Perry Alan Pugno, MD, MPH, CPE
Professor
Director
University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas Ci
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood, Kansas USA
Phone: 800-274-2237 ext. 6700
Fax: 913-906-6289
Email: ppugno@aafp.org
Education and Professional Experience:
University of California at Riverside, B.A. (highest honors)
University of California at Davis, M.D.
Loma Linda University, M.P.H.
American College of Physician Executives, C.P.E.
American Board of Family Medicine (FAAFP)
American Board of Emergency Medicine (FACEP)
Certifying Commission for Medical Management (FACPE)
Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine, U.C. Davis and Kansas University
Scholarly Interest:
As Director of Medical Education for the AAFP, I am responsible for all initiatives and projects related to student interest in primary care and family medicine predoctoral and postgraduate medical education programs. I staff the Commission on Education and multiple Academy task forces. My other primary responsibilities include legislative advocacy for GME funding, educational liaisons with other organizations and agencies, and policies related to the physician workforce.
Before coming to the AAFP, I began service with the National Health Service Corps, and spent over 20 years as a residency director in multiple settings. I have directed a trauma center, a health plan, and worked as a vice president for Catholic Healthcare West, the largest integrated health care system in the western states. I am the founding chair of the National Institute for Program Director Development. I have served on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and multiple organizational boards of directors.
My personal priority in medical education is the support of graduate medical education, including professional leadership development and the maintenance of training programs as integral to the U.S. health care “safety net”.
Personal Background:
Of Italian immigrant parentage, grew up in southern California. Married 39 years, with three sons and three grandsons. Interests include international travel, informatics and professional writing (medical education, leadership, domestic violence and bioethics).