Committees

Workforce Committee

Chair

  • Mark G. Parker, MD (2013)

Members

  • George P. Bayliss, MD (2013)
  • Harini A. Chakkera, MD, FASN (2013)
  • Anthony Chang, MD, FASN (2013)
  • Rochelle M. Cunningham, MD (2013)
  • Laurence A. Greenbaum, MD, PhD (2013)
  • Gerald A. Hladik, MD (2013)
  • Melanie P. Hoenig, MD (2013)
  • Kenar D. Jhaveri, MD, FASN (2015)
  • Laura J. Maursetter, DO (2013)
  • Kevin D. McBryde, MD (2013)
  • Ankit B. Patel (2013)
  • Tracy L. Rankin, PhD (2013)
  • Michael J. Ryan, MD (2013)
  • Craig Alan Shadur, MD (2013)
  • Lauren D. Stern, MD (2013)
  • Manu R. Varma (2013)
  • Karen M. Warburton, MD (2013)
  • Alexander C. Wiseman, MD (2013)

Ex-Officio

  • Nancy Day Adams, MD (2013)
  • Roy Zent, MD, PhD (2013)

Council Liaison

  • John R. Sedor, MD (2013)

Staff Liaison

Charges

  • Implement a strategy (based on the Final Report of the ASN Task Force on Increasing Interest in Nephrology Careers) to increase interest in nephrology careers, which includes promoting diversity within the nephrology workforce.
  • Make recommendations to the council for using travel support to ASN educational activities for physicians and researchers training in the field of kidney disease.
  • Make recommendations to the council for using the ASN Grants Program to support outstanding research and fostering career development.
  • Identify, prioritize, and make recommendations on other strategies to the council for increasing interest in nephrology careers, particularly among graduates of US medical schools.