Professional Partners

Professional Partners connects professional organizations with students, faculty, and alumni who are able to successfully initiate, manage, and complete health services research, consultations, internships, and practice initiatives.

Mission and Vision

Vision -- To be the first point of contact for organizations in search of health services research and health management consulting

Mission -- To cost effectively provide health services research and management consulting by matching students and faculty with externally funded practice projects

Overview

Professional Partners has worked with 14 organizations on 27 projects totaling $436,000.

Initiatives

2007 Projects

MBA Program (2006 - 2008) directed by S. Eric Anderson for the Guam Seventh-day Adventist Clinic ($150,000)

MBA Program (2006 - 2008) directed by S. Eric Anderson for Castle Medical Center ($150,000)

Project Gallup Q 12 Survey completed by Kang Tongjun for the Loma Linda University Medical Center ($1,500).

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Time Study completed by Rajneet Bath, Josue Epane, Susana Figueroa and Chris Groom for the Loma Linda University Medical Center ($2,500)

Cardiovascular Lab Time Study completed by Josue Epane, Wen-Ling Liao, I-Chen Lin, and Woody Utrapiromsuk for the Loma Linda University Medical Center ($2,000)

DMAIC process redesign effort to decrease non-operative time in pediatrics study completed by Vivian Partida and Tony Su for the Loma Linda University Medical Center ($1,000)

2006 Projects

Emergency Response Time Study Analysis Project completed by Joo Kim for the Discoveries Project at Loma Linda University Medical Center ($1,500)

Pediatric Emergency Room Study completed by Shaun Larsen for the Loma Linda University Medical Center ($1,000)

Emergency Room Study completed by Sarah Simmons for the Loma Linda University Medical Center ($1,000)

2005 Projects

Graduate Medical Education Curriculum developed by S. Eric Anderson for the Loma Linda University School of Medicine ($4,000)

Geriatric Care Management Training Program completed by Hye Jin Suh for BIT Camp in Seoul, South Korea ($25,000)

MBA Program (2002-2005) coordinated by S. Eric Anderson for La Sierra University School of Business ($25,000)

2000 to 2004 Projects

The Loma Linda Experience written by S. Eric Anderson, David T. Dyjack, and R. Patti Herring

Board lectureship series (2002 – 2004) developed by S. Eric Anderson and Dave Holt for the Redlands Yucaipa Guidance Clinic Association, Inc. ($5,000)

Operating Room Time Study Analysis Study (2003) completed by Vereen Paul Davy, Rita Labuni, See Wei Toh, Tatyanna Eley and Rebecca Lee for the Loma Linda University Medical Center ($2,500)

Content area for an on-line legal course (2002) was developed by John Wyatt, David Dyjack and S. Eric Anderson for the Association of School of Public Health ($2,500)

Professional Membership Recruiting (2002) done by S. Eric Anderson for Health Care Executives of Southern California ($6,000)

Projects Prior to 2000

Pediatric Ventilator Outcomes Assessment Study (1999) completed by Meena Savdhari and Shani Shastri for Totally Kids Specialty Care ($4,000)

School of Public Health Practice Grant (1999) completed by Pat Johnston, S. Eric Anderson and David Dyjack for the Health Resources Services Administration ($5,000)

President’s council training seminar (1999) conducted by S. Eric Anderson for the North Asian Division Healthcare Association in Seoul, Korea ($3,000)

Managed Care Practice Grant (1999) completed by Pat Johnston, S. Eric Anderson and Donn Gaede for the Health Resources Services Administration ($5,000)

Survey Pre-Test Protocol (1999) completed by S. Eric Anderson at the Inland Eye Institute for Allergan ($2,500)

Survey Pre-Test Protocol (1999) completed by S. Eric Anderson at the Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Institute for Allergan ($2,500)

Clinical Quality Improvement Conference (1999) conducted by S. Eric Anderson, Kimberly Van Leeuwen, Andrew Kossef and Ann C. Lee for the Taiwan National Health Service, Taipei, Taiwan ($10,000)

Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Spasticity Study (1998) completed by Joel Whittaker for Allergan, Inc. ($10,000)

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Outcomes Study (1997) completed by Suvarna Bhat and S. Eric Anderson for Glaxo/Wellcome, Inc. ($10,000)

Feasibility study for the Inland Empire on Network of Direct Specialty Access (1997) completed by Darrell Cyphers and Suvarna Bhat for Frederick Soeprono, MD ($2,500)

Pre-admission testing service survey (1992) completed by Sally English and Liz for the Loma Linda University Medical Center Department of Outpatient Services ($1,000)