Biography of Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Carolyn Clancy, a clinical researcher and a practicing internist, was
named Director of the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research on February
5, 2003. Until recently, she directed AHRQ’s Center for
Outcomes and Effectiveness Research. From 1984 to 1990, Dr. Clancy was
an assistant professor of medicine and director of the Medical Clinic
at the Medical College of Virginia, and currently is associate
clinical professor at George Washington University’s Department of
Medicine. Her health services research priorities include issues such
as quality, access, and the impact of delivery system changes. Her
medical specialties include primary care medicine and women’s
health.
Dr. Clancy has authored and co-authored six medical books, published
widely in peer-reviewed medical journals, presented multiple research
papers at academic conferences, and spoken to diverse audiences and
the media on health care issues. She serves on the editorial boards of
the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the American Journal of
Public Health, and the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, and
is a Senior Associate Editor for Health Services Research. Dr. Clancy
has held leadership positions in multiple professional organizations,
including the Society of General Internal Medicine and is an elected
member of the National Academy of Social Insurance.
Dr. Clancy holds a bachelor’s of science (B.S.), magna cum laude,
in math and chemistry from Boston College (1975) and a doctorate of
medicine (M.D.) from the University of Massachusetts School of
Medicine (1979).
Her postdoctoral training includes: the Kennedy Institute of Bioethics
Intensive Course at Georgetown University in 1989; the Stanford
Faculty Development Program in Clinical Teaching in 1988; and, the
Henry Kaiser Family Foundation Fellow in General Internal Medicine
from 1982-84 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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