Summary: The Reviewer Relations Manager

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Leah Williams is the Reviewer Relations Manager. In this role she oversees reviewer recruiting, credentialing, and serves as the primary physician reviewer liaison. Leah became a part of the AMR team in 2014 as an operations team member, and soon developed an interest in becoming a more active participant in AMR’s quest to facilitate strong partnerships with the reviewer panel members. Leah graduated from California State University of Fullerton with a pre-clinical Bachelors of Science in Health Science. Previous clinical and administrative healthcare experience has afforded her the necessary know-how to assist reviewers with their needs ranging from recruiting and credentialing to fully emerging into the AMR philosophies and values of contributing

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