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summer/fall 2012 edition • doctorate of health administration program college of health professions • medical university of south carolina

2 DHA Candidate Co-Authors Publications

2 Student Internship Program 2 Upcoming Presentation

DHA STUDENT AWARDED CDC PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS FELLOWSHIPWe are pleased that Adrienne T. Hunter, a native of Ridgeland, SC and first-year DHA student in the new Information Systems concentration, has been awarded the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Informatics Fellowship for 2012-2014. Adrienne will be an integral part of the project team in Haiti to provide systematic development, design, and implementation of a health information system for disease surveillance. Based in the CDC’s Division of Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response (GDDER), she will work alongside organizations such as the Ministry of Health in Haiti, as well as government partner organizations.

Hunter attended the University of Iowa for her MS in Biomedical Informatics and Spelman College for her BS in Computer Science. Having been employed by IBM, McKesson, and most recently WellStar Health System in Atlanta, Hunter has always had a passion for utilizing technology to improve patient care in a global spectrum. She has completed HIV/AIDS research in South Africa, volunteered with children in Guatemala and Morocco, and backpacked through China studying health and wellness. She is excited about this new endeavor and looks forward to the opportunity to sharing her experiences and knowledge with the MUSC community. Congratulations, Adrienne Hunter!

CHAIR APPOINTED TO STATE HEALTH PLANNING COMMITTEEDr. Jim Zoller, Chair of the Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management received an appointment to the South Carolina State Health Planning Committee by Governor Nikki Haley to serve until June of 2014. The committee reviews and submits the South Carolina Health Plan to the Board of Health

and Environmental Control for final revision and adoption and is comprised of healthcare providers, consumers, and financiers who foster strategic relationships with other state health agencies and organizations to assist in the formulation of the annual state health plan. Congratulations, Dr. Zoller!

Adrienne T. Hunter, DHA Candidate

Jim Zoller, PhD, Department Chair and Professor

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UPCOMING PRESENTATIONDHA Student and MUSC Faculty scheduled to present at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting: Walter Jones, PhD, Latecia Abraham, MHA (DHA in 5/12), Thomas Smith, PhD and Nancy Bracken, DHA are co-authors in a poster session during the annual meeting of the APHA this October. The session focuses on the meaning of the differences of male vs. female patterns of mentorship and succession planning in Community Health Centers. This study encompasses the scope of Latecia

Abrahams’ dissertation research for the completion of her doctorate degree. The primary objective is to explore and identify gender differences within health centers and analyze the extent of leadership diversity and how it may be complemented by mentorship and planning of the organization to eradicate obstacles to career advancement.

DHA CANDIDATE CO-AUTHORS PUBLICATIONDHA candidate (Cohort 10) Sabrina Suber Vereen, MHA, is a co-author of the manuscript titled “Patient-Centeredness: A Best

Practice for HBCU Health Professional Education Programs?” It has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity: Research, Education and Policy. Their study examined physician and nursing patient-centeredness’ influence on the satisfaction of Black and African-American female Medicaid patients to enhance Health Professional Education programs at historically black colleges and universities in America. Congratulations to Sabrina Suber Vereen!

STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMCongratulations to Chayla Handley, a second year MHA student and CHP SGA President, as the first recipient of a summer internship made possible by the generosity and vision of a CHP DHA Alumni, Dr. Brian R. Poplin. Handley recently completed a summer internship at Max-Wellness in Cleveland Ohio. Dr. Poplin made this ten-week internship possible through a philanthropic gift. Dr. Poplin also established the Dr. Brian R. Poplin Fund for the Advancement of Working Professionals in Healthcare Leadership at CHP in 2006. Handley’s extraordinary and unique experiences have included participation in executive-level meetings, input on company-wide projects, and involvement in program development. In a recent email communication to Dr. Poplin, Miss Handley enthusiastically expressed her sincere appreciation for this life changing experience. “I am confident that being immersed in this environment is not only sharpening me for the general business world, but also reinforcing my ability to succeed in healthcare administration. I am experiencing things that most people my age would never have the opportunity to experience,” states Handley. Congratulations Miss Handley and special thanks to Dr. Poplin for his steadfast support of educational opportunities for our outstanding students!

Sabrina Suber Vereen, MHA, DHA Cadidate

Chayla Handley, MHA student