Charles C. Chima
Associate Professor
Department:
SPH-Population Health Science
Email:
cchima@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-9544
Education
| Harvard Kennedy School, Executive Certificate, Public Leadership | 2023 |
| Millsaps College, Business Advantage Program Certificate, Business Administration | 2019 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Graduate Certificate, Health Informatics | 2018 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, DrPH, Health Services Organization | 2014 |
| University of London, MS, Epidemiology | 2011 |
| University of Nigeria, MBBS, Medicine | 2009 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, American Society for Quality (ASQ) | 02/2018 - Present |
Current Positions
| Chief Healthcare Innovation and Strategy Officer | 09/2023 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Population Health | 02/2018 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Public Health Director & City Health Officer, City of Sioux Falls | 06/2021 - 06/2023 |
| Adjunct Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, School of Medicine | 02/2018 - 09/2021 |
| Primary Care Research Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX | 10/2016 - 02/2018 |
| Program Officer, Health Systems, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, Abuja - Nigeria | 09/2015 - 08/2016 |
| Project Manager, Population Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | 08/2011 - 05/2015 |
| Medical Officer, Lungi Medical Clinic, Abuja - Nigeria | 09/2010 - 08/2011 |
| House Officer, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu - Nigeria | 08/2009 - 08/2010 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Intramural, Development, Testing, and Validation of a Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) for Diabetes Prevention in a Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Intramural Research Support Program, UMMC | 10/2018 - 10/2020 |
| Extramural, Coaching and Education for Diabetes Distress (CEDD): a Randomized Controlled Trial, Institute of Coaching | 04/2018 - 11/2020 |
| Extramural, Theoretically Based Mobile App to Increase PrEP Uptake Among MSM (HealthMindr RCT), NIH /NIDA | 02/2018 - 06/2021 |
Publications
Report | |
| Sioux Falls Health Department Sioux Falls 2022 Community Health Assessment | 2022 |
| Sioux Falls Health Department and Augustana Research Institute COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Sioux Falls, SD | 2021 |
| Chima CC, Akpeh NT, Eze LU, & Ndulue B. An Assessment of the Health Impact of the Lekki Land Reclamation Project on Ikate Elegushi Community, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria | 2013 |
| Tyson S, Chima CC, Hendrix K, & Mikhail O. Community Health Needs Assessment Report for Texas Region 2 Health Partnership | 2012 |
Journal Article | |
| Ospelt E, Hardison H, Mungmode A, Noor N, Bankole K, Anikpezie N, Chima CC, Singh AK, Wright T, Elisha V, Shah VN. The Impact of Climate Change on People Living with Diabetes: A Scoping Review Clinical Diabetology 2023;12(3):186-200. | 2023 |
| Chima, C. C., Anikpezie, N., Wade, B. C., Pongetti, L. S., Powell, T., & Beech, B. 1442-P: Validity of the American Diabetes Association Diabetes Risk Test in a Low-Income African-American Population Diabetes, 69(Supplement 1), 1442-P. | 2020 |
| Chima, C. C., Anikpezie, N., Pongetti, L. S., Wade, B. C., Powell, T., & Beech, B. 1443-P: Can the ADA Diabetes Risk Score Be Approximated Using Routine Data in the Electronic Health Record? Findings from a Federally Qualified Health Center Diabetes, 69(Supplement 1), 1443-P. | 2020 |
| Chima, C.C., Bruce, M.A., Pendergrass, D.B., Thorpe, R.J., Jr, Ward, L.M., Blackburn, H.F., ... Beech, B.M. Strengthening the U. S. Medication Safety Net by Connecting Abundance to Need. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 31(2), 503-518. | 2020 |
| Salemi JL, Chima CC, Spooner KK, Zoorob RJ Unplanned hospitalizations for metastatic cancers: The changing patterns of inpatient palliative care, discharge to hospice care, and in-hospital mortality in the United States Family Medicine and Community Health. 2017; 5(1): 13-28 | 2017 |
| Spooner KK, Chima CC,Salemi JL, Zoorob RJ Self-reported preferences for patient and provider roles in cancer treatment decision-making in the United States Family Medicine and Community Health. 2017; 5(1): 43-55 | 2017 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Public-Private Data Modernization for 21st-Century Health Transformation, Healthcare Information and Management Systems (HIMSS), Chicago, IL | 04/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, South Dakota Nurses Association (SDNA), Sioux Falls, SD | 10/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, What is Public Health?, USF, Sioux Falls, SD | 09/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Public Health Workers: Unsung Superheroes, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD | 06/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, 2022-2025 Community Health Priorities for Sioux Falls, South Dakota State Medical Association, Sioux Falls, SD | 05/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD | 04/2022 |
| Community Health Coalition, Community Health Priorities for the Sioux Falls Area, Sioux Falls Health Department, Sioux Falls, SD | 01/2022 |
| Invited Symposia, Strengthening the US Medication Safety Net by Connecting Abundance to Need, Dispensary of Hope - Webinar on Access and Utilization of Type 2 Diabetes Medications, Virtual | 02/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Validity of the American Diabetes Association Diabetes Risk Test in a Low-Income African-American Population, American Diabetes Association 80th Scientific Sessions, Virtual Conference | 06/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Can the ADA Diabetes Risk Score Be Approximated Using Routine Data in the Electronic Health Record? Findings from a Federally Qualified Health Center, American Diabetes Association 80th Scientific Sessions, Virtual Conference | 06/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Diabetes Prevention Programs in Mississippi, Diabetes Coalition of Mississippi, Virtual Meeting | 05/2020 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diabetes distress: a psychological barrier to effective diabetes self management., Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX | 12/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, An overview of patient centered care., Weekend Seminar for Execuitve Masters Students in Population Health Management, Jackson, MS | 11/2019 |
| Invited Symposia, Perspectives on community-engaged research, Obesity Health Disparities Research PRIDE Program, Jackson, MS | 06/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diabetes health and health care disparities in the United States, PHS 715 - Health Disparities Seminar, Department of Population Health Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 06/2019 |
| Invited Symposia, What is Population Health?, TECH JXN/City of Jackson, Jackson, MS | 04/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Socioecological determinants of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, The Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 03/2019 |
| Invited Symposia, Improving Diabetes Health Equity: Translating the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Community Health Centers in Mississippi, 018 Mississippi IDeA Conference, Jackson, MS | 07/2018 |
| Platform Presentations, Crowding out effect of HIV-specific foreign aid on non-HIV health services in Nigeria, Unite for Sight Global Health & Innovation Conference, New Haven, CT | 04/2014 |
| Invited Symposia, Best practices in global health research panel, Houston Global Health Conference, Houston, TX | 03/2014 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| US National 40 Under 40 Public Health Leader, de Beaumont Foundation | 2023 |
| Health Systems Science Scholar, American Medical Association | 2019 |
| Recipient, Hearin Foundation Scholarship for Business Advantage Program, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2019 |
| Inductee, Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health, Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health | 2014 |
| Nominee, James Emerson Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston | 2014 |
| Recipient, Global Health Scholarship, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston | 2013 |
| Co-recipient, Anders Fredrik Regnell's Award for Research Excellence, Swedish Society of Medicine | 2010 |
| Recipient, Scholarship for Undergraduate Education, Anambra State of Nigeria/Intercontinental Bank PLC | 2005 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Public Health Association (APHA), Member | 2021 - Present |
| Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Diabetes Coalition of Mississippi, Member | 2018 - Present |
| American Society for Quality (ASQ), Member | 2017 - 2018 |
Committee Service
| School of Medicine’s Curriculum Year Taskforce, Member | 2019 - 2020 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Member | 2019 - 2021 |
| MEDICAL CENTER - POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT STEERING COMMITTEE, Member | 2019 - 2021 |
| DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCE - CURRICULUM, Chair | 2018 - 2021 |
| SCHOOL OF POPULATION HEALTH - ACADEMIC COUNCIL, Member | 2018 - 2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCE - ADMISSIONS, Chair | 2018 - 2021 |
| SCHOOL OF POPULATION HEALTH - CURRICULUM, Member | 2018 - 2021 |
| DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE - BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE - Population Health and Quality Improvement Leadership Committee, Member | 2017 - 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT HOUSTON - ACADEMIC COUNCIL, Member | 2012 - 2013 |
Community Service
| Convener, Sioux Falls Community Health Partnership | 01/2022 - 06/2023 |
| COVID Information Session for Sioux Falls City Council, Presenter | 09/2021 - Present |
| Community Health Education Series on Kelo TV, Sioux Falls, Guest Presenter | 08/2021 - 02/2023 |
| Board Chair, Diabetes Coalition of Mississippi | 11/2020 - 11/2021 |
Other Service
| External Reviewer, Graduate Program in Population Health Management, Louisiana Board of Regents | 07/2020 |
Teaching Experience
| PHS 709, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Population Health Management | Spring 2023 |
| PHS 797, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Population Health Capstone | Summer 2023 |
| PHS 700, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Essentials of Population Health Science | Fall 2023 |
| PHS 709, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Population Health Management | Spring 2022 |
| PHS 797, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Practice Transformation Practicum | Summer 2022 |
| PHS 700, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Essentials of Population Health Science | Fall 2022 |
| PHS 709, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Population Health Management | Spring 2021 |
| PHS 797, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Practice Transformation Practicum | Spring 2021 |
| Nursing, Course, Course Presenter, JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program | Spring 2021 |
| PHS 700, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Essentials of Population Health Science | Fall 2021 |
| PHS 708, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Managing Health Across the Care Continuum | Spring 2020 |
| PHS 700, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Essentials of Population Health Science | Fall 2020 |
| PHS 715, Population Health, Course, Guest Presenter, Health Disparities Seminar | Summer 2020 |
| PHS 711, Population Health, Course, Lecturer, Healthcare Quality and Safety | Spring 2020 |
| PHS 708, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Managing Health Across the Care Continuum | Spring 2019 |
| PHS 700, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Essentials of Population Health Science | Fall 2019 |
| PHS 715, Population Health, Course, Guest Presenter, Health Disparities Seminar | Summer 2019 |
| PHS 700, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Essentials of Population Health Science | Fall 2018 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Research, Development, Testing, and Validation of a Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) for Diabetes Prevention in a Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Advised: Logan Powell, Brea Wade, Lauren Pongetti | |
| Supervised Research, Effectiveness of Diabetes Prevention Program Translations among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Populations. Advised: Andy Shine | |
| Master's Capstone Project Supervisor, Evaluation of a self-management implementation intervention to increase hypertension control among patients in a primary care clinic Advised: Ricardo Jones | |
| Master's Capstone Project Supervisor, Promoting Hypertension Self-Management among Adults in a General Infectious Diseases Clinic: A Best Practice Implementation Project Advised: Karla Perrizo | |
| Master's Capstone Project Supervisor, Promoting Hypertension Self-Management among Adults in a General Infectious Diseases Clinic: A Best Practice Implementation Project Advised: Brea Cole | |
| Master's Capstone Project Supervisor, Compliance with Best Practice Recommendations for Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation Among Hospitalized Patients at A Tertiary Adult Hospital Advised: Hamid Ullah | |
| Master's Capstone Project Supervisor, Improving Uptake of the Diabetes Prevention Program at an Employee Healthcare Center in Saudi Arabia Advised: Mohammad Aljabr | |
| Master's Capstone Project Supervisor, A Careful Look at the Patient Experience: Using Visit Mapping to Assess the Patient Experience at An Academic Dental Clinic Advised: Kelli Irby | |
| Master's Capstone Project Supervisor, Developing a Population Health Risk Stratification and Referral Protocol for the Start Smart for Your Baby Program Advised: Jasmine Brown |