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Professor to direct ASCO department
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Jamie H. Von Roenn, MD, professor of medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, has been named senior director of ASCO’s education, science and professional development department.
Von Roenn will provide strategic vision and operational leadership for the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of education programs that serve the needs of ASCO members and constituents, including the ASCO Annual Meeting, thematic meetings, workshops and continuing medical education offerings.
Von Roenn, a medical oncologist who specializes in breast oncology and palliative medicine, has served with ASCO in a volunteer capacity for more than 15 years. She will begin her new role on Sept. 23.
"Having her as the physician staff leader in this position will enable us to better understand and interpret the educational needs of physicians and other clinicians in the rapidly changing world of clinical oncology," Allen S. Lichter, MD, chief executive officer of ASCO, said in a press release. "We can leverage her medical knowledge, in collaboration with our volunteers, to design innovative programs for the benefit of all ASCO members."