Eric Oestmann - Bio
My name is Eric Oestmann (pronounced 'East-man') and my official bio is attached below for your review.
Healthcare Administration and Management Experience: 30+ years in various administrative roles (e.g., CEO, hospital rehabilitation director; director of physical therapy; and independent healthcare consultant) with non-profit and for-profit healthcare institutions. 20+ years active licensure as a physical therapist. I continue consulting work in healthcare related to motivation and leadership applications, personnel retention, and quality improvement/six sigma programming.
Teaching Experience: 20+ years part time teaching experience with a variety of private and public universities (traditional bricks and mortar venues since 1997 and online since 2001). I have taught and developed 82 different healthcare leadership and research related courses from the Associates through Doctoral levels. I am a professional continuing education speaker with Summit Professional Education. I also serve as a Faculty-Student Advisor for the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Accreditation Experience: Since 2006, I have actively participated in face-to-face program (Healthcare Management and Administration) and university reviews and evaluations in the capacity of a program manager. Regional Accreditation experience with SACS, WASC, NEASC, and NCA. Programmatic Accreditation experience with AUPHA, CAHME, AACSB, and ACBSP.
Research and Writing Projects: I have written 45 books/chapters/screenplays/journal/ web articles related to healthcare and education (Westbow Press/Thomas Nelson, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, VDM Publishing, Jones & Bartlett, and East-West Publishing) since 1995. I have collaborated with educators and researchers in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, England, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Korea, and Japan on a variety of healthcare education programming with emphasis on increasing personnel morale, motivation, productivity, quality care delivery, and program evaluation.
Education: I earned two doctorate degrees in Healthcare Administration and Management from Southwest University in 1999 and Capella University in 2006. My dissertation research is related to motivational theory and application programming that is proven to reduce nursing turnover based on the MEMOMTM program that I developed. I also hold a masters degree in Physical Therapy from the University of South Dakota.
Healthcare and Academic Consultant: I have consulted with a wide variety of healthcare and academic organizations for the past 30+ years. Healthcare consulting is built around the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) Competency Model realms of transformation, people, and execution. Specialty areas of consulting include HR (employee retention and productivity); Quality Improvement (six sigma programming, quality and outcome performance reporting including finance); Leadership Development; and Data Analytics that includes descriptive, inferential (t tests, ANOVA, MANOVA, correlations, chi square, etc.), and predictive (regression, binomial regression, etc.), Data Interpretation and Explanation including presentation of charts/graphs/tables, and Data Driven Decision Making and Recommendations.
Military: I began my career in the United States Air Force (USAF, 6 years active duty) and received numerous awards of meritorious service related to quality improvement programming. I am a six sigma black belt and Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ).
Miscellaneous: My wife and I live in Fernandina Beach FL. We have 4 adult children between us and are empty nesters <smile>. We enjoy outdoor activities of all kinds and professional baseball/football in particular. My wife Joanna also teaches online and is a licensed mental health counselor/psychologist. Our most recent project resulted in the publication of the book, “4 Abundant Life”. Teaching is our passion and we sincerely enjoy making a positive difference in our student’s lives and society as a whole.
Teaching Philosophy and Style: I strongly believe you get out of your education what you put into it. We will provide you with the most up to date and practical information to make your learning a success. My teaching style is based on the principles of andragogy and adult learning to which we all learn from each other and our interactions throughout class. More interactions = more learning! The goal of which is to help you enhance your critical thinking abilities and bridge the gap between didactic knowledge and practical application.
Eric Oestmann, PhD, PT
University Professor/Professional Speaker/Author/Consultant
96188 Marsh Lakes Dr.
Fernandina Beach, FL
Website: www.oeinet.org
Website: http://drericoei.wix.com/ericoestmann
941.224.5502 (voice mail EST)
904.432.8692 (office, fax)