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 (NCIOM). In the last year, she has helped to staff task forces on Prevention, Access to Care, Adolescent Health, Behavioral Health Needs of the Military and their Families, Co-Location of Different Populations in Adult Care Homes, and work to develop Healthy North Carolina 2020 goals and objectives. In recent years, she has also helped staff task forces on Substance Abuse Services, and Transitions for People with Intellectual or Other Developmental DisabilitiesHealth Literacy, Primary Care and Specialty Supply, Chronic Kidney Disease, 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. 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. She is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health and the University of North Carolina, and teaches courses on underserved populations and safety-net programs. 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, the NC Pediatric Society's Tom Vitaglione Child Advocacy Award, and the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services' Dr. Ewald W. Busse Award. She currently serves as the Chair of the Care Share Health Alliance board.