{"id":2960,"date":"2018-09-18T15:40:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2018-09-18T15:40:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T19:40:04","slug":"ecfmg-and-faimer-establish-office-of-general-counsel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2018\/09\/18\/ecfmg-and-faimer-establish-office-of-general-counsel\/","title":{"rendered":"ECFMG and FAIMER Establish Office of General Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Francine Halushka Katz, Esq., Joins ECFMG and FAIMER in New Role<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and its Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) have established an Office of General Counsel. Francine Halushka Katz, Esq., has joined ECFMG and FAIMER in this new role, also serving as Senior Vice President and a member of the organizations\u2019 executive team.<\/p>\n

According to ECFMG President and FAIMER Board Chair William W. Pinsky, MD FAAP FACC, the organizations are engaged in a strategic expansion of the services they provide to global communities of physicians, patients, medical educators, medical regulators, and researchers. He said the General Counsel will facilitate that strategic growth by supporting diverse activities including contracts and collaborations, policy development, investigation and notification of fraudulent activity, and the development and stewardship of the organizations\u2019 data and information resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe General Counsel is a critical component of advancing our mission to improve world health,\u201d said Dr. Pinsky. \u201cThe addition of Ms. Katz as in-house counsel and a member of our leadership team has strengthened our ability to provide leadership, enhance service to constituencies, and protect the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Katz, a resident of Huntingdon Valley, PA, has extensive experience in the health care and life sciences sectors in both non-profit and for-profit environments. Before joining ECFMG in March 2018, she served as Vice President and General Counsel at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, and later at St. Joseph’s Healthcare System in Paterson, NJ. She has also served as Senior Attorney with Axiom Law\u2014Life Sciences Group, NY and has consulted for RWJ Barnabas Health, New Jersey’s largest health care system. She earned her Juris Doctor degree, with a concentration in Health Law, from Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida. She is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the Association of Corporate Counsel and is engaged in a number of civic and community service activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Francine Halushka Katz, Esq., Joins ECFMG and FAIMER in New Role The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and its Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) have established an Office of General Counsel. 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