Ryan Schmidt

 Ryan Schmidt

Ryan N. Schmidt

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Biography

Valdosta State University - Business

Department Chair of Healthcare Management & Leadership at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)
Higher Education
Ryan N.
Schmidt, PhD, MBA
Lubbock, Texas Area
Dr. Schmidt received his PhD from the University of South Carolina (USC), Arnold School of Public Health, Health Services Policy and Management (HSPM) and is the current Department Head of Healthcare Management and Leadership at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).

Major Schmidt has more than 23 years associated with the Department of Defense (DOD) military and Veteran Affairs (VA) healthcare systems in which he was assigned to various roles in healthcare logistics, supply chain management (SCM), group practice management and healthcare contracting. He continues to serve as a Senior Healthcare Administrator within the 489th Aeromedical Flight (AMDF) at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) in Texas (TX).

Dr. Schmidt is a certified Materials and Resource Professional (CMRP) as recognized by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM). He was handpicked to serve on AHRMM’s Academic Council for Healthcare Supply Chain Research.

Most recently, Dr. Schmidt completed his AACSB MS in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Georgia College and State University following Post Doctorate training with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the areas of Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM). In 2015, he completed AACSB Post Doctorate training at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration in the areas of Marketing/Management and International Business and Entrepreneurship.

Dr. Schmidt’s research interests are multifaceted to include the following: health policy, health integration, healthcare analytics, healthcare logistics and SCM, healthcare cost containment/access, demography, chronic care conditions and gerontology.


Experience

  • US Air Force Reserve

    Senior-level Health Administrator

    Ryan worked at US Air Force Reserve as a Senior-level Health Administrator

  • US Air Force Reserve

    Medical Service Corps (MSC) Officer

    Served as an Air Evacuations Operations Officer (AEOO) within the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base Charleston (SC).

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    Department Chair

    Ryan worked at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center as a Department Chair

  • University of South Carolina-Aiken

    Visiting Management Professor

    Serve as an undergraduate faculty member within the College of Business at both the USC - Aiken and USC - Sumter campuses.

  • Self Employed

    Principal Consultant

    Serve multiple academic institutions in the instruction/develop, design/re-design of curriculum and standards as they apply to both undergraduate and graduate programs in healthcare administration and business management.

  • Navicent Health

    Executive Director, Center for Innovation

    Ryan worked at Navicent Health as a Executive Director, Center for Innovation

Education

  • University of South Carolina

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

    Health Services Policy and Management

  • Georgia College & State University

    Master of Science - MS

    Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Post Doctorate

    Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

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HCAD 3200

3.2(3)

MGNT

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