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Linking Academics with Practice. FALL 2020
UAB Department of Health Services Administration
IN THIS ISSUE: ➤ Faculty Awards............... 02 ➤ DEI Update....................... 04 ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤
COVID-19 Feature.......... 08 Work Life........................... 09 Home Life ......................... 12 Student Life ..................... 14 Internships....................... 16 COVID-19 Research....... 18 By the Numbers............. 20 HSA Team Updates....... 21 Updates & Events.......... 22 Career Moves.................. 24
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United for Health and Safety
MSHA Class 55 Interns, Birmingham VA Medical Center.
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is united on campus, off campus and virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. UAB HSA is everywhere you look from the front lines to the design of applications. Our alumni, students, faculty and staff take personal responsibility for the health and safety of others and we are proud of the efforts of all and our collective success at this challenging time. ■
Howard W. Houser, PhD Named to Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame HSA faculty develop app for safe campus entry.
Howard W. Houser Professor Emeritus 2020 Honoree
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Accolades & Achievements Aristotle is credited for saying what our faculty are proving: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
Howard W. Houser, PhD, Professor Emeritus, UAB Department of Health Services Administration, has been selected as a member of the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020. His career at UAB spanned 45 years, from 1965 until his retirement in 2010. Even though he is officially retired, Dr. Houser still contributes to the Department in many ways – he’s even on our departmental Zoom huddles each Friday. His first assignment, as a young administrator, was to orchestrate the desegregation of UAB Hospital in 1965. Dr. Houser went on to train and develop numerous graduate and postgraduate students in health administration and is beloved by all that he taught and mentored. He and Dr. Mathew McNulty developed a curriculum that has educated students in both the Master's and Doctoral programs. Dr. Houser was instrumental in laying the foundation for UAB’s Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) program that is now ranked #1 in the country by US News & World Report. These students have effectively led community hospitals for over 55 years. Among other international efforts, Houser created a four-year program to educate Chinese students in health administration, graduating the first class in 1989. Since then, he has hosted more than 100 visiting students, scholars and medical delegations and helped establish a state-of-the-art pediatric hospital in China. ■
Berner, Borkowski Earn University-Wide Professor Appointments Eta S. Berner, EdD, was named University Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration in the School of Health Professions. Berner became a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics in 1999, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society in 2006 and the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics in 2019 and has published articles in leading journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Academic Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2
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Nancy M. Borkowski, DBA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, was named Distinguished Professor in the UAB Department of Health Services Administration. A certified public accountant who is board-certified in health management and has over 20 years’ experience in health care, Borkowski joined UAB in 2014 and is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Healthcare Financial Management Association. She is the author of four books, including Organizational Behavior in Health Care, which was named 2005 Book of the Year for nursing leadership and management by The American Journal of Nursing. ■
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Brown Receives Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship Michelle Brown, PhD, received the 2020 Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship, which recognizes full-time regular UAB faculty members who demonstrate exceptional commitment as mentors of graduate students and / or postdoctoral fellows and acknowledges an individual’s ability to inspire and motivate students as they engage in research activities, seek grant support and publish their work, to promote ethical behavior and professional values, while creating a collaborative and constructive atmosphere.
Lemak Receives AOM Myron D. Fottler Exceptional Service Award Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, earned the Myron D. Fottler Exceptional Service Award for serving “as a meaningful mentor, not only to colleagues and students” at UAB, but also for her impact on others across the Division. This award is regarded as the AOM HCM Division’s most distinguished award because it is not given every year – it is only awarded when the Division identifies someone deserving of the honor.
Mehta Receives SHP Excellence in Scholarship Award Tapan Mehta, PhD, is a coinvestigator, site Pl, and lead statistician to several research studies funded by agencies such as NIH, NIDILRR and PCORI. He has a strong publication record with over 50 peer-reviewed articles including several first-author articles. He has published in highly competitive journals such as JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine and Obesity Reviews. He also serves as the Chair of UAB’s Faculty Senate Research Committee and is UAB Faculty Chair-Elect.
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Houser Receives 2020 AAHIM Distinguished Member Award Shannon H. Houser, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA, (BSMRA 1993), professor in UAB’s Department of Health Services Administration, is the recipient of the 2020 AAHIM Distinguished Member Award from the Alabama Association of Health Information Management. This award is given annually to an active member with at least 10 years’ experience “marked by distinction, excellence of service and contribution to the profession.”
Thirumalai Receives UAB Faculty Senate Distinguished Service Award Mohan Thirumalai, PhD, was awarded the UAB i6 Funding from the Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which is meant for UAB faculty, staff, and students to advance ideas to market and funded by U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). This grant is to develop a commercial product for research and research participant management.
Hearld Part of Team Honored for Work in Caribbean Ria Hearld, PhD, and the team received the Robert Carr Research Award at the International AIDS Conference July 8, 2020. The biennial award is sponsored by the International Council of AIDS Service Organisations, Human Rights Watch, the International AIDS Society and the Center for Public Health and Human Rights at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The work led by Henna Budhwani and John Waters, MD, with the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC) certainly was crossdisciplinary, involving partnerships across countries, among academic and community leaders and between faculty and students. ■ uab.edu/hsa
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We Become What We See JESSICA H. WILLIAMS, PHD Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Associate Professor
Colleagues, We become what we see. What a dynamic statement about the power of our environment in shaping our view of the world. Our Department mission is “Developing leaders to shape tomorrow’s health care” and “We believe our diversity is a source of our strength and strive to understand, value and involve all.” It is imperative that we demonstrate the importance of inclusive excellence. Will Durant so eloquently paraphrased Aristotle with the now famous quote “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Creating a habit of inclusive excellence is neverending work. It requires a willingness to think differently and move beyond the tendency of our current culture of only associating with people who look or think like us. Our work begins by thoughtfully considering the people who are in the room— including dimensions of gender, age, ethnicity, ability, income, geographical birthplace, language, and thought. A quick glimpse of our Department demonstrates the many dimensions of visible diversity, but I think the best part and most inspiring part of our diversity is that which is not seen — the collection of experiences and world views mixed with collegiality.
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We are still striving to employ strategies that allow us to hire, retain, and promote diversity. As the newly appointed Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), I find the gravity of this position greater than I ever could have imagined— especially in post-George Floyd America. As a Black woman who grew up in a small town in Alabama, I am all too familiar with the boxes and labels people have and will ascribe to me. My parents, probably like yours, taught me the value of an education and the importance of working hard and diligently for what I wanted. As I worked my way through undergrad at Birmingham-Southern College, then grad school at UAB, I felt the weightiness of needing to succeed, knowing that there were others who were not afforded the same opportunities. On numerous occasions, I have had to prove that I was more than a stereotype. I have often been at the top of the curve and I have struggled through classes, but felt too uncomfortable or ashamed to ask for help when I needed it most. I have been the only person who looks like me in a board or meeting room. I have learned the value of surrounding myself with people of different backgrounds, of overcoming the awkwardness of difference and embracing similarities. I know this can be challenging for everyone, regardless of race. However, I know the weight of George Floyd’s death has served as a wake-up call that we can all do more. I want to use my position and influence to facilitate such discussions and the formation of new relationships in whatever way that I can.
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The Importance of Inclusive Excellence How we see ourselves has important implications for how we interact with the world. There is no way I could have navigated my way through college and as a working professional if I only saw myself as a Black woman. My identity is so much more than the color of my skin. I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, and a friend. There is no way I could have survived academia without a strong support system. What I have learned the most about inclusive excellence is that some of the people who have helped me the most looked nothing like me. I hope to impart to students the importance of relationships and that looking for ways to find commonalities with the people around us is critically important, despite differences in our skin color, socioeconomic status, and culture. I hope to inspire students to find common ground and learn how to work together towards a common end. If it is true that we become what we see, it is my hope that the students in our programs will see the importance of building relationships with people who are different from them. Perhaps inclusion is the most important and most challenging piece of the DEI puzzle. A mere change in diversity without careful thought to fostering inclusion can entirely derail our efforts. In the book Radical Inclusion, the authors state, “Belonging to a community or a cause bigger than ourselves is core to our very humanity.” In our Department, we feel it is vitally important to foster an atmosphere of inclusion and community. We are all investing in learning and leading our classrooms into inclusive excellence. Our phenomenal faculty and staff work hard each and every day to ensure our students are prepared to work and lead in a diverse world. This year during
MSHA program orientation, each incoming student received the book What If I Say the Wrong Thing by Verna Myers as a tool and resource to use as they navigate relationships. At the core of inclusion is the commonality of our humanness. The most important thing I have learned to date and the one thing I know that will continue to bind us all is our humanity. Our pain, our struggles, our imperfections are what make us human. Leaning into our humanness allows us to embrace those imperfections. In learning about DEI, we are becoming more self-aware. What better way to engage our students than through a place of vulnerability? Dr. Lemak has empowered us with something much more than the power to make change—influence. Our 360-degree approach to leadership in inclusive excellence is changing our environment at UAB and nationally. We have a tremendous opportunity to not only develop leaders to shape tomorrow’s health care, but to also influence them in ways of compassion and grace in interacting with others—especially those who are different than they are. I truly believe that this has the potential to not only shape tomorrow’s health care, but to transform it. We become what we see. HSA is working to ensure that what others see is inclusive excellence. Sincerely,
"I hope to impart to students the importance of relationships and that looking for ways to find commonalities with the people around us is critically important, despite differences in our skin color, socioeconomic status, and culture." uab.edu/hsa
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Departmental Efforts in Inclusive Excellence Expanded DEI Opportunities ◗ Case Competition at National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) conference – non-profit association of Black health care executives. ◗ Academy for Addressing Health Disparities – prepares underrepresented minorities and first-generation undergraduate students for graduate school. ◗ Introduction to Cultural Awareness and Competency – undergrad course for application of cross-cultural knowledge and skills in education, health care, and business. ◗ Removed GRE/GMAT requirements – removing biased entrance exams improves fairness in our admissions process. ■
HSA students and alumni at 2019 NAHSE Conference.
My first experience at NAHSE was eye opening. Before entering UAB’s MSHA program, I wasn’t aware such a community existed — to know that there are so many successful minorities in the healthcare industry was comforting. If we put in the work, we too can be successful, like those that have paved the way for us and the ones we met at NAHSE. — MSHA CLASS 55 STUDENT
We thank you for your support, which provides students with opportunities to experience different people, new voices and independent ideas in health care.
Women in Healthcare Leadership Around campus and in the community, we support activities designed for all HSA students and alumni in order to help develop organizations where all can thrive. Our efforts include: ◗ Highlighting successful female leaders through awards/presentations ◗ Establishing mentoring programs for mid-career women and students ◗ Providing programming that promotes inclusive leadership We recognize and embrace the benefits that come from women’s leadership styles and how they differ from their male counterparts. And we are committed to equipping women to lead in health care organizations. ■ ➤ Visit go.uab.edu/WIHL to learn more.
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Executive DSc in Healthcare
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Leadership Program establishes the Executive Doctoral Endowed Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare Leadership to remove barriers for students. Faculty are also working to infuse DEI into the program.
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prior to orientation to facilitate deeper conversations about race, religion, gender, etc. ◗ More diversity among guest lecturers and speakers as well as the active engagement of MSHA alumni to discuss DEI issues with current students.
Sarah Hill, MD (SIM 2021) noticed a 15-year difference in life expectancy between the West and East ends of Louisville, Kentucky. Added to the fact the city is a center of Black Lives Matter activity, they declared racism an official public health emergency. Hill plans to incorporate poverty simulation for her health care students at the University of Louisville Hospital. ■
Research Related to Inclusive Excellence Monica Aswani, PhD and Allyson Hall, PhD featured in BirminghamWatch,“Health Care Disparities: Access to Treatment, Insurance Isn’t Colorblind.” Ron Wyatt, MD (MSHA Class E41) co-authored a Black Lives Matter blog - “I Was Blind But Now I See” in International Society for Quality in Health Care. Jessica Williams, PhD was funded for a $50,000 Pilot and Feasibility Program of the UAB Diabetes Research Center (DRC) and the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) for her proposal: “Clinician Implicit Bias and Perceived Barriers to Medication Intensification: A Pilot & Feasibility Study”
Soumya Niranjan, PhD was selected to participate in the NCI CRCHD Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity Program (PACHE) Interactive Technical Assistance Workshop. Rob Weech-Maldonado, PhD was a panelist for the AUPHA Discussion on Racism, Social Injustice, and Discrimination: How can Health Administration Education Make a Difference? Nataliya Ivankova, PhD received funding for Designing a Plan of Action for Better Access and Quality of Surgery for African-Americans with Gastrointestinal Cancers in the Deep South. ■
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WORK LIFE We put together a drive-through visitation for a special Memorial Day for our families. No hugs and kisses, but plenty of waves and shouts of “I love you” could be heard. One family brought a new grandbaby for their mother to see. The residents were elated to see their loved ones and we were extremely proud to provide them the opportunity.
— Roderick Watkins (HCM 2014), Administrator, Schmidt Wallace Health Care, Alabaster, AL
The first laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 case was diagnosed at one of our urgent care clinics in Snohomish County, Washington. Almost overnight, it felt like we were able to shift focus from growing and optimizing our operations to all hands on deck to protect our patients and Caregivers. Overall, COVID-19 has not only changed the operations of our team (such as working from home) but has also been the catalyst to move our urgent care clinics forward from a technology side (more virtual patients) and with design/workflows.
— Blake Bishop, MBA (HCM 2012), Urgent Care, Growth and
Innovation Program Manager, Providence Ambulatory Care Network, Seattle, WA
If you are ever in a crisis or disaster, you want Dr. Sarah Nafziger (MSHA Class E53) to be on your side. As an emergency physician and co-chair of UAB’s Emergency Management Committee, Nafziger is one of the leaders coordinating UAB Hospital’s COVID-19 response. As an Emergency Department physician, she is helping to coordinate clinical protocols to keep patients and staff safe. She is a trusted voice in the medical community, and she often speaks on behalf of UAB Hospital related to emergency response, communicable disease, and disaster-preparedness. This is our new reality now, and doing these things can help stop and slow the spread. I know we get tired of hearing the best practices mantra but, this is not just another type of flu.
— Dr. Sarah Nafziger (MSHA Class E53), Medical Director of Employee
Health at UAB Hospital, Physician Advisor to the UAB Center for Patient Flow
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WORK LIFE Our COVID-19 response at UW-Madison in the Clinical Simulation Program (CSP) began 2 days after in-person education was canceled. We do hands-on donning and doffing PPE training for front line staff that may have to deal with COVID-19 patients. I worked with our Chief Nursing Executive and Chief Clinical Officer to determine how far this need would extend and the curriculum required to get as many learners through as quickly as possible. Essentially the training was 20 minutes long for each learner. Due to physical distancing, we could see up to six learners at a time (18 per hour). Between March 20 and April 15, we facilitated the training of 2,027 UW Health front line staff on donning and doffing of PPE.
— Shannon DiMarco (SIM 2020), Director of Clinical Simulation Program at UW Health, Madison, WI
Dr. Joe Gerald (PhD 2007), Associate Professor & Program Director of Public Health Policy & Management at the University of Arizona College of Public Health was interviewed on MSNBC by Chuck Todd on Meet The Press Daily about the coronavirus outbreak in Arizona. https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1271195538495549440
Dr. Joe Gerald analyzed forecast models and developed a series of weekly reports to supply policy makers with important data about COVID-19 and its spread in Arizona.
Dr. Nir Menachemi (PhD 2002) was interviewed for the NPR segment - Antibody Tests Point To Lower Death Rate For The Coronavirus Than First Thought. https://apple.news/Arp3IfdyBQJqrP6-RVuGxKg
My department has become the go-to-place for advice, modeling, and research for policy and decision-makers across Indiana. We have worked with our state hospital association to link up with almost every individual hospital in the state — and we have run surge models for hospital CEOs weekly over the past 6-8 weeks. We have trained researchers and public health officials in several other states on how to do so. Also, I was asked by the Governor’s office to design and lead a study involving random sample testing of residents for COVID (both virology and serology). This is the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind in the U.S.
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On April 5, I was called up to Active Duty for the Navy in response to COVID-19. As an Expeditionary Medical Facility we helped stand-up and run a COVID-19 only medical center in NYC ran out of the Javits Convention Center. This response or activation was brought forth by a presidential order under Title 10 recall. At Javits, I worked in both operations at the executive level and in a clinical response taking a role within case management. Currently, I am still on Active Duty in Great Lakes, Illinois, working in a COVID-19 response at the Navy’s Recruit Training Command. In this capacity I run a COVID-19 Clinic, which we call respiratory clinic to destigmatize it. In each role, I have seen, experienced, and worked through many opportunities for improvement, leading to a strong functioning operations in each setting.
— John Betts (MSHA Class 53, HQS 2019, MSHQS 2020), Hospital Corpsman at Expeditionary Medical Facility Bethesda - United States Navy
In January of 2020, I was offered an opportunity to join a start-up in Nashville. I accepted the offer and then declined it as my start date approached. I had a gut feeling there was more out there for me. This summer I accepted a role leading Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana, one of 14 commercial plans operated by Anthem, Inc. Each interview and interaction felt right, and the culture of transformation radiated in each question I was asked. Embrace uncertainty. It may provide the stepping stones to live your purpose.
— Beth Keyser (MSHA Class E37), President, BCBS of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
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HOME LIFE BIRTHS Eva is almost 5 months old now and still hasn't met many of her relatives, even some of her grandparents. Although it has been a struggle there were definitely some positives. We were able to spend more time together as a family, to enjoy a slower paced lifestyle and soak in moments at home that we would not have had otherwise.
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(MSHA Class 47) Director of Operations, Bayfront Medical Group, St. Petersburg, FL
My husband was the only person allowed to be with me, we had no visitors in the hospital. We have asked family to wear masks when they visit and we haven’t taken her out in public much at all. It’s definitely a strange time to have a baby!
It was nothing like we imagined. The healthcare team ensured we had a positive experience. We visited with family through a window and Facetime. It's an odd time to welcome life into the world, but we're so thankful!
— Angela Morse
(MSHA Class 50, BSHCM 2014) Director of Support Services, North Mississippi Health Services, Tupelo, MS
(SIM 2019) Medical Technologist UAB Medicine, Birmingham, AL
WEDDINGS Two weeks before our wedding, we altered everything due to canceled venues and travel restrictions. Bethany and I were blessed to have a small wedding ceremony with friends and family despite the pandemic. Those who weren’t able to attend were able to share in our celebration via livestream.
— French Forbes (MSHA Class 50)
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GRADUATION I never want to say something like this was necessary. It’s not. War is not necessary. Pandemics and plagues are not necessary. But when they do happen, we get to see that humanity has a way of making the best of what we have when we have to. We’re starting to see how well we can do when we pull together as a country.
— Caleb Townes (HCM 2020, MSHA Class 56)
NEW HOBBIES
Beekeeping during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a blessing for my mental and physical health. Every morning watching my hardworking bees and their busy buzzing all over the garden brightens the rest of my day. Their selfless acts for the betterment of their hive reminds me of our beautiful department, and my hardworking colleagues whom I missed a lot.
I started stand up paddle boarding with Rick Shewchuk. We paddled about 80 miles this summer on several Alabama lakes, mostly on Inland Lake. There is a 14foot and 17-foot alligator in the lake, placed there to keep beavers from building dams. A fisherman told us that there were actually 10 alligators in the lake — it's a bit unnerving when paddling!
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I have a “Victory over COVID” garden with two bluebird houses and many, many vegetables we are enjoying. In addition, it provides me “horticultural therapy” as well as lower blood pressure and increased Vitamin D thanks to more sun exposure.
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STUDENT LIFE My simulation center provided just in time training for ICU, anesthesia, emergency room and Labor and Delivery staff for new policies regarding intubations and codes in positive or suspected COVID patients. We also worked with ICU clinicians to develop a procedure for proning intubated patients when there were no more Roto-beds available. Our hospital put together a team to develop processes to keep staff safe and protected while caring for COVID patients. This was a fluid process as new information was being added every day. We realized some of the guidelines were not practical and used staff feedback to revise some of our processes. We ran these simulations for the intensive care unit, emergency department, and labor and delivery. Critical care physicians, anesthesiologists, emergency medicine, nursing and respiratory at all three campuses participated.
— Debra A. Wakeham, MEd, RRT (SIM 2020)
Simulation Operations Coordinator at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Feeding Our Frontlines Through a partnership with Frontline Foods, students in the MSHA program are independently supporting local clinicians in the fight to keep our communities safe, while also supporting Birmingham’s local restaurant industry. The program was started by Christina Fortugno (MSHA Class 54), and Bradley Tipper, (MSHA Class 54, MSHI 2020). Sarah Newbern (MSHA Class 55) and Makena Boyd (MSHA Class 55, MSHI 2021) have taken over the Frontline Foods Alabama chapter. They are now formally recognized as the Alabama Chapter of Frontline Foods Volunteer Corps for World Central Kitchen. They have recruited seven additional members and were just approved for a $25,000 grant.
We are so inspired by the efforts of these leaders, they identified what was needed and went to work to fill those needs in our community — the fact that this helps both frontline caregivers and local restaurants is a fabulous ‘synergy’ that everyone can relate to. This is what servant leadership looks like. It’s great to see the students take charge in this way.
— Christy Harris Lemak, PhD
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Our 2020 AMIA Student Design Challenge team, the Blazer Data Wranglers, advanced to the finals of a COVID-19 Data Science Hackathon: ◗ Hope Gray, MTS, BCC (PhD-HI) Team Leader ◗ Shafiqul Islam, MSMIS, PMP1, (MSHI 2021) ◗ Carole Richardson, PharmD, BCPS1, (MSHI 2021) ◗ Christian Stackhouse, BASc (BMD) We collected and analyzed data about the COVID-19 Disease Burden and Comorbidities in African-American Patients at UAB. We submitted a COVID-19 public health surveillance design for American Medical Informatics Association student design challenge.
Heather Bradley (MSHQS 2020), Senior Director of Ambulatory Care Transitions for UAB Medicine, saw homeless shelters throughout Birmingham overwhelmed with referral requests. She designated four team members to handle transitioning patients and joined weekly calls with shelter directors to establish a protocol for discharging patients and educating them on protective measures — creating a smoother transition process and ensuring that shelters are practicing social distancing and self-quarantining.
HSA DSc in Healthcare Leadership Students Find Support from Fellow Classmates Brian Tew (3rd Year DSc student), CEO of Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown, New York, was among the first in his cohort to face the challenges that have since spread throughout the country. Tew initiated a real-time email exchange with his classmates where he shared strategies, challenges and resources he found to be valuable from a clinical and management perspective. "We saw our first patient on March 10th, within days our patient services and staffing models had changed entirely. There were a thousand decision points made and I felt an urgency to share what was working for us with my fellow students."
Ginger Henry (2nd Year DSc student), COO of Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, Alabama, quickly engaged in the valuable dialogue among a network of peer executives who, outside of the executive doctoral program, might never have an opportunity to interact. "I never would have imagined how important it would be as we face the biggest challenge of our careers. The connections we have made will last a lifetime and I appreciate having experts around the country to share ideas and challenges with during COVID and beyond. We are better when we learn and share together."
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INTERNSHIPS Half-way through spring semester, our world changed — for those pursuing summer internships, 2020 provided unpredicted insights into the foundation of how healthcare organizations work during a sustained crisis.
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In this time of change and uncertainty, it was to learn and experience healthcare from the perspective of a small town and rural hospital setting, and to contribute in a valuable way to the organization's business development and marketing efforts.
— Demeisha Crowley, MSHA Class 55, Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama, Greenville, AL
I had two weeks to find a different opportunity — serving as an administrative intern for projects that span from Women's Health, Telehealth, Informatics, and Primary Care Services. This experience showed me that the greatest opportunities for self-development are often unexpected.
— Gillian Mangan, MSHA Class 55, VA Healthcare System, Birmingham, AL
While I had envisioned my summer in a big city working at an Academic Medical Center, I could not be more grateful for this opportunity. My experience at J. Paul Jones Hospital has given me a whole new perspective on rural health and has reinforced my passion for bringing accessible healthcare to all communities.
— Sarah Newbern, MSHA Class 55, J. Paul Jones Hospital, Camden, AL
I have a new appreciation and understanding of the struggles, triumphs, and huge impact rural hospitals have on their communities. I learned the proper balance between financial sustainability, service development, and patientcentered care and it has been an absolutely amazing experience.
— Joseph A. Schonacher, MSHA Class 55, Whitfield Regional Hospital, Demopolis, AL
The experience of working in a small, rural hospital has been incredibly rewarding. The opportunity to observe and contribute in areas that scaled the full range of the hospital provided invaluable insight into the day-to-day operations of a hospital. This internship allowed me to get hands-on and in-person experience in a time that I would otherwise have spent at home or working virtually.
— Kate Trankina, MSHA Class 55, Northwest Medical Center, Winfield, AL
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Research Related to COVID-19 Professors Sue Feldman and Mohan Thirumalai are shaping the way universities return to campus. SUE FELDMAN, RN, PhD Professor, Director, UAB Graduate Programs in Health Informatics
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rs. Feldman and Thirumalai and their team have been working around the clock to design and implement tools that are part of Alabama’s higher education campus entry program. Gov. Kay Ivey used over $30 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to provide robust testing, symptom monitoring and notification of COVID-19 exposure for students — making this the most comprehensive higher-education entry plan in the country. The plan included GuideSafe™, a multitool platform comprised of three key components: GuideSafe™ HealthCheck, GuideSafe™ Exposure Notification Application and GuideSafe™ Event Passport. Also included under this platform are key spread mitigation behaviors for ongoing mass adoption. “As students and educators make the transition back to campus, it is critical that they have the tools to do so safely, I am proud to provide the resources to help make that possible. Not only is this partnership enabling our colleges and universities to welcome back their students, it is also setting the tone and bar for the rest of the nation,” Governor Ivey said. “Alabama is innovative and, during a health crisis, we are showing the country the great benefit of partnership, ingenuity and determination.”
MOHANRAJ THIRUMALAI, PhD Assistant Professor UAB Health Informatics
“We are pleased to provide the GuideSafe™ platform to all public colleges and universities across our state,” said Finis St. John, UA System Chancellor. Alabama is one of the first states in the U.S. to launch Google and Apple’s joint exposure notification technology. “We have worked extremely hard to leverage research and innovation, community service, patient care and education to make a positive difference,” said UAB President Ray L. Watts. “This new app – using Google and Apple-led technology and created by UAB faculty, staff and MotionMobs – is a necessary tool in our effort to return to college campuses safely.” Complementing the GuideSafe™ app capabilities are the GuideSafe™ platform’s HealthCheck and Event Passport components. GuideSafe™ HealthCheck is an assessment tool that allows users to report COVID-19 related symptoms. Daily participation is encouraged, but compliance and enforcement are at the discretion of individual institutions. “These tools enable every participating college, university and K-12 school to engage faculty, students and staff in on-going monitoring of COVID-19 symptoms, exposure and risk,” said Sue Feldman. GuideSafe™ Event Passport assists with access to facilities, meetings and events with over 10 participants. After completing HealthCheck, an algorithm renders an event passport for admission. “The GuideSafe™ Event Passport is about showing up healthy – or not showing up at all,” emphasized Feldman. As college campuses and activities resume, ADPH and UAB, along with partner organizations, will update the public about the integration of GuideSafe™ and its multifaceted components into the collective fight against COVID-19. ■ ➤ For more information, visit guidesafe.org
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HSA faculty are actively engaged in COVID-19 research. Allyson Hall and Monica Aswani are leading a university-wide interest group focused on developing a research agenda on health disparities and COVID-19. They are using an institutional level learning healthcare system framework to understand UAB’s response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic within the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System and the entire academic enterprise. The processes, networks, and adapted framework presented support ongoing efforts to develop actionable solutions to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation. Allyson Hall has been funded on a grant to study COVID-19 awareness in minority populations. Allyson Hall and Larry Hearld have key roles in a big grant ($3.3 million for two years) to improve testing for COVID-19 in the state of Alabama. Amy Landry and Heather Lee are collaborating with colleagues from Boston University, Auburn University, University of Washington, Trinity, and Ohio State to understand the experiences of graduate health management students and faculty related to the abrupt transition from on-campus to online learning and have fielded two surveys and conducted a series of focus groups. Amanda Dorsey, Ashleigh Allgood and alumni Jeffrey Dobyns, MD (MSHA Class E52, MSHQS 2019) and Josh Hagood are researching the critical success factors and lessons learned from the UAB Department of Anesthesia's COVID-19 testing strategy for surgical cases. Several factors allowed the Department to seamlessly ramp down and then accelerate the number of surgical cases. Findings include a culture of patient safety and quality, a robust telemedicine infrastructure, leveraging an external partnership with Southern Research Institute for rapid testing and results, and including IT in all decision-making processes.
Katherine Meese is conducting research on employee stress, well-being and resilience during COVID-19. She has just completed an employee survey of a large health system, and is analyzing the source and magnitude of various stressors during COVID-19 as well as protective factors such as individual and team resilience, and civility climate. She is also conducting research on the rapid implementation of an inpatient telehealth system to facilitate PPE conservation and reduce provider exposure to COVID-19. Tapan Mehta is collaborating with United Health Group in mining their claims, lab and hospitalization data to assess the risk associated with the cluster of cardio metabolic conditions with COVID-19 related hospitalizations. They are assessing the association between cardio metabolic (diabetic, lipid, hypertension, obesity) medications and its role in mitigating or increasing risk associated with COVID-19 related complications. Allyson Hall, Sue Feldman and Ria Hearld are working with UAB Hospital Medicine to evaluate the impact of inpatient telehealth on outcomes. Specifically, the study examines the use of iPads to reduce the number of times physicians enter patient rooms to reduce exposure and conserve PPE. Ferhat Zengul, Bunyamin Ozaydin and several UAB colleagues are using text mining to analyze 22,336 COVID-19-focused research abstracts to reveal areas of emerging scholarship. Findings suggest early research themes: 1) Disease Severity & Outcomes, 2) General Epidemiology, 3) Epidemiologic Predictive Modeling, 4) Vaccine Development Research, 5) Health System Response, 6) Mechanism of Disease, 7) Mental/Behavioral Health, 8) Literature Review, 9) Pulmonary Imaging/ Radiography, 10) Initial Outbreak and Disease Presentation, 11) Detection/Testing. â–
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By the Numbers COVID-19 has altered the way many of our classes are taught, but we are still teaching a record number of students and helping them graduate. These numbers represent the overall department and Fall 2020 incoming students.
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GRADUATES
106 STUDENTS from
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17 GLOBAL DIVERSITY (birth countries)
182 FEMALES (70%)
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HSA Team Updates Welcome Katherine A. Meese, PhD, (PhD 2019) is an Assistant Professor and serves as Director of Wellness Research in the UAB Medicine Office of Wellness. Prior to earning her PhD, she spent several years in finance and health care working in ten countries on four continents. Dr. Meese has been named a 2020-21 UAB Honors Faculty Fellow. Her research interests are in well-being and burnout, specifically as it relates to organizational factors. She also studies team performance, quality and safety, and delivery models that enhance organizational learning. Deztanity Williams (HCM 2014) is a Program Manager for research, working directly with Tapan Mehta, PhD, handling all aspects of HSA research. Her primary goal is to help HSA faculty submit more grant proposals, acquire more grant funding, and impact more lives through health services research. Brittney Stokes, is an Office Associate who supports the Residential and Executive students in the MSHA program. She also assists Ria Hearld, PhD, in coordinating the UAB Academy for Addressing Health Disparities through Health Care Leadership.
Retirements April Rollins-Kyle, MAEd, retired after completing 35 years of service at UAB. For HSA she served as Instructor and Director of Operations for the Health Care Management program, where she worked with internship placements, created the template for Internship Poster Sessions and recruited students. Melanie Talbot, MBA, retired after more than 30 years at UAB. The Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Administrative and Fiscal Affairs joined the School of Health Professions in February 2001 and led the school back to financial stability. In 19 years at SHP, Melanie has created multiple budget models for the Dean and most recently, has worked on University-wide committees for the Responsibility Centered Management budget model. ■
Recognition ◗ Ria Hearld, PhD, Associate Professor, completed a year of service as Chair of the UAB Faculty Senate — displaying exemplary leadership, diplomacy and grace during a challenging year!
◗ Ben Ozaydin, PhD, Assistant Professor, and his wife became US Citizens, participating in a unique “drive through” ceremony.
◗ Larry Hearld, PhD, PhD Program Director, became co-editor of Health Care Management Review on July 1, 2020.
◗ Allyson Hall, PhD, MS in HQS Program Director, is now Associate Editor for the Journal of Healthcare Quality and co-director of the UAB Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE).
Years of Service ◗ Ramon Vega 20 years
◗ Joe Quintana, PhD (PhD 1984), 30 years
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New Ways to Engage and Connect Monthly Webinars COVID-19 has altered the way we connect and engage with our alums and that’s not all bad. In March, we embarked upon a monthly webinar series that has turned out to be an exciting way to highlight alumni succeeding in the field and finding new ways to alter the delivery of care. RECENT TOPICS : ◗ Keeping Patients Safe During COVID-19 ◗ Overcoming the Challenges of Working From Home ◗ Healthcare Leaders’ Role in Addressing Racial Inequity ◗ Innovations Created During the COVID-19 Crisis ■ ➤ Join us on the 2nd Thursday of each month • 12 pm-1 pm CT.
6 DECADES
OF ALUMS REPRESENTED (540 Alumni Participants)
1,187
33 STATES
(with 540 Alumni participants)
(participants in Chile & Zambia)
ATTENDEES (MAR-SEPT)
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Virtual Preceptors’ Conference The 2020 Annual Preceptors’ Conference went virtual. Both cohorts of students (MSHA Class 55 and Class 56) prepared for this event to make it successful. MSHA alumni Maegan Dempsey (Class 50), Carolyn Hunter (Class 48), Ross Kemp (Class 48), Sarah Newell (Class 48), Samantha Serley (Class 49, BSHCM 2013), and administrative fellow Kevin Sommers (Class 54) hosted practice sessions which prepared the students for their roles as interviewees and ambassadors. We couldn’t create the schedules or matching process without the brain trust of Drs. Tee Hiett and Ben Ozaydin! Kudos to the students and participating organizations for making this a success! ■
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UAB National Symposium for Healthcare Executives SAVE-THE-DATE! Listening Sessions
JULY 28-30, 2021
The DSc Program hosted two “listening sessions” with their alumni on September 29 and October 1 and shared how the program has responded to these challenging times. Alumni provided their thoughts on the program’s future plans and engaged with program leaders and one another. ■
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C ate s of Pr celebrat ecep i tors’ ng the co C o nf m e re n p l etio n ce.
Amber Lucky and Brianna Houston taking a break during interviews.
The Henderson Beach Resort & Spa Destin, FL 32541
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Alumni Accomplishments Our alumni have had amazing promotions from January – August 2020. To see the full list of job changes, awards, retirements, and in memoriams visit go.uab.edu/HSAcareermoves.
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JOB CHANGES, ACROSS 37 STATES
92
PROMOTED TO C-SUITE POSITIONS
C-Suite Changes COHORT
NAME
POSITION/ORGANIZATION
CITY, STATE
BS IN HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT 1994
Doug Luckett
Interim CEO, Longview Regional Medical Center, Community Health Systems
Longview, TX
2012, HQS 2014
Jaime Bailey
Area Practice Manager, South Atlantic Division, HCA Healthcare Physician Services Group
Charleston, SC
2013
Elvin Govada
Administrator, Head & Neck Surgery Center of Kansas City, PA
New York, NY
2015
Courtney Bend
Practice Manager, Gaston Medical Partners
Gastonia, NC
2016
Tina Ferguson
Healthcare Administrator, Texas Urology - Dr. Ashley Ross
Dallas, TX
2016
Michelle Constance
Controller, Birmingham Gastroenterology Assoc., P.C.
Homewood, AL
MS IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
24
14
Jim Summersett
Member, Tenor Health Partners, LLC
Dallas, TX
17
Doug Tanner
CEO, Grove Hill Memorial Hospital
Grove Hill, AL
17
Chuck Stokes
Founding Partner, Relia Healthcare Advisors
Chicago, IL
19
Ken Beasley
CEO of Columbus Orthopaedic Clinic, PA, President & CEO of Columbus Orthopaedic Outpatient Center, LLC
Memphis, TN
20
Jeff Whitton
Regional Director, Physician Services, Prime Healthcare
Marietta, GA
22
Scott Wesson
Department Business Administrator, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
22
Narendra Kini
Chief Medical Officer, CDR Maguire Inc
Miami, FL
22
David Gray
SVP, Med Center Health
Bowling Green, KY
22, BSMRA 1980
Barbara Estep
VP Administration, Noland Health Services
Birmingham, AL
24
Gil Engelhardt
SVP of Business Development, Truss Holdings, Inc
Farmers Branch, TX
25
Chip Camp
Owner/President, Interim HealthCare of Dothan
Dothan, AL
25
Andrea Rosler
Chief Human Resources Officer, USA Health
Mobile, AL
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Richard Hammett
President, HCA - North Florida Division
Tallahassee, FL
35
Traci d'Auguste
COO, UF Health
Gainesville, FL
35
Justin Campbell
Chief Network Development Officer, UKHealthCare- University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
36
Neerav Jadeja
CEO, Paradise Valley Hospital
National City, CA
36
Tiffany Chaney
Chief Diversity Officer, Baptist Health
Montgomery, AL
37
Monica Richey
President, CEO, Enterprise Professional Solutions Group, Inc. (EPSG)
Atlanta, GA
37
Brad Parsons
Administrator and CEO, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, Baptist Memorial Health Care
Memphis, TN
37
Matt Gibson
CEO, Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
37
Ross Armstrong
SVP, Value-Based Care, Sound Physicians
Dallas, TX
38
Micol Weissman
COO, West Boca Medical Center
Boca Raton, FL
38
Matt Sherer
Executive Director, Spencer Cancer Center, East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, AL
39
Lee Ann Weinberg
Chief Development Officer, Volunteers of American Mid-States
Louisville, KY
39
Domingo Valpuesta
VP Oncology and Diagnostic Radiology, North Mississippi Medical Center
Tupelo, MS
39
Jamie Dabal
VP of Operations, Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
40
Heath Phillips
Plan President and CEO, Nebraska Total Care
Omaho, NE
41, MSHI 2008
Ben Whitworth
VP, Hospital Operations, Children’s Hospital New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
42
Joe Yoder
CEO, Yamhill County Service Area, Providence Health and Services
Milwaukie, OR
42
Katrina Morgan
COO, Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health (NOAH)
Phoenix, AZ
42
Eddie Davis
Division VP, CommonSpirit Health
Little Rock, AR
42
Kyle Armstrong
Chief Operating Officer, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White Health
Dallas, TX
43
Ryan Oss
VP of Operations, Oklahoma Region, SSM Health Medical Group
Oklahoma City, OK
43
David King
Head of New Ventures (PHS), Optum
Nashville, TN
45
Melissa Schuermann
Senior Administrator, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory Healthcare
Atlanta, GA
45
Josh Moore
Chief Operating Officer, Citrus Memorial Hospital
Inverness, FL
45
Sam Lynd
CEO, NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital
Jonesboro, AR
46
Brooke Wilkinson
Chief Operations Officer, Articularis Healthcare
Summerville, SC
46
Deepali Singla
CEO and Co-Founder, HealthSoul
Springfield, IL
46
Alex Reynolds
VP, OrthoAlliance
Greenville, SC
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C-Suite Changes COHORT
NAME
POSITION/ORGANIZATION
CITY, STATE
46
Elizabeth Meador
Contract Enablement Lead, National Network Operations, Cigna HealthSpring
Mobile, AL
46
Bryan Cutliff
CEO/Administrator, Encompass Health
Toledo, OH
47
Wendy Jenkins
VP, Specialty Practices, Phoebe Physicians, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Albany, GA
47
Chase Christianson
CEO, HCA Parham Doctors’ Hospital
Richmond, VA
47
Lauren Baker
Chief of Staff, Ascension Texas
Austin, TX
48
Carolyn Hunter
Chief Operating Officer, HCA - Medical City Las Colinas
Irving, TX
48
David Haws
Market Chief Strategy Officer, Tenet Healthcare
Boston, MA
49
Geelita Williams
Regional Practice Manager, Envision Physician Services, Envision Healthcare
Huntsville, AL
49
Taylor Rudd
Chief Operating Officer, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center
Lewiston, ID
49
Justin Harris
CEO, Orthopaedic Institute of Southern Illinois
Herrin, IL
52
Virginia Baker
CEO, Charleston Surgery Center, Surgical Care Affiliates
Charleston, SC
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – EXECUTIVE FORMAT
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E34
Wes Smith
Physician Advisor, Population Health, St. Vincent’s Health System
Birmingham, AL
E34
Chris Walton
Chief, Eye Care Service, UT Health - San Antonio, Department of Opthalmology
San Antonio, TX
E36
Nitikul Solomon
Owner, NaturalWays Pediatrics
Portland, OR
E37
Beth Keyser
President, BCBS of Indiana, Anthem
Indianapolis, IN
E41
Ronald Wyatt
VP/ Patient Safety Officer, MCIC Vermont LLC
New York, NY
E42
Andrew Howard
CEO, Select Specialty Hospital - Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
E43, MSHQS 2017
Warren Smedley
VP, Oncology Consulting Services, The Kinetix Group
Birmingham, AL
E44
Brett Jovanovich
Regional VP - Southeast Region, Global Medical Response
Birmingham, AL
E44
Ryan Allen
AVP - Chief Information Security Officer, University of Alabama Health System
Birmingham, AL
E47
Ashley Harris
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, Baptist Memorial Health Care
Memphis, TN
E49
Calder Lynch
Deputy Administrator and Acting Chief of Staff, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Washington, DC
E49
Allison Lynch
Chief Operating Officer, Pathology, Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery
Birmingham, AL
E50
Roy Hightower
Finance Administrator, Columbus Airport Commission
Columbus, GA
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Elizabeth Ellett
VP of Regulations and Compliance, Alabama Eye Bank
Birmingham, AL
E51
Terry Knight
Chief Development Officer, VIVA HEALTH, INC.
Birmingham, AL
E51
Curtis Coley II
Medical Director, Intensive Care Unit and System Sepsis Lead Physician, Piedmont Healthcare
Atlanta, GA
E51
Oluseun Alli
Physician Executive/Lead Physician, Novant Health
Charlotte, NC
Rodgerick Williams
National Director of Biomedical Engineering, Tenet Healthcare
Dallas, TX
E52
Rory Wong
CEO/President-Consultant, Advanced Neurorehab PA
Sarasota, FL
E53
Thierry Guyader
SVP, Strategic Partnerships, Help Lightning
Birmingham, AL
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN HEALTH INFORMATICS 2004
Ashok Muthukrishnan
Associate Professor & Chief, Nuclear Medicine & Director of Theranostics, UPMC Presbyterian
Pittsburgh, PA
2007
Muzna Mirza
Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
2012
Scott Frederick
Principal, RPM Advisory Group
Nashville, TN
GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND SAFETY 2016
Deborah Grimes
Chief Diversity Officer, Ochsner Health System
New Orleans, LA
2017
Rune Toms
Regional Medical Director of Neonatology for South Florida, Envision Physician Services
Miami, FL
2018
Jaye Locks
Ambulatory Services Administrator, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2013
Jeremy Thomas
Department Chair, Emergency Medicine, University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
HQS 2014
Erin Yarbrough
AVP, Clinical Operations, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2014
Stephanie Woods
AVP of Clinical Operations, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2014
John Lazenby
Chief Medical Officer, Medical City Dallas, HCA - Medical City Healthcare
Dallas, TX
HQS 2015
Rachel Fargason
Professor, Vice Chair, Dept of Psychiatry, UAB School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
EXECUTIVE DOCTORATE IN HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP 2012 2012, MSHA Class 18
Forrest Daniels
CEO, Eastern Shore Hospital Center
Cambridge, MD
John McWhorter
Chief Operations Officer, OhioHealth
Columbus, OH
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POSITION/ORGANIZATION
CITY, STATE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH CARE MANAGMENT 1999
Tara Bailey
Director of Sales and Marketing, Brookdale University Park, East Division
Birmingham, AL
2004
Jennifer Tucker
Product Manager - Enterprise Medical Imaging, Hyland
Spring Hill, TN
2008
Johanna Peters
Integration & Training Manager, Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA)
Birmingham, AL
2008
Reginald Young
Program Manager II, UAB Neurosurgery, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
2009
Davina Patterson
North Alabama CIL Director, Disability Rights and Resources
Huntsville, AL
2010
Beau Pender
Pharmacist, CVS Health
Marianna, FL
2012
Emily Crampsey
Strategic Sourcing Specialist, UAB Medicine
Birmingha, AL
2012
Blake Bishop
Senior Program Manager, Providence St. Joseph Health Ambulatory Care Network
Seattle, WA
2013
Beverly Barr
Patient Communications, Plastic Surgery Group of Memphis
Memphis, TN
2013
Liz Veasey
Division Manager, Nephrology & Hypertension and Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
2014
Timothy Bryant
Buyer, Dept of Finance, University of Alabama Health Services Foundation
Birmingham, AL
2014
Jennifer Dingle
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Stanford Medicine
San Francisco, CA
2014
Jameshia Menifee
Childcare Professional, Brown Family of Four
Douglasville, GA
2014
Deztanity Williams
Program Manager, Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
2015
Tyler Bennett
Director, Orthopedic Service Line, Sentara Healthcare
Norfolk, VA
2015
Sonya Bowman
Patient Registration Representative, Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
2015
Jeanette Brown
Director of Project Management, UT Medical Group, Inc.
Memphis, TN
2015
CeCe Pickett
Laboratory Assistant, Baylor Scott & White Health
Dallas, TX
2015
Meghan Pool
CSL Business Coordinator, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Huntsville, AL
2015
Gabriel Welch
Occupational Therapy Assistant Student, Keiser University
Tampa, FL
2015, HQS 2018
Marcus Phillips
Admission Coordinator, Guidehouse
Birmingham, AL
2016
Kara Arnold
Medical Scribe, Aquity Solutions
Portland, OR
2016
Kaleb Findley
Care Guide, Guideway Care
Birmingham, AL
2016
Natalie Hull
Occupational Therapist, Eunice Community Home Health
Lafayette, LA
2016
Ben Rogers
Market Supply Chain Analyst, Tenet Healthcare
Birmingham, AL
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Dixiana Benefield
Epic Optime/Anesthesia/Bugsy Analyst, Tanner Health System
Carrollton, GA
2017
Emily Forrester
Administrative Assistant/ Human Resources, Tennessee Valley OB-GYN Clinic, PC
Huntsville, AL
2017
Marissa Jackson
EMR Specialist, R1 RCM
Defuniak Springs, FL
2017
Miles Levy
Human Resources Representative, North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY
2017
Austyn Martin
Implementation Coordinator, RxBenefits, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
2017
Kendall Pierce
Completed MPH at Emory University
Sarasota, FL
2017
Faith Smith
Neonatal Nursery Technician, East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, AL
2018
Smiley Asireddy
Administrtive Resident, St. Tammany Parish Hospital
Covington, LA
2018
Elaine Bivens
Health Advisor, Pack Health
Birmingham, AL
2018
Aaliyah Burt
Health Services Administrator, Alabama Department of Public Health
Birmingham, AL
2018
Savanna Ciaccio
Completed Occupational Therapy Program at UAB,
New Orleans, LA
2018
Ashkey Hooker
Recruiter, Wellpath
Nashville, TN
2018
Hailey Phillips
OTA-S, Flourish of Cullman
2018
Lauriel Simpson
Payroll Specialist, Encompass Health
Birmingham, AL
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2007
Tonya Bowden
Residency Supervision Coordinator, Department of Veteran Affairs
Birmingham, AL
2012
Tiffany Daniels
Health Data Analyst, Oasys International Corporation
?
2015
Ernestine Brown
Authorization Specialist, University of Alabama Health Services Foundation
?
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – RESIDENTIAL FORMAT 17
Allen Ryan
Complted PhD in Accounting at LSU and is now Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Denver, CO
19
Jeff Helton, PhD
Lecturer in Health Care Administration at University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO
19
JoAnn Hennessey
Attorney at Law
Novi, MI
22
Stacey Sims
Residency Program Coordinator, The Medical Center at Bowling Green
Bowling Green, KY
25
Trent Huffman
Director, Provider Enrollment, WellStar Health System
Lawrenceville, GA
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Career Moves (January – August 2020) COHORT
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POSITION/ORGANIZATION
CITY, STATE
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – RESIDENTIAL FORMAT 28
Jan Levine
Director Of Operations, MedStar Health / Cardiology Associates
Washington, DC
28
Henrik Ohldin
Cost Accounting Analyst, Steward Health Care
Mobile, AL
30
Scott Akridge
Associate Director of Training, BioDelivery Sciences International
Apex, NC
34
Alan Palmer
Director, Customer Care, RxBenefits, Inc
Birmingham, AL
35
Brian Maziarz
Director, Client Development, Healthgrades
Houston, TX
35
Prashant Subramaniam
Director, Global Market Access, Pfizer
New York City, NY
36
Megan Pharis
Completed law school at Texas A & M University and is now an Associate at Steed Dunnill Reynolds Bailey Stephenson, LLP in
Dallas, TX
36
Bonnie Phillips
Regional Sales Manager, Apexx Medical
Mobile, AL
39
Joshua Fowler
Family Medicine Physician, Torres-Martinez Clinic, Riverside San Bernadino County Indian Health
Thermal, CA
39
Carter Ross, III
Associate Director, Finance and Strategic Operations, Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
39
Yameeka Williams
Assistant Administrator, Utilization Management, Home Health & Hospice, & Outside Medical, Kaiser Permanente
San Diego, CA
41
Michael Anne Kell
Senior Clinical Operations Partner, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
41, MSHI 2008
Kyle Akins
Director, Medicare Advantage Performance, Aledade, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
42
Chip Ginn
Director of Cancer Services, Singing River Health System
Ocean Springs, MS
42
Ken Hwang
Advisory Senior Associate, Health and Government Solutions, KPMG
Dallas, TX
42
Michael Kennedy
Registered Nurse, North Alabama Medical Center
Florence, AL
42
Lisa Wilson
Senior Manager, Eagle Hill Consulting
Arlington, VA
Andres Arciniegas, MD
Neurologist, UF Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
43
Taylor Meek
Director, National Accounts, naviHealth
Nashville, TN
44
Chase Hall
Executive Director - Hospital & SVL Operations, Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, KY
45
Jim Bush
Director of Physician Practice Operations, Ascension Medical Group Providence
Mobile, AL
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Cory Everett
Assistant Administrator and Director of Physician Practices, Blount Memorial Hospital
Maryville, TN
45
Nikaela Hill
Manager, Health Industries Advisory, PwC
Indianapolis, IN
45
Carl Landry
Director, Healthcare Strategy, Guidehouse
Atlanta, GA
45
Jamie McAdams
Administrative Officer, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
46
Jordan Crist
Strategic Sourcing Manager, SSM Health
St. Louis, MO
46
Whitney Kropp Strelkoff Performance Consultant, Privia Health
Atlanta, GA
46
Graham Torres
Senior Operational Planning Director, Children's Health
Dallas, TX
47
Sean Caldwell
Manager, Deloitte Consulting
Denver, CO
47, MSHI 2014
Peter Carr
Director, Innovation and Transformation, Nicklaus Children's Health System
Miami, FL
47, MSHI 2014
Taylor Hanks
Senior Healthcare Analyst, BlueCross & BlueShield of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
48
Anita Hanlon
Manager, Protiviti
New York City, NY
48
Felix Kishinevsky
Director of Special Projects, Karl Malone Auto Group
Salt Lake City, UT
48
Drew Sargent
Director of Operations, Surgical Management Solutions (SMS)
Greenville, SC
49
Morgan Lankford
Analyst- Strategy, Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
49
Lauren Poist
Operations Administrator, Dept of Family Medicine, Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
49
Daniel Reinman
Senior Informatics Consultant, Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Jacksonville, FL
49
Nikita Tatineni
Senior Associate, Strategic Initiatives, Consortium Health Plans
Chicago, IL
50
Sydney Cohen
Sr. Manager, Clinic Operations, Emory Healthcare
Atlanta, GA
50
Chelsea Lynch
Director of Strategy, The Hospitals of Providence Physician Performance Network
El Paso, TX
50
Keighley McConnell
Healthcare Associate, Huron Consulting Group, Inc
Washington, DC
50
Tyler Shugarts
Division Administrator, Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
51
Lucy Hoyle
Senior Associate, Strategy & Business Development, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
51
Megan O'Rell
Process Improvement Specialist, Perioperative Division, Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
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Career Moves (January – August 2020) COHORT
NAME
POSITION/ORGANIZATION
CITY, STATE
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – RESIDENTIAL FORMAT 51
Jaimie Pham
Senior Consultant, Health Care Operational Performance Improvement, BKD CPAs & Advisors
Kansas City, MO
51
Cathan Riding
Associate Administrator, Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, KS
51
Javeen Thomas
Clinical Excellence Manager, Advocate Aurora Health
Milwaukee, WI
51
Harlie Waldon
Consultant, Strategic Analytics, Sg2
Chicago, IL
51, MSHI 2017
Evita Payton
Lean Site Facilitator, Wellstar SpauldingHospital, Wellstar Health System
Hiram, GA
51, MSHI 2017
Jennifer Leary
Operations Director in Community Health, Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT
51, MSHI 2017
Greg Schultz
Financial Operations Manager, Surgical Care Affiliates
Birmingham, AL
52
Josh Arrage
Department Administrator, Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, CA
52
Kaitie Benos
Strategic Planner II, Novant Health
Charlotte, NC
52
Weston Gray
Operations Manager, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dept of Transplantation-Heart, Lung Svcs, Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
52
Lucas Prather
Assistant CEO, Gateway Regional Medical Center
Granite City, IL
52
Jay Spafford
Assistant Administrator, Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, MD
52
Anjali Upadhyaya
Strategic Deployment Coordinator, Wellstar Health System
Atlanta, GA
52, BSHCM 2014
Andrew Dees
Director of Provider Network Development, Beacon Health
Houston, TX
52, BSHCM 2016
Kevin McIntyre
Regional Director, North Mississippi Health System
Tupelo, MS
53, MSHI 2019
Jessica Andry
Strategy and Market Analyst, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, CT
53, BSHCM 2017
Matthew Barnes
Director of Operations, Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma, AZ
53, MSHQS 2020
John Betts
AVP/Associate Administrator at Ballad Health – Bristol Regional Medical Center
Bristol, TN
53
Tommy Burt
Business and Finance Manager - Nursing Services, UF Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
53
Jordan Clark
Manager, Ambulatory Business, Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL
53
Laura Read Lee
Operations Manager - COVID-19 State Testing, Ochsner Health
Gretna, LA
53
Joe Stephens
Senior Business Analyst, Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
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COHORT
NAME
POSITION/ORGANIZATION
C A R E E R M OV E S
CITY, STATE
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – EXECUTIVE FORMAT E34
Barry Whites
Contractor Medical Director, Novitas Solutions, Inc.
Jackson, MS
E33
David Allen
Administrative Director, Surgical Services, UF Health
Gainesville, FL
E39
Chris Mote
Vice President of Operations, Riverstone Logistics
Decatur, AL
Bruce Von Hagel
Director, Anesthesia Services, Cullman Regional Medical Group Cullman, AL
E48
Matt Jackson
Commercial Excellence Manager, BD MedMined Services
Birmingham, AL
E49
Naomi Garrido
Wound Care and Hyperbaric Manager, Wellstar Health System
Atlanta, GA
E49
Tommy Larson
Principal Health Domain Specialist, MITRE
Richmond, VA
E49
Chris Shubert
Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgical Oncologist, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
E50
Bobby Potomski
Executive Director - Hospital Medicine, Baptist Health Care
Pensacola, FL
E50
Kerrie Younan
Research Nurse Practitioner, Thoracic Transplant, Westchester Medical Center
New York, NY
E51
Sharmilee Joyner
Director, Project Management Office, Tift Regional Medical Center
Tifton, GA
E52
Vic Dippenaar
Director of Spiritual Care and Pastoral Care, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
E52
Ryan Dworaczyk
Anesthesiologist, Lutheran Medical Center
Heat Ridge, CO
E52
Kenneth Newman
Attending Anesthesiologist, Ramapo Anesthesia
Suffern, NY
Andy Clark
Group Practice Manager, Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority
Birmingham, AL
E53
Markia Anderson
Quality Improvement Coordinator, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
E53
Jeff Halbert
Director of Respiratory Care Services, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
LIttle Rock, AR
E53
Lauren Hornbuckle
Director of Heart Transplant Services and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Largo Medical Center
Largo, FL
E53
Matthew Robertson
Quality and Accreditation Specialist, Parkview Health
Fort Wayne, IN
E53
Ryne Schlitz
Anesthesiologist, Southern Anesthesia Management
Birmingham, AL
E53
Dan Schoonover
Account Executive, Agiliti
Atlanta, GA
E54
Bryan Bates
Trauma Program Manager, Banner University Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
E47, HQS 2017
E52, HQS 2016
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Career Moves (January – August 2020) COHORT
NAME
POSITION/ORGANIZATION
CITY, STATE
GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN HEALTH INFORMATICS 2005
Naveen Maram
Sr Director for Data Governance and Interoperability, Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT
2010
Allen Daniels
Regulatory/Quality/Interoperability Lead, Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, AL
2010
Kim Lynch
Quality Analyst, Community Health and Family Medicine Department, UF Health
Gainesville, FL
2010, BSHIM 2007
Lucretia Johnson
EMPI Systems Analyst, Strategic Staffing Solutions
Birmingham, AL
2010, BSHIM 2007
Trey Nall
HIM Specialist, Veterans Health Administration
Nashville, TN
2012
Destiny Greene
Project Manager, UnitedHealth Group
Nashville, TN
2013
Christopher Blackmon
Program Manager, Distance Education Programs, University of Alabama School of Social Work
Tuscaloosa, AL
2013
Janessa Booker
Senior System Engineer/Architect, ASM Research
Fairfax, VA
2015
Lara Allred
Clinical Integrations Project Manager, AETEA Information Technology
Nashville, TN
Jeannine Cain
Business Analyst Real World Data, CIOX Health
Birmingham, AL
2018
Kimberly Hendon
Pharmacy Informaticist, Ascension Technology
Sumiton, AL
2018
Cameron Ingrum
Software Product Manager, Digital Health Solutions, ResMed
San Diego, CA
2018
Tonya Sparks
Sr. Implementation Specialist, McKesson
Birmingham, AL
2019, HCM 2017
Candis Riggs
infectious Disease Data Analyst, UAB
Birmingham, AL
2020, BSHCM 2018
Clint Harrison
Purchasing Analyst, Medsouth Inc
Birmingham, AL
2020, BSHCM 2019
Peyton Muskett
Clinical Data Analyst, Urology Centers of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
2020, BSHCM 2019
Megan Rollins
Administrative Associate for Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology Department, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
2020; BSHCM 2016
Kennard Craig
Process Improvement Analyst, UAB Medicine
Birmingham,, AL
Clinical Informatics 2020, HQS 2018
Terrance Reed
Clinical Informaticist ll, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
Clinical Informatics 2020
Tony Winters
Public Health Informatics Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
2015, BSHIM 2011
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COHORT
NAME
POSITION/ORGANIZATION
C A R E E R M OV E S
CITY, STATE
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – EXECUTIVE FORMAT 53
Laura Read Lee
Operations Manager - COVID-19 State Testing, Ochsner Health
Gretna, LA
53
Joe Stephens
Senior Business Analyst, Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND SAFETY MSHQS 2017
Karessa Johnson
Project Manager for Performance Excellence, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
MSHQS 2018
Nathan Lawrence
Director of Quality and Risk Management, Murray – Calloway County Hospital
Murray, KY
MSHQS 2019
Laura Hickman
Vanderbilt ASTS Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
MSHQS 2019
Sylvia Rainey
Patient Safety Specialist, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital
Atlanta, GA
MSHQS 2019, Brad Bertke BSHCM 2015
Healthcare Analyst I, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
MSHQS 2019, Danielle Sylvester HQS 2018
Blood Bank Quality Coordinator, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2014
Daran Brown
Director- Resource Management Systems, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2014
Akofa Wallace
Associate Principal, The Chartis Group
Chicago, IL
HQS 2015
Katrina Booth
Geriatrician, Geriatric Medicine
Covington, KY
HQS 2015
Angela Medici
Director of Ambulatory Quality and Patient Safety, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2015
Terri Salter
Sr Director, Community Cancer & Value Based Programs, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2016
Ruth Carroll
Completed DNP in in December 2019 and is now the Health and Wellness Strategist for Ruth Carroll Agency LC,
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2017
Kwasi Asare-Acquah
Supervisor of Rehabilitation, OhioHealth
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2017
Tammy Marshall
Quality Improvement, Department of Mechanical Circulatory Support, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2017, BSHCM 2016
LaKendra Mosely
Researcher II - Med / Infectious Diseases, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2018
Rob Crabtree
Business Administrator, Southlake Orthopedics Sports Medicine and Spine Center
Hoover, AL
HQS 2018
Miguel Harris
Procurement, Amazon
Bessemer, AL
HQS 2018
Everett Harris
Nurse Manager, Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
HQS 2018
Andrew Land
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine & TitleAmbulatory Medical and Quality Officer, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
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Career Moves (January – August 2020) COHORT
NAME
POSITION/ORGANIZATION
CITY, STATE
GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND SAFETY HQS 2018
Jason Pittman
Orthopedic Surgeon, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
HQS 2018
Haller Smith
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn - Gyn Oncology, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
HQS 2018
Lynn Tamblyn
Computer Simulation Specialist, The Kirklin Clinic, UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (PHD) 2014
Jocelyn Steward
Corporate Healthcare Systems Trainer, Optum
Smyrna, GA
2005
Tondra Moore
Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Texas Southern University
Houston, TX
2008
Tom English
Associate Professor, Culverhouse College of Commerce, University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
2015
J'Aime Jennings
Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
2017
William OpokuAgyeman
Assistant Professor, Master of Healthcare Administration, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP (DSC) 2013
Mary Temm
Serving as Adjunct Professor at Texas Tech University's Health Sciences Center.
2014
Ricky Wallace
Professor and Program Director, Health Organizations Administration, Northeastern State University
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Alumni Accolades (January – August 2020) COHORT BSHS 2009
ALUMNUS Davina Patterson featured in the 256 Magazine’s 2020 40 Faces Under 40.
BSHCM 2012, HQS 2016
Ashleigh Allgood selected as a CIPES Interprofessional Leadership Fellow for the 2020/2021 academic year.
BSHCM 2019
Dustin Broughton selected as a member of the Monroe County Leadership Now.
HQS 2014
Stephanie Woods recognized as the Jefferson State Community College Outstanding Alumnus of the Year.
MSHA Class 14
Jim Shmerling named to Greater Hartford’s Top 25 Health Care Power Players by The Harford Business Journal.
MSHA Class 17
Chuck Stokes selected as the 2020 ACHE Gold Medal Award recipient. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the American College of Healthcare Executives.
MSHA Class 23
Teresa Shufflebarger named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2020 Top Birmingham Women.
MSHA Class 24
Candice Saunders named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Power 100 for 2020 as well as The Atlantan Magazine’s 25 Most Influential Atlantans.
MSHA Class 28
Jason Alexander included in the Birmingham Power 60.
MSHA Class 32
Derrick Jones selected to be on Ardent's Diversity and Inclusion Council.
MSHA Class 35
Russell Pigg selected into the Leadership Alabama Class of 2020-21.
MSHA Class 38
Andrew Gnann included in the Birmingham Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 of the Decade of the 2010s.
MSHA Class 41
Kidada Hawkins selected for Becker's 70 African American Healthcare Leaders to Know in 2020.
MSHA Class 41, MSHI 2008
Kyle Akins chosen to serve as one of the Birmingam Business Journal’s Women Mentor.
MSHA Class 42
Kyle Armstrong named to Dallas’ 40 Under 40 Class of 2020.
MSHA Class 48
Donna Tope named to Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2020.
MSHA Class E46, HQS 2014
S. Dawn Bulgarella selected into the Leadership Alabama Class of 2020-21.
MSHA Class E46
Samika Williams named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2020 Women to Watch.
MSHA Class E53
Sarah Nafziger named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2020 Women to Watch.
MSHI 2020
Jimmedda Mills finished 2nd Place in MITRE Healthcare Anti-fraud Academic Competition.
MSHI 2020, BSHCM 2018
Clint Harrison finished 2nd Place in MITRE Healthcare Anti-fraud Academic Competition.
MSHQS 2017
Debbie Flint selected as Industrial and Systems Engineering Alumni of the Year Award by Auburn University.
HQS 2013 PhD 1984, MSHA Class 9
Patricia Prichett named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2020 Top Birmingham Women. Dr. Will Ferniany included in the Birmingham Power 60.
PhD 2006
Mazi Rasulnia included in the Birmingham Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 of the Decade of the 2010s as well as their 40 People to Watch in Birmingham business for the 2020s.
PhD 2010
Cathleen Erwin selected for the Academy of Management 's HCM Division Excellence in Teaching , recognizing innovative & outstanding teaching in health care management by dedicated & inspiring teachers.
PhD 2018
Justin Lord won a University-wide Outstanding Faculty Award at Louisiana State University at Shreveport.
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