Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Dr. Stacie Dusetzina has been appointed to a three-year term on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
Dusetzina (pictured) is associate professor of health policy and Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research.
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