She is an appointee to the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) National Cancer Policy Forum, president-elect of the American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, a member of the board of directors for the Personalized Medicine Coalition and of the Advisory Board for the Rapid Learning System for Cancer for the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and co-chair of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)–funded Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group. Dr. Abernethy participates integrally in international discussions about reforming the evidence development system, presenting a model for rapid learning health care by coordinating clinical and research functions to better serve patients’ needs in an evidence-driven, cost-effective, and patient-centered manner.