CHSU Provost Co-Presents “Developing the Next Generation of Healthcare Providers” Keynote at PMI Region 7 Leadership Summit

John Briar, Executive Director of IT, CHSU and  VP of Marketing and Sponsorship Director, PMI-California Central Valley Chapter; Mohamad Annan, Program Director, PMI-California Central Valley Chapter; Dr. Hagop Arfarian, Associate CMIO for Community Medical Centers and Associate Clinical Professor for UCSF; Dr. Wendy Duncan, Provost and Interim Dean of Pharmacy, CHSU; Jerry Dickerson, Outreach Director, PMI-California Central Valley Chapter.

On Saturday, March 18, 2017, Dr. Hagop Arfarian, Associate CMIO for Community Medical Centers and Associate Clinical Professor for UCSF and Dr. Wendy Duncan, Provost and Interim Dean of Pharmacy at CHSU, delivered the keynote address, “Developing Next Generation of Healthcare Providers,” at the 2017 PMI Leadership Institute Region 7 Meeting at Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite, CA.
Here is a synopsis for the “Developing the Next Generation of Healthcare Providers” Keynote:
As the demand for quality healthcare services continues to increase, the need for the next generation of healthcare providers is growing. Our colleges and universities alongside industry partners are working together to develop new healthcare professionals. This presentation will discuss how these two educational leaders are using innovative practices to attract, educate, and retain healthcare providers in underserved regions.

Dr. Afarian’s bio:
Dr. Hagop Afarian, M.D is the Associate CMIO for Community Medical Centers (CMC) and Associate Clinical Professor for UCSF. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine, having received his medical degree at Stanford University and completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at UCSF, Fresno where he earned the title of Chief Resident. Dr. Afarian has been invited to speak many times on emergency and wilderness medicine and medical informatics. On top of teaching fellows, residents, and medical students in the Emergency Department at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, he also trains residents and faculty on the CMC electronic medical record system. Most recently, Dr. Afarian has achieved board certification in the subspecialty of informatics attesting to his commitment to ensuring our EMR systems optimally promote the health of the community we serve.

About the 2017 PMI Region 7 Leadership Summit
The PMI focus this year is on the Individual Member.  By providing quality chapter member value, each of you is adding to the overall PMI return on investment for your members.  By joining PMI, we invested in our future – it is up to us to spread the message.  Success comes to the Project Manager that engages in their career development, maintaining their skills in the Talent Triangle, while maintaining a solid network of fellow PMs as a support base.Please issue a warm welcome our nine (9) Next Generation Leaders to our conference.  Region 7 believes that the Next Generation of Leaders contribute to the success of our PMI chapters today, and have built a program of learning to enable both seasoned chapter leaders and the next generation to network and collaborate to forge the PMI Chapter of Tomorrow. This year we welcome from PMI:· Kristin Hodgson (Manager, Chapter Development) · Ansley Stauffer (Membership Specialist)· Kate Duncan (Academic Outreach)· Jen Skrabak (PMI-EF Engagement Liaison)· April Burton (R7 Chapter Partner) · Joyce Kelley (R7 Chapter Administrator) This Summit is for all Region 7 Chapter Leaders to learn, share, collaborate and build a network of your peers in PMI. Enjoy your time here in Yosemite, use the tools and skillswe are providing you with to take your chapter boldly to the Next Generation.
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