We are pleased to announce that Dr. Gil Liu is the next Director of the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center, effective April 9, 2024! This concludes a nationwide search led by Dr. Carol R. Bradford, dean of The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
In this role, Dr. Liu will provide strategic direction to the Government Resource Center, guiding efforts to identify, research and spread innovative practices to improve access to quality healthcare for all Ohioans through partnerships with healthcare, state and academic leaders.
“Dr. Liu is whole-heartedly committed to ensuring GRC remains a statewide leader and trusted resource across our thriving university-state partnership,” says Lorin Ranbom, GRC's now Director Emeritus. There will be a healthy, supportive overlap as Lorin plans to remain at GRC until July 31, 2024 to assist with the transition.
Director Liu says his priorities are threefold coming into the new position:
- GRC's alignment with the goals of our state sponsors to make Ohio the best state in the nation for rearing a family, the state with the best business case for healthcare, and the state where MCOs are doing the most to address social determinants of health.
- GRC must be agile and adaptable in today's extremely fluid healthcare policy environment.
- GRC demonstrates sensitivity to entrenched concerns about health inequity and unsustainability.
“I am full of joy at having been selected to serve as the next Director for the GRC,” Gil shares. “My entire career has been in pursuit of improving health and health systems, which is at the core of the GRC's mission.”
Dr. Liu joined GRC as medical director in 2020 where he advised and consulted on research initiatives and health care improvement programs. During that time, he also served as an assistant medical director at the Ohio Department of Medicaid.
He is a professor of clinical pediatrics at The Ohio State University and is a practicing pediatrician at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Prior to joining GRC, Dr. Liu was the former medical director of Nationwide Children's Hospital Partner for Kids. He also served as chief medical officer of the Kentucky Department of Medicaid Services and professor in the University of Louisville's Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Liu has published more than 45 peer-reviewed research articles and has given more than 75 lectures and presentations both nationally and internationally. He has also been honored with numerous teaching, research, mentoring and leadership awards throughout his career. He has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2014.
Dr. Liu holds degrees from Duke University and the University of Mississippi and completed his pediatric residency and medical informatics fellowship at the University of North Carolina.
Learn more about Dr. Liu in his bio!