Public Health Practice and Academic Medicine

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Rika Maeshiro, MD, MPH, is Assistant Vice President for Public Health and Prevention, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC. Corresponding author: Rika Maeshiro, MD, MPH, Association of American Medical Colleges, 2450 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037 (e-mail: [email protected]). Editors Note: I am very pleased to announce that starting with this July issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, we have a new column: Medical and Public Health Education. The column editor is Rika Maeshiro, MD, MPH, Assistant Vice President for Public Health and Prevention, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). This column will focus on future physicians, a critical element for the public health workforce, and the interaction between medical practitioners and public health. AAMC is increasingly active in enhancing the population health and preventive curriculum for medical students. This has the dual potential of increasing the number of practicing physicians who are oriented to population-based prevention and also increasing the number of students who will consider preventive medicine as a career choice. We are particularly fortunate that Rika Maeshiro has agreed to edit the column. Contributions from our readers for this column are welcome and can be directed to [email protected]