In the youngest elected president’s inaugural speech, President John F. Kennedy exhorted his fellow citizens to, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” he was referring to us providing service, even if it entailed sacrifice and selflessness. And on this, the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, what better way to celebrate than to share a bit about the service that a rising star in Preventive Medicine is providing to the specialty.
On June 2, Yuri Jadotte, MD, PhD, MPH, FACPM, was appointed to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) for the next three years, ending on March 24, 2027, to represent the specialty of preventive medicine. The HRSA ACTPCMD:
- provides advice and recommendations on policy and program development and other matters of significance to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Secretary) concerning the medicine and dentistry activities authorized under section 747 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act;
- is responsible for preparing and submitting an annual report to the Secretary and Congress describing the activities of the Advisory Committee, including findings and recommendations made by the Committee concerning activities authorized under section 747 of the PHS Act;
- and develops, publishes, and implements performance measures and guidelines for longitudinal evaluations for programs authorized under Part C of Title VII of the PHS Act, as well as recommends appropriation levels for programs under this part.
- More information is available here.
In addition, Dr. Jadotte is serving as Chair of the PM2025 conference planning committee, after serving as the Vice Chair of the PM2024 conference planning committee and Chair of the Research, Evidence and Translation Track for PM2022 and PM2023. Moreover, Dr. Jadotte serves as the founding and current Editor-in-Chief of AJPM Focus, the open access journal of ACPM, a role through which he leads all strategic, operational, research and academic activities of the journal.
Dr. Jadotte holds a faculty appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, where he serves in a variety of roles, including: Associate Program Director of the residency in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine; Deputy Head for the Division of Preventive Medicine and Population Health; Director of the Tele-Preventive Medicine clinical service; Head of the MPH Population Health Generalist concentration; Director of Population Health Rounds; and Attending Physician in the Stony Brook University Hospital Employee Health and Wellness clinical service. He looks forward to continuing to help advance preventive medicine through teaching, research, service, clinical practice and policymaking.
So a question to ask yourself is, “What you can do to serve Preventive Medicine like Dr. Jadotte is doing?” We have many opportunities for you to do so via the College, whether in a committee or in a Special Interest Group or in the recently reconstituted Young Physician Section. And, service is one of the criterion for becoming a Fellow of ACPM, which I am sure you will be interested in attaining as a mark of excellence in your ongoing career journey.
Mirza I. Rahman, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACPM
ACPM President