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Dr. Ferrier is an ob-gyn who leads Olde Towne Obstetrics & Gynecology LLC, a practice in Alexandria, Virginia, that is affiliated with Privia Medical Group, an AMA Health System Program partner.

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Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, joined the American Medical Association (AMA) in April 2019 as their inaugural chief health equity officer and group vice president. Her role is to embed health equity in all the work of the AMA and to launch a Health Equity Center.

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