Tribute to Our Founders
Monumental Advances
Nearly 300 participants attended the first annual meeting in June 1984. Since then, the meeting has grown to include
more than 2,200 attendees,150 sessions, and 850 poster presentations. The ARM continues to be the premier forum
for both experts and newcomers to the field of health services research.
Building a Foundation for the Field of Health Services Research
We acknowledge the very special contribution of our founders, the 15 members of the original Association for
Health Services Research (AHSR) Board of Directors,10 of whom are with us here in Washington, D.C.
These visionaries, with their affiliation listed at time of service, will be recognized at the opening plenary.
Stuart Altman, Ph.D.
|
Ronald Andersen, Ph.D.
|
Gerald Bisbee, Ph.D.
|
Robert Brook, M.D., Sc.D.
|
Gordon Defriese, Ph.D.
|
Clifton Gaus, Sc.D.
|
Mitch Greenlick, Ph.D.
|
Philip Lee, M.D.
|
Barbara McNeil, M.D., Ph.D.
|
William Pierskalla, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.A.
|
Stephen Shortell, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
|
|
|
