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Suma Nair PhD, MS, RD

Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA

Suma Nair is the Director of the Office of Quality Improvement in HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC). BPHC administers the Health Center Program which supports 1,400 health centers operating more than 11,000 service delivery sites. Suma earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Nutrition and a Master of Science degree in Public Health Nutrition from Case Western Reserve University, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Health Services Administration from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Appearances

  • Thumbnail for Update from HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care
    Date
    March 15, 2021
    Senior staff from HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) will provide updates on policy and programmatic developments related to health center funding, compliance, oversight, UDS, FTCA, quality measurement, COVID-19, and related issues…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Angela Powell
    Angela Powell, MPH, CPH
    Director, Office of Health Center Program Monitoring, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Ernia Hughes
    Director, Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Joseph
    Jennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEd
    Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
  • Thumbnail for Update from HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care
    Date
    September 1, 2020
    Senior staff from HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) will provide updates on policy and programmatic developments related to COVID-19, health center funding, compliance, oversight, UDS, FTCA, quality measurement, and related issues…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Angela Powell
    Angela Powell, MPH, CPH
    Director, Office of Health Center Program Monitoring, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Katie Ballengee
    Deputy Office Director, Office of Northern Health Services, Office of Northern Health Services, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Colleen Meiman
    Senior Policy Advisor, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Joseph
    Jennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEd
    Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
  • Thumbnail for General Session
    Date
    October 17, 2018

    Speaker

    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
  • Thumbnail for BPHC Update - Part 1: Quality, Data, and FTCA
    Date
    March 16, 2018
    BPHC’s Office of Quality Improvement will give an update on policy and programmatic developments related to UDS, FTCA, and issues involving quality and data…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Colleen Meiman
    Senior Policy Advisor, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
  • Thumbnail for BPHC Update: Part One - Quality, Data, and FTCA
    Date
    August 29, 2017
    Interested in learning the latest from the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) on improvements in quality and data? Session attendees will hear from BPHC's Office of Quality Improvement and will focus on quality and data updates impacting health centers…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Colleen Meiman
    Senior Policy Advisor, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
  • Thumbnail for BPHC Update: Part 1 - Quality, Data, and FTCA
    Date
    August 28, 2018
    BPHC’s Office of Quality Improvement will provide an update on policy and programmatic developments related to UDS, FTCA, and issues involving quality and data…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Colleen Meiman
    Senior Policy Advisor, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
  • Thumbnail for BPHC Update, Part 1: Quality, Data, and FTCA
    Date
    March 29, 2019
    BPHC’s Office of Quality Improvement will provide an update on policy and programmatic developments related to UDS, FTCA, and issues involving quality and data…

    Moderator

    Speaker Image for Michelle Proser
    Michelle Proser, MPP, PhD
    Director, Research, NACHC

    Speaker

    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
  • Thumbnail for BPHC and Legal Update: Parts 1, 2, and 3
    Date
    August 19, 2019
    **PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND ALL THREE PARTS TO RECEIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT** 1:30pm - 2:30pm BPHC and Legal Update, Part 1: FTCA, Data, and Quality BPHC's Office of Quality Improvement will provided an update on policy and programmatic developments related to UDS, FTCA, and issues involving…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Jacqueline Leifer
    Senior Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Joseph
    Jennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEd
    Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Colleen Meiman
    Senior Policy Advisor, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
  • Thumbnail for Update from HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care
    Date
    March 17, 2020
    Senior staff from HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) will provide updates on policy and programmatic developments related to health center funding, compliance, oversight, UDS, FTCA, quality measurement, and related issues…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Jennifer Joseph
    Jennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEd
    Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Colleen Meiman
    Senior Policy Advisor, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
  • Thumbnail for HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care Update
    Date
    August 23, 2021
    Senior staff from HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) will provide updates on policy and programmatic developments regarding health center funding, compliance, oversight, UDS, FTCA, quality measurement, COVID-19, and other related issues…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Joseph
    Jennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEd
    Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Angela Powell
    Angela Powell, MPH, CPH
    Director, Office of Health Center Program Monitoring, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Ernia Hughes
    Director, Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
  • Thumbnail for PCA and HCCN General Session      SPONSORED BY athenahealth
    Date
    August 20, 2021

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Joseph
    Jennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEd
    Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Angela Powell
    Angela Powell, MPH, CPH
    Director, Office of Health Center Program Monitoring, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Jason Greer
    Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Community Managed Care Network, Inc.
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Nolty
    Director, PCA and Network Relations, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Tom Van Coverden
    President and CEO, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Ernia Hughes
    Director, Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Tracey Orloff
    Director, Strategic Partnerships Division, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Mike Holmes
    Chief Executive Officer and NACHC Board Chair-Elect, Scenic River Health Services
    Speaker Image for Lathran J. Woodard
    Chief Executive Officer, South Carolina Primary Health Care Association
    Speaker Image for Torey Mack
    Torey Mack, MD, FAAP
    Deputy Associate Administrator, Bureau of Health Workforce/HRSA
    Speaker Image for James Macrae
    James Macrae, MA, MPP
    Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for E. Benjamin Money
    Senior Vice President, Public Health Priorities, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Cheri Rinehart
    Cheri Rinehart, RN, BSN, NHA
    President and CEO, PA Association of Community Health Centers
  • Thumbnail for HRSA/Bureau of Primary Health Care and Bureau of Health Workforce Session
    Date
    November 16, 2021

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Luis Padilla
    Luis Padilla, MD, FAAFP
    Assoc. Administrator, Health Workforce, Dir of National Hlth Services Corps, Health Resources and Services Administration/U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Speaker Image for James Macrae
    James Macrae, MA, MPP
    Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Angela Powell
    Angela Powell, MPH, CPH
    Director, Office of Health Center Program Monitoring, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Ernia Hughes
    Director, Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Joseph
    Jennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEd
    Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Tonya Bowers
    Deputy Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA

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