On July 1, 2009, N. Emmanuel G. Cassimatis, M.D., became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). In this role, Dr. Cassimatis also serves as Chair of FAIMER\u2019s Board of Directors.<\/p>\n
Before joining ECFMG and FAIMER, Dr. Cassimatis had been with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland since 1995, serving most recently as Vice President for Affiliations and International Affairs. He was also Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Professor of Psychiatry at the F. Edward H\u00e9bert School of Medicine of USU. Dr. Cassimatis has had a long and distinguished career in medicine with the U.S. Army. Prior to joining USU in 1995, Dr. Cassimatis held a number of positions with the U.S. Army\u2019s Office of the Surgeon General and with U.S. Army hospitals in Germany and the United States, including Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
In recent years, Dr. Cassimatis served as Chair of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Medical Association\u2019s Council on Medical Education. For more than a decade, he represented the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States in the AMA\u2019s House of Delegates.<\/p>\n
Dr. Cassimatis earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and is certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has been the recipient of many other honors, including the Nancy C. A. Roeske Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education from the American Psychiatric Association (2004), The Defense Superior Service Medal from the Department of Defense (2001), and the Year 2000 \u201cYoung at Heart\u201d Award from the AMA Young Physicians\u2019 Section, \u201cin recognition of invaluable support and guidance to the Section and Young Physicians.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking on behalf of FAIMER, President and Chief Executive Officer John J. Norcini, Ph.D., said: \u201cWe are delighted by the appointment of Dr. Cassimatis. His long years of involvement with medical education and his international experience complement the needs of the Foundation as we continue to grow and develop.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"