Plenary Session with Philip M. Alberti, Ph.D.

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 | 10:30 a.m. CT

 

Senior Director, Health Equity Research and Policy Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice Association of American Medical Colleges

As the Association of American Medical College’s (AAMC) Senior Director, Health Equity Research and Policy and the Founding Director of the AAMC Center for Health Justice, Philip M. Alberti, Ph.D. supports the efforts of academic medical centers, in collaboration with local communities and the multiple sectors that serve them, to build an evidence-base for effective programs, protocols, policies, and partnerships aimed at eliminating inequities in health.

Dr. Alberti is a national leader at the intersection of community health, population health and health equity and has led and served on committees, workgroups, and task forces convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Quality Forum, among others. He regularly speaks at national forums on issues related to community and patient engagement, consideration of social risk in quality measurement, hospital community benefit and needs assessment requirements, and the vital conditions for health, and has published numerous peer-reviewed research articles and commentaries on these topics.

Previously, Dr. Alberti led research, evaluation, and planning efforts for a Bureau within the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that works to promote health equity for marginalized neighborhoods. Dr. Alberti holds a B.A. in psychology and a Ph.D. degree in Sociomedical Sciences from Columbia University and was a National Institute of Mental Health Fellow in the Psychiatric Epidemiology Training program.