InCharge president and chief executive officer in the fall of 2013. Epps, who is widely published, has been with the medical school since 1994 and has served in a variety of positions including vice president of Academic Affairs, dean of the School of Medicine, and interim president in 2007 and 2013. She is widely regarded as an expert on the accreditation process for academic medicine and has held national appointments including serving on the Minority Health Advisory Committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epps holds a doctorate in zoology from Howard University. Joann Ettien Administrator & COO TriStar Centennial Women’s & Children’s Hospital 221 Murphy Ave. Nashville 37203 615.342.1000 tristarwomensandchildrens.com Ettien was named to her current position in 2006 but has more than 30 years experience with HCA. Immediately prior to relocating to Nashville, she served as chief nursing officer at Largo Medical Center in Florida. In addition to overseeing the city’s only freestanding hospital dedicated solely to caring for women and children, Ettien also chairs women’s perinatal services for the TriStar Health System. She is actively involved with March of Dimes, YWCA, and Nurses for Newborns and is the board chair of Hospital Hospitality House. Ettien also serves on the board of Parents Reaching Out and Julie’s Village.
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Starling Evins, MD CMO Williamson Medical Center 4321 Carothers Parkway Franklin 37067 615.435.5000 williamsonmedicalcenter.org In January 2013, Evins was named to the newly created position of chief medical officer for Williamson Medical Center after having previously served as chief of staff since 1996. As CMO, he serves as a liaison between WMC’s administration and the medical staff to develop and foster a fully integrated clinical network. Prior to his current role, the board-certified urologist saw patients as part of his practice with Franklin Urological Associates and Urology Associates. A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Evins is a past president of the Tennessee Urological Association.
F Cherae Farmer-Dixon, DDS Dean & Professor Meharry School of Dentistry 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd. Nashville 37208 615.327.6207 mmc.edu
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and Research in 1994 where she received her master’s in Public Health. A faculty member at Meharry for 22 years, her research activities have dealt with oral health disparities, dental caries in low-income children, community outreach and intervention, and addressing minority dental school enrollment. Farmer-Dixon is a past board member of the American Association of Women Dentists. Gordon Ferguson President & CEO Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital 1700 Medical Center Parkway Murfreesboro 37129 615.396.4100 saintthomashealth.com Ferguson has served in his current role since 2006 and has more than 20 years of healthcare experience. In 1998, Ferguson joined Saint Thomas Rutherford (formerly Middle Tennessee Medical Center) as senior vice president of support services and subsequently served as senior vice president of operations. In 2004, he was named COO. During his tenure, he has completed a master facility plan and overseen nearly $300 million in construction projects. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Appointed dean in 2013, Farmer-Dixon is a distinguished alumna of Meharry Medical College, graduating from the School of Dentistry in 1990 and the School of Graduate Studies
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