Upon completion of the new hospital, I worked briefly for a capital equipment startup company and then AHRMM, where I worked as the Senior Director of Supply Chain for almost 10 years. At this time, AHRMM had just completed the development of its Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Movement and wanted to bring on staff a supply chain professional to work with colleagues and peers across the health care field to raise awareness to, and adoption of CQO and Clinical Integrated Supply Chain methodologies. Which leads us to today, where I have the absolute honor and privilege to lead the association for health care supply chain professionals, the organization that gave so much to me over the years - AHRMM is a part of the fabric of my career.

HCB News: What are some of the biggest initiatives that AHRMM is currently focusing on?
MS: We are well underway in our Reimagining AHRMM 1.0 campaign (note 1.0 implies there will be a 2.0). This is not a one-year initiative or program, but a new direction that AHRMM is taking. It starts with the new banner flying over the AHRMM Headquarters – Transformational Excellence. Transformational excellence involves pursuing excellence as we embrace new ways to work, collaborate and elevate today’s supply chain professionals who lead our health care supply chains.


There are six key initiatives we are focusing on this year – listed in no particular order:
• A renewed focus on the development of educational content that meets our member’s needs where they are now and, their envisioned career pathways.
• Intentional alignment with our Affiliated Chapters.
• Understanding and thoughtfully advancing AI adoption across the health care supply chain.
• Purposeful engagement with health care and supply chain executive leadership.
• Expanding relationships and collaboration with our Federal Sector Partners.
• Identifying educational content, and delivering that content across multiple channels and modalities that allows AHRMM to meet the varied learning styles of today’s professionals.

The culmination of this activity is the commitment of our Advisory Board, staff and supporting committees in this process – we have established an embedded, longitudinal approach to ensuring execution of these strategies.

HCB News: Can you tell us more about what attendees can expect at the annual meeting in Columbus, OH?
MS: Reimagining AHRMM extends to reimagining our annual conference. Building upon and modeling last year’s supply chain week theme, AHRMM will be highlighting the power of partnership and in particular our first ever Community “Give Back” Project that stems from our collaboration with the Greater Ohio Chapter of AHRMM and Henry Schein Cares.

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