Pam C. Silberman, JD, DrPH President & CEO Publisher, North Carolina Medical Journal Pam Silberman is the President and CEO of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NC IOM), where she has helped to staff task forces on Health Literacy, Primary Care and Specialty Supply, the Ethical Issues that would Arise in Event of an Influenza Pandemic, Covering the Uninsured, the Health Care Safety Net, Nursing Workforce, Latino Health, NC Health Choice, Long-Term Care, and Dental Care Access. She is currently helping to staff a task force to prevent chronic kidney disease, and a statewide effort to improve quality of care. Dr. Silberman is also the Publisher of the North Carolina Medical Journal. She serves as Associate Director for Policy Analysis with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her research has focused on evaluating the impact of Medicaid policies and other health policies on rural communities. She is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Administration, UNC School of Public Health, and teaches courses on underserved populations, safety-net programs and market-based changes, and on the health care policy development process. Dr. Silberman served on numerous legislative Commissions, including: NC Legislative Study Commission on Medicaid Reform (2003-2005), Managed Care (2000-01), Access to Health Insurance (1991-1993); and Indigent Care (1985-1989). Dr. Silberman graduated with a doctorate in public health from the Department of Health Policy and Administration in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in December, 1997. She obtained her law degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1981, and her bachelors in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana in 1977. She is the author of A Consumer's Guide to Health Insurance and Health Programs in North Carolina and has authored numerous other manuscripts and articles. Dr. Silberman has been the recipient of several community awards, including the News and Observer Tarheel of the Week, the Kellogg National Fellowship Program, the NC Justice Center's Defender of Justice Award, the NC Primary Health Care Association's award for outstanding service to the underserved, and the UNC Ned Brooks Award for Public Service. She currently serves on the Board of the NC Teachers' and State Employees' Health Plan.