Thank you for expressing your interest in joining our Patient Advisor Council. We appreciate your dedication to improving healthcare and your desire to make a meaningful impact in our community. However, currently we are not accepting new applications for our Patient Advisor Council. We encourage you to continue your involvement in healthcare initiatives and advocacy. Your contributions and insights are valuable to the healthcare community, and we hope that you will consider applying for future opportunities with our organization.

Thank you again for your interest and dedication to healthcare improvement.

Patient advisors meet monthly to set the overall direction, strategy and goals for the council. They review the activity and projects of the two following subcommittees to ensure their effectiveness.

1. Recruitment and Onboarding — The committee selects candidates for membership in the Patient Advisor Council. Members of the team interview qualified applicants and mentor new members selected to join the council.
2. Special Projects Team — The Special Projects Team serves the three arms of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation: healthcare, research and education. Patient Advisors work on a wide variety of special projects designed to help PAMF improve operations, research, training and community outreach to improve the patient experience. Members take part in forums such as focus groups, evaluate aspects of PAMF operations, and offer valuable input.

• You feel strongly about high quality healthcare
• You are a PAMF patient or a caregiver to a PAMF patient and are 18 years of age or older
• You wish to contribute to the continuous improvement of the patient and caregiver experience at PAMF
• You are a team player and have experience in advocacy

Contact the Office of Patient Experience at sbmfcares@sutterhealth.org.