Mychelle Farmer

MD

Mychelle Farmer is a pediatrician with a public health background and sub-specialty training in adolescent medicine. She is the current chair of the NCD Child Governing Council, and she serves as the ambassador-at-large for the International Association for Adolescent Health. Farmer is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the US Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. She serves as a member of WHO’s Civil Society Working Group on NCDs.  She has considerable experience in global adolescent health programming, with a focus on the integration of non-communicable disease (NCD) screening and prevention into primary care and community-based settings. Currently, Farmer serves as the chief medical officer for Advancing Synergy, an organization that seeks to improve access to technology and research for the prevention and control of NCDs. She has a strong commitment to health services that are culturally relevant and technically excellent.