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Christine Cassel, MD Appointed to President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

Date:4/27/2009

PHILADELPHIA, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the White House announced the appointment of Christine K. Cassel, MD, President and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine to President Barack Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Dr. Cassel joins 19 other scientists and engineers on the council to advise the President's efforts to have science inform the Administration's decisions related to policy and research.

"I am honored to join such an illustrious group of scientists and I am proud to be part of this effort that embraces the advances that science can offer to our world," said Christine Cassel, MD. "As someone who cares deeply about the future of health care in this country, I believe needed health care reforms can be aided - and should be driven - by scientific and clinical evidence to benefit patients. I look forward to giving voice to the practical applications of the use of this information to practicing clinicians."

Dr. Cassel is a leading expert in geriatric medicine, medical ethics and quality of care. Board certified in both internal medicine and geriatric medicine, Dr. Cassel is an active scholar and lecturer. She is the author or co-author of 14 books and more than 150 journal articles on geriatric medicine, aging, bioethics and health policy. She chaired influential IOM reports on end-of-life care and public health and served on the committee that authored the Quality Chasm report . Her most recent book is Medicare Matters: What Geriatric Medicine Can Teach American Health Care.

PCAST consists of 20 of the nation's leading scientists and engineers. They will advise the President and Vice President directly to help the administration formulate policy in the many areas where understanding of science, technology, and innovation is key to forming responsible and effective policy.

PCAST will be co-chaired by John Holdren (Assistan
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