Sales appointed to AcademyHealth's Methods Council

AcademyHealth Councils provide formal leadership to the organization with representatives nominated by AcademyHealth members. Each Council's role is to advise the AcademyHealth Board of Directors on the needs of its members and stakeholders as well as important trends and opportunities in the field of health services research.

The Methods Council is comprised of experts representing the multiple disciplinary perspectives in health services and policy research. As an advisor to the Board of Directors (BOD), the Methods Council assists AcademyHealth in functions such as developing strategies for professional development in HSR and providing guidance on emerging and relevant methods themes for the Annual Research Meeting.

IHPI member Anne Sales is a professor in the Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan; and research scientist in the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.