Membership

Full membership in the consortium is available to research-intensive schools of health professions, represented by the deans of each school at an academic health center in the United States, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.

An academic health center is an institution of higher education that has an allopathic or osteopathic medical school and a health professions (or allied health) unit, and owns or is affiliated with at least one teaching hospital or health system.

Interested in membership? Please complete our online form.


Current Members

Augusta University

Lester Pretlow, Ph.D. [bio]
Dean and Professor
Augusta University College of Allied Health Sciences


Indiana University

Rafael Bahamonde, Ph.D., FACSM, FISBS [bio]
Founding Dean and Professor of Kinesiology
Indiana University School of Health and Human Sciences


The Ohio State University

Jimmy Oñate, Ph.D., AT, ATC, FNATA [bio]
Interim Director
The Ohio State University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences


University of Alabama at Birmingham

Andrew Butler, Ph.D., PT, FASAHP [bio]
Dean and Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions


UMass Boston

Bo Fernhall [bio]
Dean
UMass Boston Robert and Donna Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences


University of Central Florida

Matthew Theriot, Ph.D., MSSW [bio]
Interim Dean and Professor
University of Central Florida College of Health Professions and Sciences


University of Florida

Beth Virnig, Ph.D., MPH [bio]
Dean And Robert G. Frank Endowed Professor
University of Florida College of Public Health & Health Professions


University of Illinois at Chicago

Carlos Crespo, DrPH [bio]
Dean and Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Applied Health Sciences


University of Kansas

Abiodun Akinwutan, Ph.D., MPH, MBA, MIH, FASAHP, FACRM, FAMedS [bio]
Dean and Professor
University of Kansas School of Health Professions


University of Kentucky

Scott Lephart, Ph.D. [bio]
Dean and Professor
University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences


University of Missouri

Kristofer Hagglund, Ph.D., ABPP [bio]
Dean and Professor
University of Missouri College of Health Sciences


University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Chris Ingersoll, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine Department of Health Sciences


University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

David A. Brown, Ph.D., PT, FAPTA, FASAHP [bio]
Senior Vice President and Dean
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Health Professions


University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Jon Williamson, Ph.D., MS-MAS, FACSM, FASAHP [bio]
Dean and Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center School of Health Professions


University of Utah

Kelly Tappenden, Ph.D., RD [bio]
Dean and Professor
University of Utah College of Health


Virginia Commonwealth University

Amy Darragh, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA [bio]
Dean
VCU College of Health Professions


Interested in membership? Please complete our online form.