Kristin Hitchell

Kristin Schleiter Hitchell, JD, LLM, is Vice President, Public Policy and External Relations, for the ACGME. She oversees the development of ACGME public policy, coordinates policy initiatives with ACGME Member Organizations and represents the ACGME and its activities to state and federal policy makers, legislators, and regulators. Ms. Hitchell previously served as Vice President, Policy and Strategic Engagement for the American Board of Medical Specialties, and as Senior Legislative Attorney with the American Medical Association’s Advocacy Resource Center, where she advised the AMA Council of Legislation and developed, coordinated, and directed nationwide state legislative and regulatory advocacy campaigns. Ms. Hitchell earned her Bachelor of Arts in biology and philosophy from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. She earned her Juris Doctor and Master of Laws (LLM) in health law from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in Chicago, Illinois.