Bryan O. Buckley, DrPH, MPH, MBA, ACC, CPCHE, is a health equity-focused and systems-oriented leader in health delivery system redesign, performance improvement, and change management. He has 15+ years of success applying various performance improvement, leadership, strategy, and change management methodologies across the public health and healthcare sector. He has developed skills in various performance improvement and change management methodologies, including Lean Healthcare, Six Sigma Green Belt, TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer, human factors design, and high reliability. Through this training, he has significant experience creating and leading diverse teams to advance where people live, work and play.

Dr. Buckley has contributed to various statewide, regional and national patient safety and quality initiatives. He has worked with healthcare providers across the continuum of care.

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Currently, Dr. Buckley is the Head of Public Health & Community Impact at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), Currently, Dr. Buckley is the Head of Public Health & Community Impact at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), where he champions enterprise health equity initiatives and leads the strategic development and execution of the public health team's work. Prior to joining CareFirst, Dr. Buckley served as the  Director for Health Equity Initiatives at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), where he supported NCQA’s Health Equity strategy across the enterprise to better integrate health equity concepts into existing offerings. Before NCQA, Dr. Buckley was a Research Fellow with Medstar Health’s Institute for Quality and Safety (MIQS), where he led and supported healthcare delivery research, education, and consulting related to community health, patient safety, and quality. Dr. Buckley serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he teaches in the Georgetown Executive master's in clinical quality, safety & leadership. In addition, he is on the faculty team teaching clinical transformation and community partnerships to medical students and is an Associate Member of the Georgetown University Medical Center Teaching Academy for the Health Science, developing course curriculums through change management and an equity lens.

 

Dr. Buckley holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, an Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Quantic School of Business and Technology, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) and Bachelor of Science (BS) from Michigan State University. He is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), a Certified Professional in Clinical Health Equity (CPCHE) through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. He is also the founder of the DrPH Coalition (now the National Association for Doctors of Public Health), an organization dedicated to advancing the leadership, visibility, and impact of Doctors of Public Health. In addition, he serves on the Advisory Board for the Michigan State University & Grand Valley State University MPH programs. Dr. Buckley is a former Executive Board Member of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and continues to support the Association through service on its Nominations Committee. He currently serves on the National Board of Directors of Creating Healthier Communities (CHC), the Boards of Directors of the American Heart Association’s Eastern States Region and Greater Washington Region, and the Board of Directors of Food & Friends.