District Medical Officer Dr. Wes Stubblefield was chosen as a member of the Region IV Public Health Training Center at Emory University’s Public Health and Primary Care Leadership Institute (PHPC-LI) cohort. Dr. Stubblefield competed with 95 other applicants to become one of only 36 PHPC-LI fellows from state, local and tribal health departments or FQHCs/FQHIC Look-Alikes in the eight states in the southeastern U.S.
All PHPC-LI fellows manage programs, supervise staff and/or have demonstrated leadership potential within their organization. According to Region IV Public Health Training Center’s Director, Moose Alperin, EdD, MPH, MCHES, “This year’s fellows are a remarkable group of leaders who are instrumental in leading public health efforts in the eight Southeastern states.”
The Region IV Public Health Training Center at Emory University launched the Public Health Leadership Institute in September 2019 in partnership with the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at the University of Georgia to advance adaptive and strategic leadership skills among public health professionals.
In 2022, with a new cycle of funding and increased efforts to integrate public health with primary care to improve health equity and health outcomes in the communities within Region IV, the Leadership Institute was expanded to include emerging primary care leaders from FQHCs/FQHC Look-Alikes along with emerging public health leaders from local, state and tribal governmental health departments or organizations.
The Institute is an 8-month experience providing 40 contact hours of online and in-person interaction and peer consultation. Applications for the 2023-2024 cohort will be accepted in mid-2023.
Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Region IV Public Health Training Center works to build the capacity of the public health workforce to meet national, state and local needs. The Region IV Public Health Training Center is one of 10 regional HRSA-funded training centers throughout the U.S. and a member of the national Public Health Training Center Network.