This program highlights the partnership between Novant Health and UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine in Southeastern North Carolina. We’ll share how collaborative strategies expanded access to care, strengthened regional research infrastructure, and shaped our mission to improve health for everyone who lives, works, and plays in the region.
Speaker:
Kiran McCloskey, PhD, is a Health Equity Research Scientist at Novant Health, where they lead collaborative research efforts to advance equitable health and wellbeing for people across Southeastern North Carolina. They hold a PhD in Psychology from the University of Connecticut and bring expertise in quantitative methods, health behavior research, and equity-centered approaches. Dr. McCloskey guides cross- organizational projects between Novant Health and the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine through the Health Access Research and Advisory Council (HARAC), supporting research in maternal health, primary care, neurology, and mental health.
Topics covered:
1. Describe how an affiliation between a large community healthcare system and an academic institution has leveraged collaboration to advance care in Southeastern North Carolina.
2. Discuss key strategies utilized by the Health Access Research Advisory Committee (HARAC) to build health access research in Southeastern North Carolina.
3. Describe the significance of access to research for healthcare quality.
4. Describe key success and barriers to the development of collaborative, community-engaged health access research in Southeastern North Carolina.
CE: This program is approved for 1.0 CEUs from the National Association for Healthcare Quality
Program Fee:
▪ FREE for OrAHQ, AzAHQ, FAHQ, MAHQ, OAHQ, NEAHQ, TGCHQA, UAHQ & NCAHQ Members;
▪ $15 for Non-Members
Deadline for registration is February 25, 2026