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Rick Boss, Jr., MD, MMM
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Contact Information
E-mail: rbossjr@tulane.edu, Richard.A.Boss.Jr.@hitchcock.org

Education                                                                                  BS in Zoology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
MD,Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC                                                                                                      MMM, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Department Role, Committees and Courses Taught
Director, MMM program, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University Teaches managing quality improvement courses with the MMM program.                                                 EMMM 614 Quality and Outcomes
EMMM 611 Medicine and Management
HSMG 614 Leadership for Clinical Improvement

Job Title and Place of Employment
Medical Director of Evidence-Based Medicine, Concord Hospital, Concord, NH

Professional Achievements                                                                                 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (1977) Outstanding MMM Student (1999) Outstanding MMM Faculty (INCAE cohort, 2005)

Biography
Richard A. Boss Jr. MD, MMM is a practicing cardiologist in Concord, New Hampshire. He received his undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Maine and his MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Cardiology at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Cardiology and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is currently a member of the medical staff of Concord Hospital and serves as chair of the Critical Care Committee. He has led quality improvement initiatives around acute coronary syndromes and public access defibrillation.

After relocating to Concord, New Hampshire, Dr. Boss joined the staff of the Hitchcock Clinic. He has served as a division Medical Director in the Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic system and as Assistant Medical Director for Medical Management in the Clinic's Southern NH Region. During the brief merger of the Hitchcock and Lahey Clinics, he served as a member of the System Board of Governors and as Co-Chair of the Compensation Committee. He also served as the President of the Medical Leadership Institute, a national organization focusing on physician leadership activities. He currently holds the position of Medical Director of Evidenced-Based Medicine at Concord Hospital and serves on the teaching faculty of the Forrest McKerley Simulation Center

Dr. Boss lives in Hopkinton, NH with his wife Mary and their two children. He is an avid golfer and woodworker.

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