASAHP represents nearly 130 institutions and professional members across the U.S. that educate the healthcare workforce of the future.
All Board members will assume their roles on October 10, 2024, at the conclusion of ASAHP’s 2024 Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
New and returning Board of Directors members include:
Dr. Kim Hoggatt Krumwiede, PhD, CMI, Dean, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, who was elected for her first term as a Director (three year term) on the Board of Directors.
Dr. Abiodun Akinwuntan, Ph.D., MPH, MBA, MIH, FASAHP, FACRM, FAMedS, Dean, School of Health Professions, University of Kansas, who was re-elected as a Director (3 year term) on the Board of Directors
Dr. Christopher Ingersoll, PhD, FASAHP, Senior Associate Dean & Chair, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who was re-elected as a Director (three year term) on the Board of Directors
Dr. Andrew Butler, PhD, FASAHP, Dean School of Health Professions, University of Alabama who previously served as a Director on the Board of Directors and was elected to serve his first term (two year term) as Treasurer.
Each of these Board Members will support the governance of ASAHP as it continues its mission of being a leading national advocate for higher education institutions and professional members who are training the health professions workforce of the future.
“I could not be more delighted with ASAHP’s new Board of Director’s slate,” said ASAHP President Dr. Craig R. Jackson, MSW, JD, FASAHP, Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions at Loma Linda University. “This competent and dedicated team will bring fresh energy and new ideas to ASAHP as the association charts a path forward amidst the changing landscape of health professions education.”
About ASAHP
The Association of School Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) is a national professional organization of 130 universities and employers focused on critical issues affecting health professions education. ASAHP’s mission is to advance health professions education and discovery through interprofessional collaboration, leadership, excellence, and innovation. As much as 60% of the U.S. healthcare workforce may be classified as ‘health professions’ which are distinct from medicine, nursing, and dentistry, yet equally vital to the health and wellbeing of our society.