ANN ARBOR—Ada Sue Hinshaw, dean of the University of Michigan School of Nursing, has been appointed to the National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, Research and Evaluation. Hinshaw is one of 10 new members appointed to the council by Donna E. Shalala, secretary of Health and Human Services.

The council, comprised of 17 private sector health care experts and consumers, and seven federal health officials, advises the secretary and the administrator of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research on enhancing the quality, effectiveness and accessibility of U.S. health care services.

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