Susan Walsh, MD, FACP is recently retired from the positions of Vice President of Population Health, ACO Medical Director, and Program Director for the RWJBH-JCMC internal medicine residency. Prior to her position at JCMC, she was Deputy Commissioner of Health for the state of New Jersey and charged with all issues pertaining to public health, including equity and access, epidemiology, the creation of the N.J. medical marijuana program and the state's laboratory, and statewide response teams. Her skills in forging partnerships led to the formation of the Greater Newark Health Care Coalition and the Trenton Health Plan, which continue to bring CEOs and community advocates together to find solutions for barriers to care. As VP of Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, she also has an extensive background in managing federally qualified health centers that seek to provide superior care to the critically underserved populations.