AUA’s Varduhi Petrosyan Appointed Special Advisor on Health Reforms to the Prime Minister

YEREVAN–Varduhi Petrosyan, the Director of the American University of Armenia’s Center for Health Services Research, has been appointed by the Prime Minister of Armenia to serve as a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Health Reforms. She will serve Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on a voluntary basis.

Petrosyan is an associate professor and program director of the Master of Public Health at AUA. She earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management.  

The American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private, independent university located in Yerevan, Armenia.  Founded in 1991, AUA is affiliated with the University of California.  Through teaching, research, and public service, AUA serves Armenia and the region by supplying high-quality, graduate and undergraduate education, encouraging civic engagement, and promoting democratic values.

The AUA is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 985 Atlantic Avenue, #100, Alameda, CA 94501, 510-748-9001.