DR. KEDRICK L. WILLIAMS
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Macon,GA
Summary
Talented Senior Project Manager with excellent client oversight and issue resolution talents. Highly effective overseeing multiple tasks at once and works well in team-based environments, with emphasis on discerning and cultivating most-fitting cultural climates. Dedicated to detail-oriented leadership and goal-oriented project development and evaluation.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Senior Rural Health Project Manager
Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center-Mercer Univ
05.2022 - Current
- Oversees large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress, and influence positive outcomes for board members and key stakeholders
- Monitors project progress, identifies risks and implements corrective measures to acquire success for Center's key programs: Community Health Reporter Program, Maternal Health Observership Summer Program, Maternal Health Improvement Pilot Project, & Children's Scholars Summer Program
- Supervises Undergraduate and Graduate Students Interns and crafts their project workplans and schedules to meet organizational objectives for Center's key programs: Community Health Reporter Program, Maternal Health Observership Summer Program, Maternal Health Improvement Pilot Project, & Children's Scholars Summer Program
- Directs the Maternal Health Observership Summer Program for Georgia-based medical students interested in becoming OB/GYNs and the Children's Scholars Summer Program for Georgia-based medical students interested in becoming Pediatricians
- Facilitates meetings (in-person and virtual) with Center staff and outside partner agencies to coordinate and meet the programmatic needs of the 6-week Maternal Health Observership & Children's Scholars Summer Programs for Medical Students of Mercer and Morehouse Schools of Medicine
- Develops students assignments and calendar of clinical rotation visits to OB/GYN offices and Maternal Health Clinics at Health Departments across Rural Georgia for the Maternal Health Observership Summer Program
- Directs the Maternal Health Improvement Pilot Project & coordinates a team of diverse public health staff, health professionals, and medical students to implement the project's participant recruitment, data collection of ultrasound testing, and evaluation phases
- Serves as Co-PI for Mom's Heart Matters Maternal Research Project, offering technical assistance for IRB protocol and study selection of participants to meet study's objectives to eliminate racial disparities in postpartum blood pressure monitoring and reduce hypertension related maternal mortality
- Leads and manages the Team for Community-Based Pediatrician Support for the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Rural Pediatric Care Initiative, which aims to improve rural children's access to pediatric healthcare close to home via partnerships with hospitals, pediatricians, and school systems
- Coordinates cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements for rural pediatric care, professional education, telehealth implementation, and marketing services of the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Initiative
- Leads the Core Team of public health practitioners, data analysts, researchers, and community field workers in planning, implementation, and evaluation of Community Health Reporter Program, servicing the rural counties of Georgia
- Recruits and oversees personnel of 55+ reporters spanning 88 of 120 rural counties of Georgia to achieve performance and quality targets for Community Health Reporter Program
- Maintains schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase for Center's key programs: Community Health Reporter Program, Maternal Health Observership Summer Program, Maternal Health Improvement Pilot Project, & Children's Scholars Summer Program
- Directs changes to projects' scope and cost and implements appropriate change management processes to keep projects on track
- Develops and manages project budgets to control costs and meet organizational and project goals to address rural health and wellness disparities
- Provides virtual and in-person instruction of the Certified Mental Health First Aid curriculum to audiences of students, medical school faculty, healthcare providers, and community members from partner organizations across rural Georgia
- Fulfills guest professor speaking engagements at Morehouse School of Medicine and Mercer University School of Medicine addressing audiences of medical students, residents, faculty, and staff on men's health and mental health topics
- Serves as active Internal Board Member for the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center, providing written and verbal monthly reports of work completed and goals to be accomplished in all assigned program areas
- Represents Dean of School of Medicine and Center Director as member of statewide coalition planning committee established to meet education and career needs of rural children and young adults
Community Resource & Assessment Specialist
Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center-Mercer Univ
06.2021 - 04.2022
- Led the Core Team of public health practitioners, data analysts, researchers, and community field workers in planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Community Health Reporter Program, servicing all rural counties of Georgia
- Established the Sow A Seed Grant Program, providing upwards of $400K of funding to non-profit organizations, health care sites, county governments, and small businesses to support development of their health awareness programs and enhance their innovative strategies to combat health disparities across rural Georgia
- Scheduled, coordinated, and hosted the Grantees Positioned for Success 6-month Grant Preparation Seminar Series
- Performed virtual and in-person instruction of the Certified Mental Health First Aid curriculum and increased the mental health awareness of 130+ students, medical school faculty, healthcare providers, and community members from partner organizations across rural Georgia
Preceptor Coordinator
Southeastern Primary Care Consortium Atlanta AHEC
07.2018 - 05.2021
- Coordinated and managed Clinical Training Program by managing clinical rotations in Fulton, Clayton, and DeKalb counties, student housing and travel support, and development and maintenance of relationships with various community partners
- Worked closely with health professional training programs and institutions to assess their needs for community-based and interprofessional clinical education training experiences
- Served as Liaison between 6 health professional programs and 38+ clinical training sites regarding the acquisition/execution of Affiliation and/or Facility Agreements, as needed
- Coordinated specialized programs pertaining to the training of health professional students (i.e., AHEC Scholars Program)
- Entered and analyzed program data and student data in the online database system
- Provided timely disbursement of housing and travel support funds to students and maintained adequate records for quarterly reports
- Worked with Health Institutions' Advisory Committee(s) to address clinical training needs and concerns
- Produced annual, quarterly, and monthly work plans and reports of activities resulting from and related to the position
- Assisted Center Director in developing reports for the appropriate funding source/entity, the Board of Directors, etc
- Researched and pursued funding opportunities for clinical training programs to include grants and contracts
- Marketed SPCC Atlanta AHEC programs and services by exhibiting at local, regional, and national events
Continuing Education & Health Careers Coordinator
Southeastern Primary Care Consortium Atlanta AHEC
05.2014 - 07.2018
- Used knowledge of health professions education and health promotion to coordinate health careers awareness programming across Fulton, Clayton, and DeKalb counties
- Worked on various continuing education projects simultaneously and thrived in fast-paced environment
- Coordinated and conducted presentations with AHEC partner sites, including K-12 schools, youth leadership academies and undergraduate institutions
- Maintained the CE/HC database system for purposes of tracking, evaluating, and reporting on AHEC programs and services
- Established opportunities for face-to-face interaction with culturally and academically diverse students and educators
- Delivered counsel to medical students on student services procedures, policies and problems affecting experiences at institutions
- Assessed training and resources needs of SPCC Atlanta AHEC's target population across Fulton, Clayton, and DeKalb counties
- Provided policy recommendations to Executive Director regarding planning & implementation of CE/HC awareness programs
- Conducted reference searches for grants and funding opportunities to support programs in addressing these recommendations
- Oversaw grant writing, financial budget planning, program implementation and reporting with national, regional, & local partner organizations
- Supervised undergraduate and graduate student interns & the Assistant Program Coordinator, providing extensive reviews of their performance of their duties
- Reviewed service contracts and aided Executive Director with amendments to Organization's Strategic Plan
- Maintained Health Professional Speakers Bureau, which included Health Professionals from SPCC Atlanta AHEC Board of Directors, Medical Institutions, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Centers, & Community-Based Organizations
Graduate Student Intern
Southeastern Primary Care Consortium Atlanta AHEC
05.2013 - 08.2013
- Served as liaison between SPCC Atlanta AHEC and Emory Summer Science Academy as well as developed and facilitated Health Careers Awareness activities including the "Imagine Me As What I See" Health Professionals Panel Discussions
- Interacted with company partners by phone, email, or in-person to provide information on health careers programming
- Assisted Executive Director with Orientation (introduced self and distributed event profile form/student profile forms/AHEC Health Careers books to Emory Academy instructors)
- Developed & presented an interactive PowerPoint presentation introducing high school and college students to careers in Public Health, sharing personal experience as a MPH Student as well as provided education requirements & salary expectations
- Assisted Preceptor Coordinator & Staff with development of future Practicum Experiences for the MPH Program at Morehouse School of Medicine
- Established a partnership with local youth organizations and STEAM summer programs addressing the mentorship needs of African American males, ages 16-19
Special Projects Manager
Morehouse College Office of Health Professions
06.2011 - 05.2012
- Assisted Director & Staff of Office of Health Professions with clerical duties, academic/career event planning, Health Professional School Recruiter welcoming/preparation, and grant writing/graph designs
- Presented on behalf of Director to incoming freshmen class
- Scheduled and assessed monthly meetings for Director and Summer Scholars for academic counseling and freshmen advisement
- Assisted President and Executive Board of Health Careers/Pre-Dental Society with administrative duties
- Assisted in planning and preparation for Annual Spring Recruitment Fair for 30 health professional schools' admission teams & Panel Discussion Series featuring 6 premier African-American male physicians
Education
Doctor of Health Administration -
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC12.2021
Master of Public Health -
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA12.2011
Skills
- Continuous Improvement Projects
- Leadership Competency
- Data organization and graph/chart organization; grant proposal writing, program development, implementation, and reporting
- Project Calendars
- Problem Analysis & Staff Development
- Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
- Zoom and Teams virtual meeting software
- Key informant interviews and focus groups
- Interpersonal skills, Public speaking and informative presentations (ie Virtual Portfolios)
- Event planning of simultaneous and multidisciplinary projects
Accomplishments
Top Four among the Rural Leader Magazine's 40 Under 40 Honorees (2022)
Certification
Mental Health First Aid Instructor per the National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Lean Six Sigma Healthcare White Belt, Yellow Belt, & Green Belt
Title IX Educational System Course—Mercer University
Social & Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research Course I Certification, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
Affiliations
American Public Health Association
Georgia Public Health Association
Morehouse College National Alumni Association, Macon Alumni Chapter
Certified Thousandaire Member
Work Availability
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Research Experience
- The Community Health Reporter Program: a Crowd-sourced approach to Delivering Healthcare Access Data" (Poster Presentation, Georgia Public Health Association 92nd Annual Meeting & Conference; 2022)
- Risk of Readmissions for Medical and Surgical Patients Who “Self-Discharge” Leaving Hospitals Against Medical Advice (Doctoral Dissertation, Medical University of South Carolina; 2021)
- Advancing the Health Professions Pipeline through Development, Preparation, & Sustainment of Health Professional Students of the Georgia AHEC Scholars Program (Dr. Daniel Blumenthal Public Health Symposium, Morehouse School of Medicine; 2021)
- Project InstaLIFE Health Literacy & Social Action Program for Promotion of Violence Prevention (National Library of Medicine & National AHEC Organization Grant Program; 2016-2017)
- An Assessment of Student Interest and an Examination of the Need for a Public Health Studies Dual Degree Program between Agnes Scott College and Morehouse School of Medicine (Master's Thesis Research Project; 2014)
- Supporting Diabetes Management Program (DMP) Evaluation in a Tennessee Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) (GE National Medical Fellowships Primary Care Leadership Program; 2014)
- Photovoice Project: Capturing & Telling the Life Stories of 20 HIV-Positive Women of the 4th Annual 2020 Leading Women's Society Awards (Women's Health & Development Research; 2013)
- Formative Program Evaluation of Save the Family Institute, Inc.: An Intervention Program that Aims to Unify the Extended Family (Methods of Program Evaluation Research; 2013)
- "Imagine Me As What I See!": A Primary Data Review of Student Impressions from Health Careers Awareness Activities (Master's Practicum Research Project; 2013)
Quote
If man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Timeline
Senior Rural Health Project Manager
Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center-Mercer Univ
05.2022 - Current
Community Resource & Assessment Specialist
Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center-Mercer Univ
06.2021 - 04.2022
Preceptor Coordinator
Southeastern Primary Care Consortium Atlanta AHEC
07.2018 - 05.2021
Continuing Education & Health Careers Coordinator
Southeastern Primary Care Consortium Atlanta AHEC
05.2014 - 07.2018
Graduate Student Intern
Southeastern Primary Care Consortium Atlanta AHEC
05.2013 - 08.2013
Special Projects Manager
Morehouse College Office of Health Professions
06.2011 - 05.2012
Doctor of Health Administration -
Medical University of South Carolina
Master of Public Health -
Morehouse School of Medicine
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Morehouse College
Mental Health First Aid Instructor per the National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Lean Six Sigma Healthcare White Belt, Yellow Belt, & Green Belt
Title IX Educational System Course—Mercer University
Social & Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research Course I Certification, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
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