Julie Ginn Moretz, BS

Augusta, GA

Associate Vice Chancellor, Patient- and Family-Centered Care
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Represented: Patients, Caregivers, and Patient Advocates

Inspired by her young son’s battle with heart disease, multiple surgeries, and a heart transplant, Julie Ginn Moretz, BS has spent the better part of her career as a family leader passionate about improving health care. She was recently named associate Vice Chancellor, Patient- and Family-Centered Care, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she has leadership responsibility for developing clinical and academic programs related to patient- and family-centered care. She has served as Director of Special Projects, with the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care, for nearly seven years. At the Medical College of Georgia she was Chairman, Family Advisory Council and then Director, Family Services Development, overseeing programs supporting adult and pediatric services, managing advisory councils, and developing a Family Faculty program to incorporate patient- and family-centered care concepts in medical education. She and her husband David have three children, Lee, Morgan, and Daniel, forever 14.

Moretz served as a member of the Advisory Panel on Patient Engagement from April 2013 - April 2016.