Elizabeth Williams, Mph, bsn, Rn

My name is Elizabeth and I am a global health practitioner with a background in nursing. My passion for capacity building was established through my experience working as a nurse in low-resourced communities in west Africa and seeing the disparity in healthcare first hand.

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To make a difference in medical capacity building, I see myself in a variety of roles, focusing on implementing health programs, informing policies, and evaluating those programs or policies within the health system in low-resourced communities.

Vanderbilt University

Master of Public Health, Global Health

Nashville, TN

2023

Purdue University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

West Lafayette, IN

2012

MERCY SHIPS, Tyler, TX (Remote) 2023 - Current

MONITOR & EVALUATION FOR LEARNING DEVELOPMENT INTERN

• Interviewed key stakeholders and staff to synthesize learning from programs run in Senegal.
  
• Synthesized learnings into a report and reported findings to key personnel to inform future programs.
  

VANDERBILT’S INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH, Nashville, TN 2022 - 2023

GRANT ADMINISTRATION INTERN

• Built a needs assessment tool kit including surveys, focus group guide, and mentor mapping tool.
  
• Developed a Competency Framework Guide and co-led a workshop for faculty.
  

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Nashville, TN 2020 - Current

RESEARCH NURSE SPECIALIST II (2021 – Current Employment)

• Identify and implement recruitment procedures, managing procedures from enrollment through study completion.
  
• Utilize nursing skills to complete research protocols and investigational procedures.
  
• Proactively involved in quality improvement through ongoing evaluation through the identification of issues, and planning and evaluation of quality improvements.
  

MERCY SHIPS, West Africa 2015 - 2019

FIELD SCREENING COORDINATOR (2018 –2019)

• Organized, implemented, and managed multiple patient selections throughout a country including working with local government, finding a location, advertisement, security needs, translators, logistics, and a team of up to 16 people.
  
• Assessed and prioritized thousands of potential surgical patients in the field within Mercy Ships’ scope of practice.
  
• Oversaw and trained 48 translators hired on location in the field.
  

HOSPITAL PROGRAMS LIAISON (2016-2017)

• Developed and maintained relationships with local government, hospitals, NGOs, and religious groups within a country.
  
• Collaborated with ministries of health on writing policies and procedures for an NGO to work within their country.
  
• Assessed the structure of a health system to evaluate how best to come alongside a country within the construct of Mercy Ships’ capabilities.
  

CHARGE NURSE, WARD EDUCATOR (2016 - 2018)

• Educated new nurses to protocols, policies, and caring for patients from a different culture.
  
• Facilitated weekly opportunities for continued education for medical personnel.
  
• Supervising nursing staff and monitoring their needs on a 20-bed maxillofacial surgical unit.
  

REGISTERED NURSE

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Trauma ICU Unit (2020 - 2021)

Mercy Ships, Pediatric & Adult Surgical Unit (2015 - 2016)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Orthopedic Trauma & Surgical Unit (2014 - 2015)

IU Health Arnett, Medical Surgical Unit (2012 - 2014)

Data Analysis + Program Management Projects

Analyzed collected data and from the results, created tools to aid in program development and management to support a large scale grant in Liberia.

Program Evaluation for

local Nonprofit

Collaborated with a local non-profit after school program in Nashville to create an evaluation plan and tool kit for their program, including a focus group guide, quarterly survey and data storage plan.

Learning Synthesis for NGO

Implemented a learning synthesis of multiple programs conducted in Senegal by a large non-profit, NGO. Moderated a focus group, held key interviews and reviewed program reports.

Organized and carried out logistics for a three-arm RCT in Guinea to evaluate the effect on compliance with surgical appointments when addressing the cost barriers through cash transfers.

Implemented several online recruitment tools, collected data on, analyzed, and evaluated the effectiveness of those recruitment methods for a community based study of drug-induced SJS/TEN survivors.

• Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methodologies
• Community Research & Engagement
• Cross-Cultural Communication
• Data Visualization
• Survey Development
• Statistical Analysis
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Academic Writing
• Organization
  

• Apply principles of leadership, governance and management, which include creating a vision, empowering others, fostering collaboration and guiding decision making. (CEPH CC16)
• Perform effectively on interprofessional teams. (CEPH CC21)
• Demonstrate knowledge of research methodologies and programmatic interventions used to ameliorate health and developmental problems, particularly in low-resource settings. (VU GH2)
• Describe fundamentals of organizational behavior and change, particularly in low-resource settings. (VU GH3)
• Recognize the role of policy development and advocacy in global health. (VU GH4)
  

Email

eharter14@gmail.com