Albany Area Primary Health Care’s Michael Sein, D.O., was selected to serve on the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NACNHSC) by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II.  As a member of NACNHSC, Dr. Sein will be advising Secretary Azar on national policy regarding the direction of National Health Services.  Dr. Sein’s term – which is a three year term – began in August 2019.

NACNHSC consists of health care providers and administrators who are experts in the issues that communities with a shortage of primary care professionals face in meeting their health care needs. The NACNHSC is a frontline source of information to the NHSC senior management. The National Advisory Council commits to effectively advising the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and, by designation, the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
 
Dr. Michael Sein has been practicing medicine with Albany Area Primary Health Care (AAPHC) since 1999. He is a graduate of Nova Southeastern Medical School in Florida and completed residency training at St. Vincent Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Sein is board certified in Family Medicine and his medical practice is located in Dawson, Georgia.
 
“Albany Area Primary Health Care is very proud of Dr. Sein’s nomination and selection to serve on the National Advisory Council,” says Brandy Church, spokesperson for AAPHC. “He will be able to bring his knowledge and expertise in health care to officials in Washington, DC, as well as represent our region of Southwest Georgia on a national level.  We know he’ll do a wonderful job in this role.”