Dec. 17, 2018
For Immediate Release
CONTACT:
Kim Warth
720.462.5421
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www.evhc.net
Rebecca Parker, M.D., Is Appointed Chief Medical Affairs Officer for Envision Physician Services
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Envision Physician Services is pleased to announce that Rebecca Parker, M.D., FACEP, will serve as Chief Medical Affairs Officer for Envision Physicians Services. In this role, she will focus on health policy, advocacy, government affairs, leadership development, education and public relations.
“We are proud to announce Dr. Parker’s transition into the role of Chief Medical Affairs Officer,” said Brian Jackson, President of Envision Physician Services. “Dr. Parker has a long history of excellence and leadership within our company and the medical community, and we are excited to have her in this new role.”
Along with being a board-certified, residency-trained, practicing emergency physician in Illinois, Dr. Parker has held numerous leadership positions at Envision, including her most recent position as Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Leadership as well as Regional Medical Director of the Midwest and Executive Vice President for the North Division. In addition, she has served as Medical Director/Chair of the Emergency Department at Advocate Trinity Hospital in Chicago.
In 2016-2017, Dr. Parker served as President of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), where she represented more than 38,000 emergency physicians, emergency medicine residents and medical students. Additional roles at ACEP include Past President, Chair of the ACEP Board of Directors, Chair of the ACEP Coding and Nomenclature Advisory Committee and Chair of the Section of Young Physicians. She has also been a local leader in the Illinois (ICEP) and Texas (TCEP) state chapters of ACEP.
Dr. Parker has received numerous awards for her leadership roles, most recently the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association’s (EMRA) Alumni of the Year Award. She received ICEP’s Bill B. Smiley Meritorious Service Award for significant contributions to emergency medicine in Illinois. She also was honored with the prestigious American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation Leadership Award and the AMA’s Women’s Physician Congress Mentor Award.
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About Envision Physician Services
Envision Physician Services is a leading multispecialty physician group and healthcare service team specializing in anesthesia, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, radiology, surgical services and women’s and children’s health services. Its clinical leadership guides evidence-based practices to deliver integrated, cost-effective care and improve patient outcomes. Envision Physician Services partners with facilities in 45 states and the District of Columbia and employs or contracts more than 25,000 clinicians. To learn more about Envision Physician Services, a division of Envision Healthcare Corporation, visit www.EnvisionPhysicianServices.com.