American College of Medical Quality ACMQ

The American College of Medical Quality was founded in Pennsylvania in 1973 as the American College of Utilization Review Physicians. In 1991 the name was changed to the American College of Medical Quality to reflect the evolving changes in the specialty. Annual Founders Award winners have included such influential contributors to the specialty as Avedis Donabedian, John Williamson, William Jessee, Robert Brook, and Donald Berwick.

Prathibha Varkey - MD, MPH, MHPE, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Prathibha Varkey, MD, MPH, MHPE is the editor for Medical Quality Management: Theory and Practice. Prathibha Varkey is an Associate Chair in the Department of Medicine and an Associate Professor of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Medical Education at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.