IU chief medical officer moving into new CEO role
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Indiana University’s chief medical officer who led the college through the global pandemic and is a nationally recognized expert on health policy and pediatrics, is leaving his role to lead a national not-for-profit.
Dr. Aaron Carroll was selected as the next president and CEO of AcademyHealth, a Washington D.C.-based nonpartisan organization promoting and enhancing health policy and research.
“Today’s challenges demand robust, inclusive evidence that tackles real-world issues. It’s imperative that we communicate this knowledge in a manner that is comprehensible, trustworthy, and applicable,” Carroll said in a news release. “Stepping into this leadership role is a dream opportunity to work with some of the best minds in health research and policy and to make a real difference in American health care.”
Carroll was the university’s inaugural chief health officer appointed in 2021.
At IU, Carroll was also a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, an associate dean for research mentoring, and the director of the Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Comparative Effectiveness Research at the IU School of Medicine. He wrote three books about medical myths and often had bylines in The New York Times and The Atlantic.
His research centered on the study of information technology to improve pediatric care, decision analysis, and areas of health policy including cost-effectiveness of care and health care financing reform.
“We so badly need robust, inclusive evidence that tackles real-world issues. We also need to communicate this knowledge in a manner that is comprehensible, trustworthy, and applicable,” Carroll said on X. “@AcademyHealth is perfectly positioned to answer that call.”
He will start his new role on March 18.