Speakers

S P E A K E R S Sustin Anderson, MBA has worked in healthcare for over twenty-five years in physician practice management, process improvement and consulting. He began his career as a Management Engineer at Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, Louisiana, providing systems engineering and process improvement expertise to a 400 physician multi-specialty clinic. This experience led him to provide operational improvement consulting services for Premier, Inc., a healthcare consulting firm. Since then, he has worked in physician practice management at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Lifepoint Health. He currently is the Executive Director of Meharry Medical Group at Meharry Medical College, managing all business aspects of the faculty clinical practice group. His expertise and interests are in the transformational change in healthcare service delivery. He graduated from Mississippi State University with a B.S degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering and from the University of New Orleans with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA). Xylina D. Bean, MD Associate Project Director, CWPCMH initiative Chair and Professor, Department of Pediatrics Meharry Medical College Dr. Xylina Bean is a pediatrician who specializes in neonatology. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Physiology at Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA, and her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her fellowship and residency in Neonatology at Martin Luther King, Jr. General Hospital in Los Angeles, CA. She also served as Chief of Neonatology at King/ Drew Medical Center. Dr. Bean is co-founder and former CEO of SHIELDS for Families, a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles that empowers high-risk families. In 2006, Dr. Bean returned to Tennessee and became the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Meharry Medical College. She has one daughter, Raven, whom she calls a blessing.

Wes Gallagher

Vice President, Healthcare Business Dev. & Strategic Partnerships 86Borders, LLC

Wes Gallagher serves as the VP, Healthcare Business Dev. resides in the Greater Nashville Area, TN & Strategic Partnerships of 86Borders, LLC. Wes currently

Edith Gonzalez, LPN

Care Coordinator Meharry Medical Group Meharry Medical College

Edith Gonzalez is the care coordinator for MMG for Total Health in Antioch TN. She is responsible for implementing quality programs and compliance. Her background is as a licensed practicing nurse and has worked in the medical field for over 15 years. Additionally, she is bilingual in Spanish.

James E.K. Hildreth, PhD, MD

President & CEO Professor, Internal Medicine Meharry Medical College

James E.K. Hildreth, Ph.D., M.D., was born and raised in Camden, Arkansas. In 1975, he began undergraduate studies at Harvard University and was selected as the first African-American Rhodes Scholar from Arkansas in 1978. He graduated from Harvard magna cum laude in chemistry in 1979. That fall, Dr. Hildreth enrolled at Oxford University in England, graduating with a Ph.D. in immunology in 1982. At Oxford he studied the biology of cytotoxic T cells with Professor Andrew McMichael and became an expert in monoclonal antibody technology and cell adhesion molecules. He returned to the United States to attend Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, taking a one-year leave of absence from medical school for a postdoctoral fellowship in pharmacology from 1983 to 1984. In 1987 he obtained his M.D. from Johns Hopkins and joined the Hopkins faculty as assistant professor. In 2002, Dr. Hildreth became the first African American in the 125-year history of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to earn full professorship with tenure in the basic sciences. In July, 2005, Dr. Hildreth became director of the NIH-funded Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research at Meharry Medical College. Dr. Hildreth has received numerous awards over his career for mentoring, leadership and his efforts related to diversity. In October, 2008, he was honored for his contributions to medical science by election to the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, the most prestigious biomedical and health policy advisory group in the U.S. In May of 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Arkansas. Dr. Hildreth has been inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame and the Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars. He currently serves on the Harvard University Board of Overseers.In August of 2011, Dr. Hildreth became dean of the College of Biological Sciences at University of California, Davis. He was the first AfricanAmerican dean in the university which was founded in 1905. He was also appointed as a tenured professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology as well as professor in the Department of Internal Medicine in the UC Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Hildreth began research on HIV and AIDS in 1986 and his research has been funded through 23 NIH grants for almost two decades. His work focuses on the role of host proteins and lipids in HIV infection. Dr. Hildreth is internationally recognized for his work demonstrating the importance of cholesterol and specialized membrane regions containing cholesterol in HIV infection. He has published more than 90 scientific articles and is the inventor on 11 patents based on his research. A protein discovered by Dr. Hildreth as a graduate student was the basis for an FDA-approved drug Raptiva( ) that was used to treat psoriasis. A primary focus of his research currently is the development of a vaginal microbicide to block HIV transmission in women. Dr. Hildreth has also been a leader in the effort to engage churches and faith leaders in the fight against AIDS. He received a major grant from the CDC to support his HIV prevention and treatment partnership with church leaders. In 2011, Dr. Hildreth received a National Institute of Health Director’s Pioneer Award given each year to a few select scientists of exceptional creativity who use pioneering approaches to major biomedical or behavioral research challenges. On July 1, 2015, Dr. Hildreth returned to Meharry Medical College to serve as the 12th president and chief executive officer of the nation’s largest private, independent historically black academic health sciences center.

Tiffani A. Hooks, RN, BSN, MHSA

Quality Assurance Manager Meharry Medical Group

Tiffani Hooks is the Quality Assurance Manager for Meharry Medical Group. A few areas of focus Tiffani is responsible for the Quality Program, Patient-Centered Medical Home, NCQA Annual Recognition, MIPS, Infection Control, and Compliance. Tiffani is a graduate of Tennessee State University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She furthered her education at the University of St. Francis where she received a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration. Tiffani has 30 plus years of experience in healthcare!

Lance Luttrell, MSIE

Consultant, CWPCMH Data Analytics and Assessment dp3solutions LLC

Lance Luttrell is the Owner and Principal of DP3 Solutions as independent healthcare consulting practice. With a passion for people and problem solving, Lance has applied his training as an Industrial Engineer from the University of Arkansas to the healthcare operations. He spent 10 years at Christ Community Health Services in Memphis, TN in various roles including the Chief Operating Officer for 6 years. Since then, Lance has applied his leadership and problem-solving skills to developing people, process and performance in a wide variety of healthcare settings across the country. Lance is married to Leah and they have four children ages 7, 5, 3 and 1. In his free time you can find Lance playing Ultimate Frisbee, chess or working out with his F3 groups

Patricia Matthews-

Juarez, PhD

Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine Senior Vice President, Office of Strategic Initiatives and Innovation Meharry Medical College

S P E A K E R S Dr. Matthews-Juarez, is a social behavioral scientist, who participates in transdisciplinary and translational scientists who explore the role of epigenetics in chronic diseases and health disparities. She works within social networks for social change. Dr. Matthews-Juarez is contributing to a new way of thinking about how to address and eliminate health disparities from a collaborative transdisciplinary and translational approach, exploring the role of epigenetics in chronic diseases and health disparities. She has significant contributions to the development of a diverse and culturally competent primary care workforce who stay and work in rural and underserved communities across the United States. Olayinka O. Onadeko, MS, MD. Professor, Vice-Chair, and Clinical Director Department of Pediatrics Meharry Medical College Dr. Onadeko, a Professor of Pediatrics, has been with Meharry Medical College for 30 years. He is currently the Director and Vice-Chair of the Pediatric Clinic and Department. Since completing his residency training in 1990, he has been very involved in providing primary care to all children and teaching medical and nursing students. Dr. Onadeko's main emphases are in the areas of family and the vital role of the family in raising a child. Tonya Smith-Shaw, BSN, DNP

Patient-Centered Medical Home Director United Healthcare

Tonya Smith-Shaw, a graduate of Alcorn State University (BSN) and William Carey University ( PhD in Nursing Education and administration), currently serves as the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Director at United Healthcare. Tonya is a leader in the fields of health administration, nursing education, population health management, and Value-Based programs. She demonstrates a commitment to fostering collaborative relationships, promoting professional development, and facilitating positive population health outcomes. Tonya has been employed with UnitedHealthcare for the past seven years. In her free time, she enjoys reading and spending time with her family and friends.

Duane T. Smoot, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine Senior Associate Dean, PCMH Initiative Clinical Affairs Interim Senior Vice President, Health Affairs Meharry Medical College

Duane T. Smoot, M.D., FACP, FACG, AGAF is Interim Senior Vice President of Health Affairs in the School of Medicine at Meharry Medical College and one of the Associate Project Directors of the College-wide Patient-Centered Medical Home Project, and a member of the Steering Committee. Dr. Smoot received his MD degree from Howard University College of Medicine. He trained in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the University of Maryland Medical Systems. Dr. Smoot spent two additional years of research training in the Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis at the National Cancer Institute, under the direction of Dr. Curtis C.Harris, from 1989 - 1991. He then joined the faculty full-time at Howard University as an Assistant Professor in the Gastroenterology Division of the Department of Medicine. He served as Chief of the Gastroenterology Division from 2000 to 2011. Dr. Smoot also served as Chair of the Department of Medicine from 2004 –2009. Dr. Smoot left Howard University in 2011 and joined the Faculty at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN. He served as Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs through 2019.Dr. Smoot is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He has an active Gastroenterology practice at Nashville General Hospital and is engaged in clinical and translational research funded by the NIH. Dr. Smoot has served on several NIH review committees, institutional committees (GCRC advisory board, Institutional Review Board, etc.), and has mentored many students, post-doctoral trainees, and junior faculty, both formally and informally.

Traci Stayton, MHA

NCQA Certified Content Expert PCMH United Healthcare

Traci Stayton is a graduate of the University of Phoenix with a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration. Traci serves as a PCMH Clinical Transformation Consultant for the Middle Tennessee region and is also an NCQA Certified Content Expert for PCMH. Traci supports her PCMH organizations through the recognition and maintaining of NCQA PCMH certification. She also strategizes and works collaboratively to help PCMH practices provide better care, better health outcomes, and lower costs for their patients. Traci has been employed with UnitedHealthcare for the past thirteen years. Traci has three children ages 23, 21, and 9 years of age. She spends her free time cooking, watching football, kayaking, fishing, and reading.

Fatimah Syed, MD

Assistant Professor. Department of Family and Community Medicine Meharry Medical College

Dr. Fatima Syed is a primary care doctor who treats adults and children at the Meharry Clinic and Meharry Family Medicine at Skyline. She is experienced in emergency medicine, urgent care, sports medicine, and family medicine. She completed her medical training at Kilpauk Medical College in Chennai, India, and completed her Family Medicine residency at Meharry. Dr. Syed has made significant contributions to teaching and clinical practice. She has quickly gained the appreciation of students and residents due to her diverse clinical skill set and her passion for teaching, and as a result, was recently appointed to the position of Associate Program Director of the Family Medicine residency program.

Tracy Warner-

Wilson

PCMH Clinical Transformation Consultant Middle Tennessee Region

Tracy Warner-Wilson, a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, serves as a PCMH Clinical Transformation Consultant for the Middle Tennessee region. Tracy is committed to building positive relationships by partnering, collaborating, and strategizing with her PCMH organizations on how they can have positive member outcomes as it relates to the PCMH program. Tracy has been employed with UnitedHealthcare for the past thirteen years. Tracy has a 17-year-old daughter. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and spending time with her family and friends

Kimberlee Wyche-

Etheridge, MD, MSPH

Assistant Professor Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics Meharry Medical College

Dr. Wyche-Etheridge has a strong interest in health outcomes/disparities and health equity, especially as they relate to adolescent health, infant mortality, and child wellbeing. She received her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA in 1993, and completed her pediatric internship and residency at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. in 1996. She received her Masters of Public Health in 2000 from the Harvard School of Public Health while completing a Commonwealth Fund Harvard University Fellowship in minority health policy. Dr. Wyche Etheridge was recruited to Meharry to assist in public health programming in 2014. She currently serves as the Adolescent provider for the Meharry Pediatric Practice and works to further the intersection between public health and medicine.

College-wide Patient-Centered Medical Home (CWPCMH)

Initiative STEERING COMMITTEE

Project Director

Patricia Matthews-Juarez, PhD Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine Senior Vice President, Office of Strategic Initiatives and Innovation Meharry Medical College

Associate Program Director & Lead Evaluator

Paul D. Juarez, PhD Professor Vice-Chair, Research and Community Engagement Department of Family and Community Medicine Meharry Medical College

Associate Project Directors

Xylina Bean, MD Chair and Professor, Department of Pediatrics Meharry Medical College

Millard D. Collins, MD Associate Professor Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine Meharry Medical College

Duane T. Smoot, MD Professor, Department of Medicine Senior Associate Dean, PCMH Initiative and Clinical Affairs Interim Senior Vice President, Health Affairs Meharry Medical College

Project Officer, HRSA

Irene O. Sandvold, DrPH, MSN Project Officer, Medical Training and Geriatrics Branch Division of Medicine and Dentistry Bureau of Health Workforce Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Program Manager

Reneé S. Frazier, MHSA Department of Family and Community Medicine Meharry Medical College

Committee-at-Large

Richmond A. Akatue, MD, MSCI Associate Dean and DIO Graduate Medical Education Director, Department of Internal Medicine Residency Associate Professor Department of Medicine Meharry Medical College

Sustin Anderson, MBA Executive Director Meharry Medical Group

Stephanie Bailey, MD, MSPH Senior Associate Dean School of Graduate Studies and Research Meharry Medical College

R. Lyle Cooper, PhD, LCSW Course Liaison, CWPCMH initiative Assistant Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine Meharry Medical College Gerald E. Davis, DDS, MA Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry Associate Dean of Academic Affairs School of Dentistry Meharry Medical College

Cherae M. Farmer-Dixon, DDS, MSPH, MBA Dean, School of Dentistry Professor Meharry Medical College

Daphne C. Ferguson-Young, DDS, MSPH General Practice Residency Program Program Director, Grant Residency/CWPCMH Initiative Professor Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery School of Dentistry Meharry Medical College

Machelle Fleming Thompson, RDH, MSPH Assistant Dean, Compliance and Outcomes Chair of Curriculum Transformation, CWPCMH Associate Professor, Dental Public Health School of Dentistry Meharry Medical College

Digna S. Forbes, MD Interim Dean, School of Medicine Associate Professor Meharry Medical College

Harold O. Jackson, DDS Assistant Professor General Practice Residency Program School of Dentistry Meharry Medical College

Sandra Harris, DDS Associate Professor Department of Orthodontics School of Dentistry Meharry Medical College

Tiffani A. Hooks, MSHA, RN Quality Assurance Manager Meharry Medical Group

Medhat S. Kalliny, MD, MPH, MBA, PhD Professor Director, Family Medicine Residency Program CWPCMH Initiative Vice-Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine Meharry Medical College

Stephania T. Miller-Hughes, PhD, MS, MSCI Course Liaison, CWPCMH Initiative/Opioids Associate Professor, Department of Surgery Meharry Medical College

Evangeline Motley Johnson, PhD Interim Dean and Professor School of Graduate Studies and Research Meharry Medical College Regina S. Offodile, MD, MMHC, MHPE, MSPH Interim Chair, Department of Professional and Medical Education Associate Professor Director, Pamela C. Williams, MD, Simulation and Clinical Skills Center Chief, Division of Clinical Skills and Competencies Department of Professional and Medical Education Meharry Medical College

Kimberley L. Perkins-Davis, DDS Chair and Program Director Associate Professor Residency Director/CWPCMH Initiative Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery School of Dentistry Meharry Medical College Susanne Tropez-Sims, MD, MPH Master Teacher Consultant, CWPCMH Initiative Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics Meharry Medical College Lloyda Williamson, MD Chair and Professor Department of Psychiatry Meharry Medical College

Former Members

Wansoo Im, PhD Associate Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine Data Center Meharry Medical College

Veronica T. Mallett, MD Professor Women’s Health Research Center Meharry Medical College