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Indian Health Service Priorities | September 17, 2022

Date of Presentation: September 17, 2022

Type: Training  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Emergency Medicine with Rural and Indigenous Communities/IHS  

Keywords: #emergency medicine  #IHS  

Dr. Loretta Christensen, MBC, MSJ, FACS, Chief Medical Officer for Indian Health Service, discusses upcoming priorities for IHS and emergency medicine.

Recording:

Presented by:

Dr. Loretta Christensen

Dr. Loretta Christensen, MBA, MSJ, FACS, an enrolled member of the Navajo Tribe, serves as the chief medical officer of the Indian Health Service. The IHS, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the principal federal health care provider for American Indians and Alaska Natives. As the chief medical officer, Dr. Christensen is IHS’ lead expert on medical and public health topics, giving technical consultation and guidance to the IHS Office of the Director and IHS staff throughout the country on American Indian and Alaska Native health care policies and issues. She provides national leadership for clinical and community-based health programs of the agency, and serves as the primary liaison and advocate for IHS health professionals.

Date added: September 23, 2022