The Altarum Distinguished Scholars Program, launched in 2009, creates a bridge between the Altarum Institute staff and some of the nation’s most preeminent thought leaders and practitioners in health and health care. Distinguished Scholars are offered a two-year appointment, during which they work with Institute leadership to shape, execute, and evaluate Altarum’s research agenda. Distinguished scholars are active partners in the Institute’s internal research and development program, represent Altarum in key policy fora and conferences, help to advise Altarum’s Board of Trustees on research strategy and priorities, and frequently co-author research publications with Altarum staff. The Distinguished Scholars Program also hosts an annual research conference.

Current Distinguished Scholars

David A. Kindig, M.D., Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Population Health Sciences and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor for Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine

Michael D. Parkinson, M.D.
Past President, American College of Preventive Medicine

David R. Williams, Ph.D.
Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and Professor of African and African American Studies and an Affiliate of the Sociology Department at Harvard University