The role of the advisory committee is to provide insights and advice for the directors of the Florida Blue Center for Health Care Quality. The committee is interdisciplinary to obtain diverse perspectives.
Committee Members
Peter Carek, MD, MS, CAQSM, FAAFP, DABF
Professor and Chair
UF College of Medicine — Department of Community Health and Family Medicine
Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
UF College of Pharmacy
Professor
UF College of Public Health and Health Professions — Department of Epidemiology
Director, Training and Research Academy in Clinical and Translational Science
CTSI
Director, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Malcom Randall VAMC
Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director
UF College of Medicine — Department of Community Health and Family Medicine
Ex officio Members
Anna M. McDaniel, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean and Linda Harman Aiken Professor
UF College of Nursing
Dean and Robert G. Frank Endowed Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology
UF College of Public Health and Health Professions
Communications/Marketing
Rachel Rivera
Rachel’s duties include supporting communications and marketing for the overall college, as well as administrative support for Dr. Jane Carrington, Dorothy M. Smith Endowed Chair And Co-Director Of Florida Blue Center For Healthcare Quality, and communications efforts for the Florida Blue Center For Healthcare Quality.
Background
Rachel joined the College of Nursing in 2020 as a communications specialist. Prior to this position she worked on the UF Health Communications team for five years. Skills include developing communications and marketing materials, creating a broad array of multimedia material to advance strategic goals, developing and rolling out diverse communications plans and handling external media relations.
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2012
Bachelor of Science – AdvertisingUniversity of Florida