| Chair | Gustavo Matute-Bello, MD | Seattle, WA |
| Vice Chair | Kent E. Pinkerton, PhD | Davis, CA |
| Committee Member | Neill Adhikari, MD, MS | Toronto, ON, Canada |
| Committee Member | Christian Bime, MSc, MD | Tucson, AZ |
| Committee Member | Erlina Burhan, MD | Jakarta Timur, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Committee Member - MECOR Steering Committee Chair | Shannon S. Carson, MD | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Committee Member | E. Jane Carter, MD | Providence, RI |
| Committee Member | William Checkley, MD, PhD | Baltimore, MD |
| Committee Member | Juliana C. Ferreira, MD, PhD | Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil |
| Committee Member | Allyn L. Harris, MD | Jackson, MS |
| Committee Member | Philip C. Hopewell, MD | San Francisco, CA |
| Committee Member | Stephen P. Kantrow, MD | New Orleans, LA |
| Committee Member | David M. Lewinsohn, MD, PhD | Portland, OR |
| Committee Member | Peter P. Moschovis, MPH, MD | DEDHAM, MA |
| Committee Member | Samya Z. Nasr, MD | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Committee Member | Obianuju B. Ozoh, MBBS | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Committee Member | Grace R. Paul | Columbus, OH |
| Committee Member | Elisabeth D. Riviello, MD, MPH | Boston, MA |
| Committee Member - CCR Representative | Ruxana T. Sadikot, MD, MRCP(UK) | Decatur, GA |
| Committee Member | Peter D. Sly, MD, ATSF | South Brisbane, Qld, Australia |
| Committee Member | Mihaela Teodorescu, MD, MS | Madison, WI |
| Staff | Fran Du Melle | Santa Rosa, CA |
| Staff | Christopher L. Hughes | Washington, DC |
The International Health Committee develops strategies to promote the global mission of the ATS to improve the health of patients worldwide with pulmonary and sleep?related conditions and critical illnesses. It recommends to the Board policies, guidelines, and programs that promote lung health worldwide as well as enhance care of the critically ill and those with sleep disorders worldwide. The Committee coordinates and facilitates the interactions of the Society with professional organizations based outside of the United States. It also provides oversight for programs and partnerships co? sponsored or endorsed by the ATS but initiated or managed by international, governmental, and non? governmental organizations and agencies. The Committee also advises the Executive Committee regarding participation of ATS officers in programs sponsored by international organizations and works in collaboration with the Research Advocacy Committee to advocate for international research funding. It will review, revise and implement an annual plan for the promotion of the Society’s Strategic Directions for Global Health that describes the activities and programs to achieve the aims of the Society in global health.
Benchmarks 2018-2019:
1. Review, revise and implement the annual plan for the Society’s Strategic Directions for Global Health.
2. Provide oversight of the ATS MECOR program and the implementation of MECOR 2.0 with input from the MECOR Steering Committee.
3. Continue to organize and implement the ATS International Scholarship Program and the MECOR Scholarship Program.
4. Organize and host the annual International Scholars Colloquium, in collaboration with the membership committee and the MITT committee
5. Collaborate with the Scientific Advisory Committee on the MECOR research award program.
6. Collaborate with the Membership Committee to develop strategies aimed at increasing the relevance of the society to its international members including their engagement and active participation in society’s activities.
7. Develop a mobilization plan for acquisition of external grant funding for international activities related to the ATS mission, including the ATS international TB program.
