President and Chief Executive OfficerJoint Commission and Joint Commission International
Jonathan B. Perlin is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Commission enterprise, which includes Joint Commission, Joint Commission International (JCI), and the National Quality Forum (NQF). Previously, as President, Clinical Operations, and Chief Medical Officer, HCA Healthcare, Dr. Perlin led clinicians, data scientists and researchers in developing a learning health system model for improving care across 189 h鈥�
Jonathan B. Perlin is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Commission enterprise, which includes Joint Commission, Joint Commission International (JCI), and the National Quality Forum (NQF). Previously, as President, Clinical Operations, and Chief Medical Officer, HCA Healthcare, Dr. Perlin led clinicians, data scientists and researchers in developing a learning health system model for improving care across 189 hospitals. Dr. Perlin was Under Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He led VA to national prominence for the first national electronic health record and benchmark clinical performance. An elected member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), he has co-chaired initiatives on digital health, combatting opioids and sustainable healthcare. He has served on numerous boards and commissions (including MedPAC and the CBO Panel of Health Advisors) and holds faculty appointments at Vanderbilt University as a Clinical Professor of Health Policy and at Virginia Commonwealth University as an Adjunct Professor of Health Administration.
Holly Humphrey, a distinguished champion for interprofessional engagement and compassionate care, was selected to receive the 2026 Geraldine "Polly" Bednash Lectureship Award. This honor recognizes leaders who have made scholarly contributions to nursing, health care, higher education, and/or interprofessional engagement.
Dr. Humphrey, who passed away in April 2025, became the eighth president of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation in 2018. During her tenure, she made an indelible impression on the Foundation and on health professions education nationally. She played a lead role in defining the Foundation’s priorities, which include promoting diversity, equity, and belonging; increasing collaboration among future health professionals; and preparing future health professionals to navigate ethical dilemmas. Dr. Humphrey firmly believed that everyone who teaches, learns, or seeks care must be treated equitably and feel a sense of belonging. These beliefs guided her life and work and were foundational to her unwavering commitment to justice, compassion, and the humane principles of centering patients and supporting learners.
To receive the award and present remarks, 情侣自拍 is pleased to welcome Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, an internationally known leader in geriatric care who served as President of The John A. Hartford Foundation from 2015 to 2025. As chief strategist for the Foundation, she was the visionary and driving force behind catalyzing the Age-Friendly Health Systems social movement. Currently serving as an adjunct professor at the Geisel M鈥�
To receive the award and present remarks, 情侣自拍 is pleased to welcome Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, an internationally known leader in geriatric care who served as President of The John A. Hartford Foundation from 2015 to 2025. As chief strategist for the Foundation, she was the visionary and driving force behind catalyzing the Age-Friendly Health Systems social movement. Currently serving as an adjunct professor at the Geisel Medical School at Dartmouth College, Dr. Fulmer was the Founding Dean of the New York University College of Nursing and a Distinguished Professor and Dean of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. She is the first nurse to have served on the board of the American Geriatrics Society and the first nurse to serve as President of the Gerontological Society of America. Dr. Fulmer is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
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