Title V, SEC. 5009. NATIONAL QUALITY CONSORTIUM. (a) Establishment. The National Health Board shall establish a consortium to be known as the National Quality Consortium. (b) Duties. The Consortium shall (1) establish programs for continuing education for health professionals; (2) advise the National Quality Management Council and the Administrator for Health Care Policy and Research on research priorities; (3) oversee the development of the regional professional foundations established under section 5008; (4) advise the National Quality Management Council with respect to the funding of proposals to establish such foundations; (5) consult with the National Quality Management Council regarding the selection of national measures of quality performance under section 5003(c); and (6) advise the National Health Board and the National Quality Management Council with respect to any other duty of the Board or the Council under this subtitle. (c) Membership. The Consortium shall be composed of 11 members appointed by the National Health Board. The members of the Consortium shall include (1) 5 individuals representing the interests of academic health centers; and (2) 6 other individuals representing the interests of one of the following persons: (A) Schools of public health. (B) Other schools and programs defined in section 799 of the Public Health Service Act (including medical schools, nursing schools, and allied health professional schools). (d) Terms. (1) In general. Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of the Consortium shall serve for a term of 3 years. (2) Staggered rotation. Of the members first appointed to the Consortium under subsection (c), the National Health Board shall appoint 4 members to serve for a term of 3 years, 3 members to serve for a term of 2 years, and 4 members to serve for a term of 1 year. (e) Chair. The National Health Board shall designate an individual to serve as the chair of the Consortium.