Foundation Board of Directors
ABMS Research and Education Foundation
The Executive Committee of the American Board of Medical Specialties Board of Directors also serves as the Board of Directors for the Research and Education Foundation. The REF board members draw on their unique experiences and diverse backgrounds to manage and guide the REF in its mission to support the scientific, scholarly, and public education purposes of ABMS.
Rebecca L. Johnson, MD — Chair
Susan M. Ramin, MD — Secretary-Treasurer
Larry A. Green, MD — Immediate Past Chair
Richard E. Hawkins, MD — President and Chief Executive Officer
Keith E. Brandt, MD
Michael R. Nelson, MD, PhD
Donald J. Palmisano Jr., JD, CAE — ABMS Public Member
J. Brantley Thrasher, MD, FACS