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Robert E. Morris, professor of pediatrics and associate director of the Adolescent Medicine Program, was elected to chair the board of directors for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care for 2007-2008…. Newly elected members of the Administrative Management Group's executive board include Kathryn Paul, Olivia Diaz, Julia Sanchez, Nancy Mendez, Prema Windokun, Shelly Brooks, Elaine Fox, Judith Levin, Cindy Love and Preethi Thomas. The officers will serve for two years and help carry out the group's mission to develop and nurture UCLA's internal talent.… The New America Alliance Institute, which promotes philanthropy in the Latino community, has donated $78,000 to the International Medical Graduates Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine. The program brings bilingual graduates of medical schools outside North America and Puerto Rico to the U.S. and helps them compete for primary-care residency training positions in California.