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Kristin Hitchell, JD, LLM

Vice President of Public Policy
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Kristin Schleiter Hitchell, JD, LLM, is Vice President, Public Policy and External Relations, for the ACGME. She oversees the development of ACGME public policy, coordinates policy initiatives with ACGME Member Organizations and represents the ACGME and its activities to state and federal policy makers, legislators, and regulators. Ms. Hitchell previously served as Vice President, Policy and Strategic Engagement for the American Board of Medical Specialties, where she provided strategic leadership and operational oversight for policy development, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement. She also led the effort to adopt the new ABMS policy on parental, medical, and caregiver leave, resulting in a new standard minimum amount of time all ABMS Member Boards must facilitate for residents. Ms. Hitchell also served as a Senior Legislative Attorney with the American Medical Association’s Advocacy Resource Center, where she advised the AMA Council of Legislation and developed, coordinated, and directed nationwide state legislative and regulatory advocacy campaigns. During her tenure at the AMA she developed the AMA Health Workforce Mapper, a groundbreaking, interactive tool that illustrates public demographic and health data and the geographic distribution of the health care workforce. Ms. Hitchell served as a senior research analyst early in her tenure at the AMA, providing legal counsel for the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs and contributing to the AMA Code of Medical Ethics. Prior to her role at the AMA, Ms. Hitchell served as the State Government Affairs Analyst for the American Academy of Pediatrics. Ms. Hitchell earned her Bachelor of Arts in biology and philosophy from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. She earned her Juris Doctor and Master of Laws (LLM) in health law from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in Chicago, Illinois.

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