2026 SAMA Annual Conference  Speaker

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William Ford

William T. Ford is founder of The Prime Meridian Group, a national medical strategy and engagement firm serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare sectors. Prime Meridian partners with key opinion leaders, health system executives, practicing clinicians, and key account managers to design and execute advisory boards and strategic engagement platforms that align field strategy with C-suite priorities, and accelerate access within integrated delivery networks. He is a board-certified internist and nationally recognized hospital medicine leader who currently serves as Chief of Hospital. He is a graduate of the University of Scranton, Drexel University School of Medicine, and the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Business.

Dr. Ford is an active educator, speaker, and published author with contributions to The Journal of Hospital Medicine, The Hospitalist, and numerous national conferences. A longstanding member and former national committee leader within the Society of Hospital Medicine, he has served in editorial and advisory roles and remains engaged in advancing leadership development and high value care initiatives. Through his clinical, academic, and organizational leadership, Dr. Ford continues to shape the practice and business of modern hospital medicine.