The NCIOM Annual Meeting provides an important opportunity to network, reflect, and work toward health policy solutions in North Carolina.
This year’s annual meeting will provide a deep dive into the challenges of recruitment, retention, and support for the North Carolina's Workforce for Health. Our annual meetings have historically had 300+attendees, with a broad mix of policymakers, practitioners, leaders, and representatives of health care, public health, and community-based organizations. This event has been held virtually for the past two years, and we are thrilled to be planning for an in-person event this fall.
You can view more information about the sessions here.
In-person registration will be open August 3 through November 1, 2022, or until tickets are sold out. We hope you can join us!
Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN - former Senior Adviser for Nursing and the Senior Scholar-In-Residence/Senior Adviser to the President at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Co-Founder and Principal, Sulu Coaching and Consulting
Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP - Program Director, Carolina Health Workforce Research Center at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill
Cherry Maynor Beasley, PhD, MS, FNP, RN, CNE, FAAN - Associate Dean, McKenzie-Elliott School of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer, UNC-Pembroke
Chet Mottershead, MPA - Assistant Secretary for Workforce Solutions, NC Commerce
Honey Yang Estrada, MPH, CHW - President, North Carolina Community Health Worker Association
John R. Lumpkin, MD, MPH - President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
Mark F. Dunn, CPC, MSL - Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Talent Management Officer, ECU Health
Walker Wilson, MPH - Assistant Secretary for Policy, NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS)
Velma Taormina, MD - Women’s Health Medical Consultant, Taormina Healthcare Innovations
Ami Goldstein, CNM, FNP - President, NC American College of Nurse-Midwives and Associate Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill
Cindy McMillan, CD(DONA) - Director of Education and Marketing, Sistas Caring 4 Sistas
Julissa Thompson, BA, CLC - Parent Coach Supervisor, Attachment & Biobehavioral Catch-up
Rachel Urrutia, MD, MSCR - Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UNC-Chapel Hill
Carolyn Bird, PhD, AFC, RFC - Professor, Faculty Affairs Fellow, Office of Faculty Excellence, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, North Carolina State University
Erin Kent, PhD - Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD - Director, Center for Aging and Health
Michelle Schmerge, DNP - CEO, Remote Health
Ted Goins - President/CEO, Lutheran Services Carolinas
Brianna Lombardi, PhD, MSW - Deputy Director, Carolina Health Workforce Research Center at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, UNC-Chapel Hill
Luke Smith, MD - Psychiatrist and Executive Director, El Futuro
Paula Bird, DNP, MSN - Vice President, Psychiatry and Mental Health Institute, Novant Health
Zachary Brian, DMD, MHA - Vice President of Impact, Strategy, & Programs and Director of the North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative, Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation
Alec Parker, DDS - Executive Director, NC Dental Society and CEO, NC Dental Society Foundation
Amanda Stroud, DMD - Dental Director for AppHealthCare
Kelly Cook, MPH, BSDH - President, NC Dental Hygienists’ Association
Rhonda Stephens DDS, MPH - Dental Public Health Residency Director, NCDHHS
Adam Zolotor, MD, DrPH - Professor of Family Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill and Associate Director for Medical Education at NC AHEC
Chip Baggett, JD - Executive Vice President and CEO, North Carolina Medical Society
Chris Shank - President & CEO, North Carolina Community Health Center Association
Greg Griggs, MPA, CAE - Executive Vice President, North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians
Tina Gordon, MPA, CAE, FACHE - CEO, North Carolina Nurses Association
Dawn Daily Mack, RN - Registered Nurse and ACO Care Coordinator, Rural Health Group
Cedric Bright, MD - Associate Dean for Admissions, Professor of Internal Medicine, and Interim Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Pamela McCue, PhD, RN - Chief Executive Officer, Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Charter School
Carmen Canales, MILR - Senior Vice President, Chief People & Belonging Officer, Novant Health
Michelle Ries, MPH - Associate Director of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine
Walker Wilson, MPH - Assistant Secretary for Policy, NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS)
Hugh Tilson, JD, MPH – Director, North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program and Associate Dean and Assistant Professor, UNC School of Medicine
Jill Forcina, PhD - Director of Education & Nursing, North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program
Sarah Arnett, MA - Owner, Ampersandbox Coaching & Consulting
Sarah Lackey, DNP, APRN, CCNS - ICF Trained Professional Coach, Cone Health
Omari Richins, MPH - Health Improvement Program Officer, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Doug Urland, MPA - Local Health Department Operations Liaison, NCDHHS
Kimberly Hardy, DNP, MSN - Director of Nursing and Personal Health Division, Pitt County Health Department
Lisa Macon Harrison, MPH - Health Director, Granville Vance Public Health
Nancy Messonnier, MD - Dean, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill
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