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Karen Hein, M.D., became President of the William T. Grant Foundation on September 8, 1998. Dr. Hein was the Executive Office of the Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Sciences) from December 30, 1994 to June 30, 1998. Dr. Hein is Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Epidemiology and Social Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. From 1993-1994 she worked on health care reform as a member of the Senate Finance Committee staff in Washington, D.C., drafting legislation related to health benefits, workforce, and financing medical education and academic health centers.

Dr. Hein graduated from the University of Wisconsin (1966), attended Dartmouth Medical School (1966-1968) and received her medical degree from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1970. She was one of the founding members of the Dartmouth Medical School Board of Overseers (1973-1978).

During the past 25 years, Dr. Hein has assumed a variety of roles related to health policy through her activities in program development, teaching and clinical research. She directed a model program for health care of juvenile detainees. In 1987, she founded the nation’s first adolescent HIV/AIDS program. She worked closely with the Board of Education to expand AIDS education to the million students in the New York City public school system. She has written over 150 articles, chapters and abstracts related to adolescent health, particularly focusing on high risk youth. Her book, entitled AIDS: Trading Fears for Facts, has sold over 100,000 volumes.

Dr. Hein has served as a consultant or advisor to many city, state and federal health organizations. She was President of the Society for Adolescent Medicine in 1992. She has been a recipient of several awards including an Assistant Secretary for Health Award (DHHS) in 1989, Health Care Financing Administrator’s Award (HCFA) in 1993 and Stewart B. McKinney Foundation in 1994 for leadership in the HIV epidemic. She is currently on the editorial advisory boards of 5 journals, a member of the Board of Directors of 5 national organizations and Chair of the Center for Health Care Strategies.