HCP Head Barbara J. McNeil, MD, PhD, was honored as one of the “visionaries” who were the founding members of the original Association for Health Services Research (AHSR) Board of Directors during the recent celebration of the 25th anniversary of AcademyHealth. In acknowledging the contributions of McNeil and the 14 other founders, AcademyHealth noted, “These leaders had the commitment and vision to create the first health services research organization and organize what has become the premier forum for health services research.” Among the other individuals so honored, three—Stuart Altman, Robert Brook, and Larry Lewin—have worked with HCP directly or through their research groups. For the full list of AcademyHealth founders, click here.

The tribute to the founders took place at the AcademyHealth 25th Annual Research Meeting, at which, in addition to McNeil, several HCP faculty members and graduate students were featured speakers. HCP faculty participants included John Z. Ayanian, Alisa Busch, Michael Chernew, David Grabowski, Yulei He, Haiden Huskamp, Nancy Keating, Bruce Landon, Thomas McGuire, J. Michael McWilliams (faculty designate), Ellen Meara, Joseph Newhouse, Sharon-Lise Normand, David Stevenson, and Alan Zaslavsky.