ECU Health CEO named chair-elect of AAMC Board of Directors

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — ECU Health’s CEO and dean of the Brody School of Medicine, Dr. Michael Waldrum, has been name chair-elect of the Association of American Medical Colleges 20224-25 Board of Directors.

Waldrum has been the CEO of ECU Health since 2015 and the dean of Brody since 2021. He specializes in critical care medicine and pulmonology. He has been serving as chair of the AAMC’s Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems since 2022.

“I am extremely honored to serve as chair-elect of the prestigious AAMC Board of Directors, which has long been a powerful voice in academic medicine,” ECU Health reports that Dr. Waldrum said. “I look forward to continuing to work closely with highly respected academic health leaders from across the nation who are passionate about ensuring quality health care is available to all, including those living in rural communities. While there are certainly complex challenges facing health care nationally, the AAMC’s collective expertise helps chart new paths forward that improve the lives of many. It is humbling to be a part of this important work.”

Waldrum will begin his term of board chair in November 2025.

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