Advocate Spotlight:
Eugene Y. Rhee, MD, MBA
AACU Board Member Named 2013 – 2014 Gallagher Health Policy Scholar
Eugene Y. Rhee, MD, MBA, who serves on the AACU Board of Directors as the Western Section Representative,
has been named the 2013 – 2014 Gallagher Health Policy Scholar, an award given out by the AUA and named in
honor of former AUA Executive Director, G. James Gallagher. Gallagher Scholars spend a full year engaged in
seminars, conferences and meetings at the national level, receive mentoring from senior AUA physicians and participate in a week-long health policy seminar for surgeons at Brandies University, sponsored by the ACS.
Dr. Rhee received undergraduate degrees in biology and political science from Emory University in Atlanta, GA.
He received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Kaiser
Permanente Foundation Hospitals in Los Angeles, CA. He received his MBA from The Anderson School of Management
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t the University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently the chief of urologic surgery at Kaiser Permanente, San
Diego, the largest urology practice of Kaiser Permanente. Also, he is the current president of the California Urological
Association, a member of the Board of Directors of the Western Section AUA and immediate past president of the San Diego Urological Society.
Congratulations, Dr. Rhee!
UROPAC Update
By: Gary M. Kirsh, MD, UROPAC Chair
With the dramatic changes occuring to our country’s health care system,
changes that impact both urologists and their patients, it is vital that
our specialty maintain a presence and a voice on Capitol Hill. This year
UROPAC, through its targeted giving, has contributed to members of
Congress seated on key committees who are in the best position to
address those issues that constitute UROPAC’s legislative priorites:
• Promote Appropriate PSA Screening and reform of US Preventative
Services Task Force recommendation processes
• Preserve appropriate use of the In-Office Ancillary Service Exception
“...To help keep
UROPAC an influencial
player in Washington,
we need donations
from you!...”
• Address Work Force Shortages and increase GME funding for
urology residencies
• Study and improve prevention and treatment strategies related to
battlefield urotrauma
To help keep UROPAC an influencial player in Washington, we need donations from you!
UROPAC was a major presence at the JAC in March and the AUA Annual Meeting in
May, and fundraising efforts will continue at the AACU’s State Society Network Advocacy
Conference this upcoming October. This summer, members of the AACU Board of Directors
and AUA Health Policy Council are soliciting past donors for contributions directly. If you
have not already made a UROPAC contribution this year, please make your contribution today!
Go to www.UROPAC.org to conveniently donate. Finally, we need each of you to speak
to your colleagues about the importance of UROPAC. Let’s continue to keep UROPAC a
strong and an impactful voice in Washington, DC! We can only do this through your help and
donations!
www.uropac.org
The AACU exists to promote the Urologic Community’s interests in any identifiable way. If you are preparing for a meeting with your elected
officials, we encourage you to contact us at [email protected]. AACU staff will provide the latest information on Urology’s priorities and
resources to effectively communicate our positions.
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