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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Chancellor Patrick Gallagher has established the Chancellor’s Healthcare Advisory Group (HCAG) to guide ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø decisionmakers in their ongoing response to the COVID-19 virus.  

This group of experts, chaired by , Pitt’s new senior vice chancellor for health sciences and the John and Gertrude Petersen Dean of the , is charged with recommending ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-wide health standards and guidelines needed for immediate planning around returning operations to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s campuses as well as for monitoring and revising those requirements as the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø adapts to the changing environment.

HCAG members:

• , Henry L. Hillman Endowed Chair in Pediatric Immunology; professor of pediatrics, School of Medicine; an infectious diseases expert.
• , professor and chair, health policy and management, Graduate School of Public Health, a public health modeling expert.
• , Katherine M. Detre Endowed Chair, population health sciences; professor and chair, epidemiology; Graduate School of Public Health; a public health epidemiology expert.
• , Rachel Carson Chair of Environmental Health; professor and chair, environmental and occupational health, Graduate School of Public Health; an environmental health expert.
• , assistant vice chancellor for environmental health and safety, an emergency preparedness expert.
• , senior associate legal counsel.
• , associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and international programs, health sciences; associate professor of epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, HCAG coordinator.

Policy specialist  will help facilitate and support the work of the HCAG.   

The HCAG is part of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s resilience framework, a process and structure for continuing the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s operations and activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This framework addresses how to maximize the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s ability to continue its vital mission in a safe and responsible way, in recognition of the changing constraints and associated risks related to the virus’ presence.