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Richard E Rieselbach1, Ted Epperly, Aaron Friedman

  • 1R.E. Rieselbach is professor emeritus of medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, and past president, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. T. Epperly is president and chief executive officer, Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, clinical professor of family medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, and past president and board chair, American Academy of Family Physicians. A. Friedman is professor emeritus of pediatrics, past vice president, Health Sciences, and former dean, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and former board chair, American Board of Pediatrics. D. Keahey is chief advocacy and research officer, Physician Assistant Education Association, and adjunct associate professor, University of Utah School of Medicine, Utah Physician Assistant Program, Salt Lake City, Utah; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3107-3678. E. McConnell is associate professor, Duke University School of Nursing, clinical nurse specialist and nurse scientist, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, director, Center of Excellence in Geriatric Nursing Education, and codirector, Health Resources and Services Administration-funded Duke Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-8596. K. Nichols is professor of internal medicine and dean, Chicago College of Medicine, Downers Grove, Illinois, past president, American Osteopathic Association, and president, Institute of Medicine of Chicago; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4960-4118. G. Nycz is executive director, Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc., Marshfield, Wisconsin; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6151-0336. J. Roberts is professor and former dean, School of Pharmacy, and director, Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2309-7621. K. Schmader is professor of medicine and chief, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, director, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, and associate chief of staff, Geriatrics and Extended Care, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. P. Shin is associate professor, Health Policy and Management, George Washington University, Washington, DC, and director, Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health, RCHN Community Health Foundation. D. Shtasel is founding director, Kraft Family National Center for Leadership and Training in Community Health, Massachusetts General Hospital Michele and Howard J. Kessler Chair in Public and Community Psychiatry, and associate professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8932-8066.

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