Congratulations to Maya Hammoud, MD, MBA, on being elected to the NBME Executive Board!
Dr. Hammoud was elected as an at-large member. She is Chief of Women’s Health Division, Associate Chair for Education, the J. Robert Willson Research Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Professor of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. She is the current principal investigator on an American Medical Association Reimagining Residency grant focused on transforming the undergraduate medical education to graduate medical education transition. Since 2016, Dr. Hammoud has chaired NBME’s International Foundations of Medicine® (IFOM®) Committee, and she currently serves on the International Oversight Committee. She earned her medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School.
The Executive Board oversees all activities of NBME and has full authority to act for NBME membership between the annual meetings. Other vital responsibilities of this group include appointing NBME’s President and CEO as well as reviewing and approving NBME’s budget and directing the policy and business of NBME. Lastly, the Executive Board ensures that the organization’s commitments, such as to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, are upheld.