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docs/about.rst

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 About us
 ========
 
-We are the `SunLab <http://sunlab.org/>`_ healthcare research team at UIUC.
+PyHealth is developed and maintained by a diverse community of researchers and practitioners.
 
 Current Maintainers
 ------------------
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 `Junyi Gao <http://aboutme.vixerunt.org/>`_ (M.S. @ UIUC, Ph.D. Student @ University of Edinburgh)
 
+Paul Landes (University of Illinois College of Medicine)
+
 `Jimeng Sun <http://sunlab.org/>`_ (Professor @ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
 
+Major Reviewers
+---------------
+
+Eric Schrock (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
+
+Yongda Fan (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
+
+Joshua Steier
+
+PyHealth Research Initiative Members
+------------------------------------
+
+Sayeed Sajjad Razin (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)
+
+Arjun Chatterjee (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
+
+Naveen Baskaran (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
+
+Andrea Fitzpatrick (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
+
+Bilal Arif (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
+
+Rian Atri
+
+Jathurshan Pradeepkumar (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
+
+Siddhartha Laghuvarapu (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
+
+Adam R. Cross (University of Illinois College of Medicine)
+
+William Pang
+
+Muni Bondu
+
+*...and more members as the initiative continues to expand*
+
 Alumni
 ------
 

docs/how_to_contribute.rst

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 These contributions demonstrate the level of completeness and documentation we appreciate. Take some time to review them to understand our expectations!
 
+Review Criteria
+===============
+
+All contributions to PyHealth are evaluated based on the following criteria:
+
+1. **Completeness**
+
+   Your contribution should be production-ready and complete. This includes:
+
+   - Comprehensive test cases with synthetic data
+   - Complete API documentation following our style guide
+   - Proper inheritance from base classes with all required methods implemented
+   - Working examples demonstrating usage
+   - Clear docstrings for all public methods and classes
+
+2. **Relevance to Healthcare**
+
+   PyHealth is a healthcare-focused library. Contributions should address healthcare-specific problems or datasets. Being sourced from or inspired by a peer-reviewed publication strengthens your contribution and provides validation of the approach.
+
+3. **Relevance to the Package**
+
+   Your contribution should enhance PyHealth's utility for the broader community. Consider:
+
+   - Does this add meaningful functionality that others will use?
+   - Does it integrate well with existing PyHealth components?
+   - Does it follow established patterns and conventions?
+   - Will it create confusion or maintenance burden?
+
+   The goal is to grow PyHealth thoughtfully, not just add features for the sake of features.
+
 Getting Started
 ===============