Alumni Spotlight Landrus Burress MPH ’09 As a Research Associate at UT-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, Burress worked on several quality improvement and patient safety projects and is currently overseeing two major projects. The first works toward reducing medical errors in hospitals by focusing on patients and family members, and the second assesses attitudes of error disclosure with physicians in six University of Texas health related hospitals. Furthering his studies, he graduated from the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, TX in May 2013 with a Doctor of Public Degree (Dr.P.H.) in Health Services Organizations and Research. He has also recently presented at two major conferences: Burress, L. (2012) Learning from Errors through Patients and Families. 2012 Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice &Quality Improvement Conference. San Antonio, TX Burress, L. (2012) Why Disclose Medical Errors? Literature-Derived Dimensions Of Performance, And Outcomes For Judging Performance. Kelsey-Seybold Research Foundation 13th Annual Health Services and Outcomes Research Conference. Houston, TX “My MPH experience and training at the University of Memphis School of Public Health helped prepare me both academically and professionally to be competitive in my doctoral studies and succeed in the field of public health and research. Along with the great faculty, it was a very enjoyable and memorable experience. “ 15
Chee Lam MPH ’12 Chee Lam has accepted an appointment by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a Public Health Analyst. He was awarded a two-year, paid CDC fellowship through the PHAP program and has been assigned to work with the East Metro Health District in Lawrenceville, Georgia. This award was highly competitive. Of the 4400 applicants, 1000 were invited to submit a personal statement. Of those, 500 interviews were granted; and only 133 individuals were accepted. Mr. Lam was among the top 3% of applicants ultimately selected.
Sarah Maurice MHA ‘12 After earning an MBA and working in business development in several industries, Sarah Maurice chose to pursue an MHA to gain the healthcarespecific knowledge that the differentiated degree offered. She is now the Chief Operating Officer at Campbell Clinic. “The MHA program at the University of Memphis has partnered with many area healthcare organizations that provide support through the extension of graduate internships and residencies. This afforded me the opportunity to study in the classroom while learning on the job. I was selected for a rotational residency program at a major health system that corresponded with the duration of the academic program. This opened doors to fulfill leadership roles in healthcare and I am now leveraging the education and experience the degree provided me, in my role as Chief Operating Officer at Campbell Clinic.”