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Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH

Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, currently serves as the chief health equity officer and senior vice president for the American Medical Association (AMA) where she focuses on embedding health equity across all the work of the AMA.

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Jennifer Lubell is a freelance writer in the Washington, D.C., area. She has written about health care practice trends and policy and clinical research for more than two decades.

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Sonal G. Patel, MD, is double-boarded in neurology with special qualification in child neurology and clinical neurophysiology, specializing in epilepsy.

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Dan Finkelstein, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician who practices with Capitol Medical Group Pediatrics in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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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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