Talk:A. Eugene Washington

Updating A. Eugene Washington Wikipedia Biography
Hi FuzzyMagma, I appreciate your help transferring part of the sandbox to the article and respect your editorial style and interpretation of Wikipedia policies. I'm addressing a few points to improve the biography further from the perspectives in WikiProject Biography/Science and academia.

First, I'm afraid I have to disagree; the "selected publication" or "significant publication" section is a place for readers who want in-depth information on a subject's research, but the context is too much for inclusion in the subject's Wikipedia biography. On the science and academia BLP talk page, many conversations come to a consensus on a short selected publications section[5 publications]. I would like to shorten my original suggested list to 5 papers. Could you take a look at the talk page and the archived talk pages and let me know your thoughts on this?Chefmikesf (talk) 20:47, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Suggested Biography Improvements
1. Content suggestions are underlined below


 * 1) Add the (PCORI) sentence as the last sentence of the Lead Paragraph.

Washington served as the founding chair of the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which the Affordable Care Act authorized to research clinical effectiveness.

Research and career
 * 1) Add Research and career subsections and three sourced sentences to the biography.

After graduating, Washington joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His career in medicine and health policy began at the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital in New York. Washington completed a residency in Preventive Medicine at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 1979.

UCSF

In 1989 Washington joined the faculty at the University of California, San Francisco. In the same year, Washington co-led the creation of the Center for Reproductive Health Policy Research in the Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences. In 1996, Washington became Chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. In 1997 Washington was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, and later served on their governing council. He led several projects at UCSF, including the implementation of a ten-point diversity initiative. In 2002, he was honored with UCSF's Chancellor Award for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership, an award for "outstanding commitment and service to the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion". He established the Medical Effectiveness Research Centre for Diverse Populations, which looked to promote health and prevent disease in ethnically diverse populations. He worked with colleagues at Stanford University to lead an evidence-based practice centre. In 2004, Washington was appointed Executive Vice Chancellor and in 2006 became the university’s first Provost while continuing to serve as Executive Vice Chancellor. Washington worked at the UCSF School of Medicine until 2009.

UCLA Heath

Washington was made vice chancellor and dean at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2009. There he worked as professor of gynaecology and health policy. In 2011, he was appointed chief executive officer of UCLA Health System.

Clinical Effectiveness Research and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Washington served as the founding chair of the board of governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which was authorised by the Affordable Care Act to research clinical effectiveness. His research considered medical technologies and the translation of health research into policy. Washington oversaw the creation of policy guidelines on cervical cancer and prenatal genetics. He joined Johnson & Johnson as a director in 2012.

Duke University Health System

In 2015, Washington was appointed chancellor for health affairs at Duke University and president and CEO of the Duke University Health System. In fall of 2016, Washington initiated Healthy Duke, a program to improve health and wellness of Duke's students, faculty, and staff. Washington helped found the Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy. Washington stepped down from his executive roles at Duke University on June 30, 2023. Washington remained chancellor emeritus at Duke University.

Washington is a member of the National Academy of Medicine since 1997, and American Academy of Arts & Sciences since 2014, and former member of the Scientific Management Review Board for the NIH. He was a Chair of the California Healthcare Foundation, and the California Wellness Foundation. He is a trustee for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Selected Publications
 * 1) Reinstate the Selected Publications section (5 publications) to the biography. See suggestions below.

Chefmikesf (talk) 01:27, 26 January 2024 (UTC)