Frederick M. Chen, MD, MPH, spent nearly 25 years in the family medicine department at the University of Washington and more than a decade as chief of family medicine at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, but after two-plus years of working through the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Chen was ready for a change.
He found what he was looking for at the AMA.
Dr. Chen joined the AMA as its new chief health and science officer in July. He talked about what he sees as today’s most pressing public health challenge and what excites him about the next generation of physicians in a recent episode of “AMA Update.”