PROGRAMS FOR FELLOWS AND JUNIOR FACULTY

THE COMMONWEALTH FUND/HARVARD UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP IN MINORITY HEALTH POLICY

FELLOWS' BIOS: 2001-2002

LAURA I. GERALD, M.D., M.P.H.

Senior Medical Consultant, Community Care Program, North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs, Raleigh, NC

Continuing her commitment to improving the health and well-being of vulnerable populations, Dr. Gerald is currently serving as a physician consultant to the North Carolina Community Care Program. This project is an innovative, nationally-recognized vehicle to better manage the care of the Medicaid population.

Her responsibilities include assisting in the design and implementation of population-based disease management programs and other quality improvement initiatives. She is also a pediatrician and continues in part-time general practice.

Dr. Gerald received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1995, and completed a residency in Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1998. She received her M.P.H. at the Harvard School of Public Health 2002 as a CFHU Fellow.

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