Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc, Vice President for Health System Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named to a three-year term on the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) The Council, which consists of 20 members from the private sector, and ex-officio members from seven federal agencies, helps guide national priorities for health services research that promote improvements in quality, safety and efficiency of clinical practice.