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My name is Dr. Doug Sloan, I live in Louisville, Kentucky, the home of the Kentucky Derby, Louisville Slugger Bat, Muhammad Ali, and the famous Kentucky bluegrass! My passion in this season of life is to sow into the lives of others as a scholar-practitioner-leader helping them achieve their full potential. Each day I strive to continue to daily know my purpose, grow to achieve my full potential, and sow into the lives of others living with no regret, no retreat, and no reserve! I am dedicated to your success. My goal is serve as your guide in a thought-provoking and creative learning process that inspires you to maximize your personal and professional potential. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if I can assist you in your journey in any way. Cheers to a great class. Here is a little about me.
My educational background includes resident training by the United States Army in leadership and health services operations for ground and air, rotary wing aero medical evacuation flight school, Combined Arms Services Staff College, and non-resident Command and General Staff College. My undergraduate degree is in Natural Science from William Jennings Bryan College in Dayton, TN; my master’s degree is in Business Organizational Management with special emphasis in health services administration from University of La Verne in La Verne, California, and Doctorate from the University of Phoenix in Health Administration. I am also a certified Mediator and Coach for the Veterans Health Administration.
Professional Background: My professional background includes over 30 years as a leader and health services administrator. I spent 20 years in the United States Army Medical Service Corps with increasing varied responsibilities to include medical services officer, ground ambulance services officer, operations officer, medical evacuation pilot, instructor pilot, executive officer, and patient administration officer. Upon my retirement from the Army in August 2006, I joined the Veterans Affairs as an Administrator and Lean Healthcare Coordinator at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center located in Louisville, Kentucky where our mission is to “improves the health of our veterans and other eligible patients by providing a continuum of care through an integrated health care delivery system.”.
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