Ryan Koski-Vacirca, MD, MPH

I am running because I would like to help the RAMS board connect residents and students interested in public health policy to research projects, methods, and ideas that they might not know about. When I was a medical student, I knew that I was interested in gathering evidence to change health policy -- the problem is that it’s challenging for the untrained person to understand how health policy research even works. Now -- after much practice, education, and coaching -- I happily conduct my own so-called “health services research” with strong mentorship across three institutions. But I deeply enjoy communicating about health policy research to anyone interested in the US health care system, especially because there is a disconnect separating us students and trainees who are interested in it and understanding how to perform research on it. I hope to re-engage this aspect of health policy education with the RAMS Board.