Monecia Kiser-Thomas Email & Phone Number

Institute For Healthcare Quality Improvement-Unc-Chapel Hill School Of Medicine

--Responsible for Program Development and Management: Develops and monitors project plan, including deliverables, milestones, tasks, and timeline. Creates project documents and materials (e.g., project charters, key driver diagrams, run charts, training materials, tools to support clinical operations, progress reports, presentations, etc.); Coordinates with Stakeholders: Plans and coordinates improvement activities involving project stakeholders, including clinical and administrative leaders. --Responsible for dramatically increasing the number of program participants and the number of approved Quality Improvement projects to aid clinicians with certification maintenance--Develops new stakeholder relationships and strengthens existing relationshipsManager, UNC-CH School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education Health Systems Science Curriculum, December 2019 – present - Health Systems Science is a framework for the study and understanding of how healthcare is delivered, how health professionals work together, and how the health system can improve patient care and healthcare deliveryFacilitator and Manager, the Quality and Safety course for 4th-year medical students – Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety (CLQS), September 2020 – present – CLQS is a course for students to participate as members of a clinical improvement team with an experienced mentor.

North Carolina

Directed services for 160K+ residents through public health agency, commanded an operating budget of $7.2M and management of 100+ employees. Owned policy development, program planning, financial management, and continuous quality improvements for each public health department. Orchestrated multi-year strategic plans of multiple health programs related to healthy behaviors and health promotions, providing overall oversight of program implementation and long-term planningOversaw county-wide Community Health Assessment survey efforts to identify priority health issues and to plan interventions to build healthier communities to make North Carolina one of the healthiest states in the nation Strategized financial objectives of the agency and managed all fiscal responsibilities related to budgets and forecastingStreamlined documentation efforts through the incorporation of a new electronic health records system

North Carolina

University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill - Nciph

Standardized and executed the Quality Improvement 101 and Quality Improvement Advisor core curriculum; selected and advised faculty on its components. Guided curriculum development aimed at positioning the public health workforce to improve community health outcomesCoached the public health workforce in Quality Improvement standards and procedures

North Carolina Institute For Public Health, Unc-Chapel Hill

The Management Academy for Public Health developed public health managers’ management skills. Ultimately, the program aimed to develop civic entrepreneurs who can improve the efficiency and the effectiveness of their organizations. With help from a coach, teams wrote public health business plans to meet the needs in their communities.The Emerging Leaders in Public Health Fellowship was designed to prepare the next generation of public health leaders by identifying and training those individuals with the talent to serve in significant leadership capacities in the next decade. Fellows learned the essential skills necessary for leading and managing in a turbulent public health environment. These skills included 360 evaluations, communication skills assistance, personality assessments, and projects to help the professionals improve their communications and financial and crisis management skills.Instituted continuing education and leadership opportunities for public health staff; developed innovative programs to advance public health services. Consulted with public health and healthcare leaders to assess professional development training needs of established and emerging healthcare leaders and devised training programs to satisfy those requirementsFostered trusted community partnerships to mobilize public health initiatives positively impacting community healthSupported public health professionals in the development of innovative and cost-effective public health programs to address public health issues; Embraced ideas that represented an entrepreneurial spiritProvided continuing education opportunities to increase the competency of the public health workforceDesigned, developed and implemented instructional strategies to enhance educational programs Assisted in the identification and training of talented minority public health professionals who showed promise of significant leadership in the field

University Of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Gillings School-Global Public Health

 Provided training and consultation to local health department staff, consultants and accreditation site visitors in regards to the Accreditation process and the preparation of the Health Department Self-Assessment Instrument (HDSAI) Attended Accreditation site visits and provided support to the site visit teams and the local health department staff as needed Coordinated the Accreditation site visits and served as the main liaison between the Accreditation site visit teams and the local health department staff Prepared communications, publications, oral presentations and reports

Fairfax, Virginia

 Managed and presented the Error Prevention Techniques Safety Initiative for all 6000 Inova Fairfax employees in an effort to prevent errors that could potentially harm patients Collaborated with business development planners to develop the strategic evaluation of a new neuroscience procedure and later led a team of clinicians through the implementation process of the new procedure, which had the potential to affect thousands of people who suffer from Parkinson's Disease Assessed potential vendors for an Employee Opinion survey for the Inova Health System's 13,500 employees with a goal of influencing cultural changes at Inova and furthering the efforts to become an Employer of Choice Developed a strategic plan for the enhancement and restructuring of the Inova Health System's Pastoral Care Department Examined monthly Patient Satisfaction scores comparing Inova Fairfax Hospital to over 2000 facilities across the country and helped develop initiatives to improve specific dimensions Presented proposals on an Employee Involvement Program to promote cost-efficient initiatives and improve employee relations Studied Medical Residents’ salaries and developed a plan which resulted in a salary increase for first-year residents and an additional 4% increase for all other residents

Traveling Science Laboratory - Department Of Biology

 Designed, collected and compiled data to record the demographics of participants and assessed the impact of the program on students and teachers  Prepared workshop solutions and provided instruction for educational science workshops

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Ph.D. - In Progress, Leadership Studies

Master'S Degree, Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Bachelors, Science Education - Biology