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Brandon B. Ryans

Dr. Brandon B. Ryans

EDUCATION

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, MO

DHEd, Health Education, 2015

MHA, Health Administration,2009

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

BS, Health Administration,2007

TEACHING INTERESTS

Health Care Administration, Health Care Education, Health Care Law, Health Care Financial Management, Risk Management, Health Care Marketing, Research Methods, Long-Term Care, Health Informatics, Compliance in Health Care, Ambulatory Care, Hospital Administration, Health Care Governance, Health Politics and Policy, U.S. Health Systems

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Health Care Policy
  • Elderly Healthcare and Preventative Care
  • Universal Health Care
  • Interoperability/Health Informatics

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Trident University International

Full-Time Faculty, Health Care Administration

3/2017 – Present

•Teach an equivalent 180 students per academic year (October 1 through September 30).

•Respond to and resolve student academic questions, complaints and concerns in a timely manner.

•Provide meaningful student feedback focused on learning outcomes including responding to student e-mail within 24 hours during the business week and grading of submitted student assignments within 72 hours during the business week.

•Engage students in the course material and promote and undertake a variety of student persistence/retention measures.

•Teach in a doctoral program.

•Serve as Chair or member of dissertation committee(s).

•Provide feedback for curriculum and course enhancement.

•Develop, enhance and maintain existing courses.

•Develop new academic concentrations or programs.

•Serve on academic governance committees as a voting member, including as a chair.

•Participate on University, College, and Program cross-functional teams and committees

•Contribute to continuous learning and improvement activities.

Minnesota School of Business/Globe University, Richfield, MN

Online Healthcare Management Program Chair & Associate Professor

4/2015 – Present

  • Provide programmatic support to faculty, staff, and students and review programmatic needs and recommendations to the Executive Program Chair.
  • Initiate and support service and applied learning initiatives, accreditation requirements, program-specific needs, and to engage in ongoing efforts to provide training to internal departments.
  • Develop and provide training for new faculty members within the program; provide ongoing support of all faculty members in the program.
  • Develop and implement strategies for improving community awareness of the academic program.
  • Provide classroom instruction.
  • Collaborate with Career Services to identify potential partnership opportunities (placement, externships, etc.) in the community.
  • Participate in New Student Orientation and New Faculty Orientation.
  • Partner with the Campus Librarian to provide quarterly recommendations for the general library collection.
  • Partner with online curriculum leaders regarding revisions and maintenance of master course content.
  • Maintain an awareness of the Service Learning and Portfolio requirements and partner with online curriculum leaders to update courses as needed.
  • Participate in and provide recommendations during the Peer Review process for new course developments.
  • Ensure course materials are current, relevant, rigorous, reflective of PAC feedback, and applicable to the current standards in the field of study.

American Sentinel University, Denver, CO

Adjunct Faculty, MBA-Healthcare Management

6/2015 – Present

  • Assess students’ knowledge base, identify their learning goals and develop lessons to meet the same.
  • Implement lessons efficiently while maintaining discipline in the classroom.
  • Develop and implement effective teaching strategies that inculcate technology into lessons to make them more interesting and useful.
  • Work with individual students to improve understanding and course grades.
  • Help students develop talent through range of exercises, readings, and discussions.

Ohio University, Athens, OH

Adjunct Faculty, Masters of Health Care Administration Program

Contracted Assignment

8/2016 – 10/2016

  • Answer course-related questions
  • Grade and provide individual constructive feedback on all student deliverables
  • Host weekly online office hours using Adobe Connect
  • Moderates and participates in online class discussions
  • Communicates with class using the announcement board on a weekly basis
  • Makes recommendations for final course grades

SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING

  • Globe University 2015-2016: Revised existing courses and developed new course in the Health Care Management program to replace the 11-week course format with incoming 6-week course format.

COMMUNITY or UNIVERSITY SERVICE- 2015

Auburn Avenue Educational Center, Atlanta, GA
Academic Tutor 8/2013 – Present

Provide educational instruction for grades 1-12 in the areas of Math and Science

  • Coordinate and supervise educational activities
  • Develop and execute lesson plans in group learning sessions
  • Generate discussion questions to stimulate literary conversation between students
  • Research and recommend prudent textbooks and learning materials

PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, and BLOGS

  • Endless Career Possibilities in Health Care Management Field – August 18, 2015
  • 2016 Health Care Paramagnet Outlook – February 29, 2016
  • Health Care Management – Did you know? – June 9, 2016

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

ACHE, American College of Healthcare Executives, Active Member

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

CHES®, Certified Health Education Specialist, 2015

2016 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists – March 22, 2016
  • School of Public Health – University of Michigan
  • How Writers Read: Connecting Great Reads to Great Writing – April 18, 2016
  • TurnItIn
  • A New Paradigm for Population Health: Partnering in Community Needs Assessments – June 1, 2016
  • School of Public Health – University of Michigan
  • Customer Services in Public Health – Part 1 – June 20, 2016
  • School of Public Health – University of Michigan
  • Medication Assisted Treatment: An Evidence Based Treatment Options – July 15, 2016
  • School of Public Health – University of Michigan