Prof. Dr. Lizheng Shi received his MS in Pharmacy from the Peking Union Medical College, PhD in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy from the University of Southern California. He is now the Endowed Regents Professor at the Department of Health Policy and Management  and the director of Health Systems Analytics Research Center (HSARC). He is also a member of clinical faculty at the departments of medicine (endocrinology) and psychiatry.  His current research interests include health technology assessment and healthcare quality, access, and economics.