Dr. Maurice Wright is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for New York City Health and Hospital | Harlem and Senior Associate Dean of Colum- bia University Medical Center for the Academic Affiliation at Harlem Hospital Center since September 2010. Formally, he held the position of Chief of Emergency Services at Woodhull Medicine Center for fourteen years. Prior to his term at Woodhull, he spent ten years at St. Luke’s, Roosevelt Hospital Center (Mount Sinai West), where he completed his residency and later became a faculty member and Assistant Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine. As CMO, he is the principal medical advisor to the CEO of New York City Health and Hospitals | Harlem. He ensures that clinical and educa- tional programs of all departments are consistent with the priorities and standards of the New York City Health and Hospitals. As Senior As- sociate Dean for the CUMC Academic Affiliation, Dr. Wright is responsible for oversight to the faculty appointment and promotion processes. All academic responsibilities for Columbia University students and the ACGME- regulated post-graduate training programs at Harlem Hospital Center fall under his leadership. Dr. Wright is a visionary leader who fosters team work and inspires excellence. While managing a high-volume ED, he was able to achieve a high standard of quality care that was both responsive to community needs and sensitive to community concerns. Among his accomplish- ments, he embarked on a clinical upgrade and re-design of the Emergency Department; implemented evidence- base practice guidelines and used a vigorous performance improvement program to improve care successfully. Dr. Wright is a graduate of Munro College, JWI, Fordham University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He holds several academic appointments, including Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia University and Medical Director of the CUNY Medical School Physicians Assistant Program. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Emergency Physi- cians, the American College of Physicians and the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPHHS). He graduated from the Physician Leadership Institute in June of 2003. Dr. Wright is also a graduate of the Patient Safety Officer training program at The Institute for Health Care Improvement and is a past member of NYC Health and Hospitals Patient Safety Committee. Currently, he served on the Council of Chief Medical Officers. Jamaica’s 60th Annive rsary 22