EMILY GEORGE

DRPH, RN, MANAGING PRINCIPAL

(617) 666-0040
emily.george@dayhealthstrategies.com
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Emily George, DrPH, RN, joined Day Health Strategies in 2019 and brings 18 years of experience in clinical care and education, leadership development, program strategy, design, and implementation, and health systems strengthening in high and low-resource settings. She has extensive experience improving health systems performance, monitoring, evaluating, and scaling evidence-based, equitable solutions, conducting mixed-methods research, and building and leading high-functioning teams. Most recently, Dr. George has devoted much of her research and practice in identifying, supporting, and sustaining change champions to facilitate the adoption of new ideas within healthcare.

Throughout her career, Dr. George has designed and executed implementation and improvement strategies to support organizational transformation in over 400 health systems across North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and South America. Using principles of adult learning and change management, Dr. George has supported hundreds of hospital executives and change agents in implementing new initiatives via ongoing coaching, large-scale learning collaboratives, and online communities of practice. Most recently, Dr. George completed a global mixed-methods research study with participants in over 13 countries examining how leaders can develop and support organizational cultures that support innovation and practice change.

Dr. George is a life-long learner, scuba diver, mother, and naturalist. She values good food, meaningful conversations, and exploring this planet with the people she loves. In her spare time, she teaches leadership and management courses and conducts research at Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. George holds a Doctorate in Public Health and a Certificate for Managing Complex Humanitarian Emergencies from the Boston University School of Public Health. Additionally, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from MidAmerica Nazarene University and a Certificate of Healthcare Safety and Quality from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.