Amicus

The Founders

Jack Silversin DMD, DrPH and Mary Jane Kornacki, MS are the founding partners of Amicus.

A graduate of the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, Jack Silversin holds a doctorate in public health from Harvard University and serves as a member of the faculty of medicine in the School of Dental Medicine. He is a nationally recognized speaker on physicians and change and a regular presenter at IHI conferences, faculty for Medical Group Management Association-sponsored executive education programs, and content expert for Minneapolis-based ICSI’s collaborative on building a culture of quality.

His clients include many successful, innovative community and academic health care organizations and systems across the United States. In Canada he has consulted to academic medical centers and a British Columbia-based team that is working to enhance the value primary care delivers. In the UK he has provided advice and made presentations regarding how to build physician leadership and engagement to support the NHS modernization agenda.

Mary Jane Kornacki holds a master of science degree in public health from the University of Massachusetts, where she specialized in health education and health behavior. Her special interests include leadership, team dynamics and the professional satisfaction of women physicians in medical organizations. Her understanding of the principles of adult learning and behavior change are reflected in the models and tools that are fundamental to Amicus' consulting work. Jack and Mary Jane have collaborated on numerous publications on physician cultures, physician morale, medical group dynamics, governance in physician organizations and service improvement in health care.