10/29 - Leadership Through Turbulence: How Healthcare Leaders Navigate Uncertainty

This presentation is part of an ongoing speaker series provided by the Faculty Affairs and Professional Development Compass Leadership Academy of Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University

Leadership Through Turbulence: How Healthcare Leaders Navigate Uncertainty

Presenter: Po Chou, PhD, MPH, Chief Executive Officer, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University

Location: Waitzer 131 & Zoom

Date: October 29, 2026   

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm      

After attending this session participants will be able to:
•    Demonstrate a leadership mindset for turbulent environments
•    Practie resilience and interprofessional collaboration

Competencies:
•    Work in Interdisciplinary Teams
•    Systems-based practice

Virtual Platform Link
https://odu.zoom.us/j/98635214125?pwd=VS3TVeFn14lJsP82r0ggVtvb5X97XJ.1  

Meeting ID: 986 3521 4125
Passcode: 824460

Po Chou, PhD, MPH is Chief Executive Officer for the EVMS Medical Group. In this role, Dr. Chou is responsible for strategy, transformation, and integration of the medical group within EVMS’ framework of clinical service, teaching, and research. He also serves as AP 
Faculty at Old Dominion University and at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Prior to this 
current role at EVMS, Dr. Chou was a Senior Vice President at Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health with responsibilities over Strategy, Growth, and Innovation (RWJBH 
Joint-Ventures), Population Health (Accountable Care Operations/Office of Healthcare 
Transformation), and Physician Services (RWJBH Medical Group).

Dr. Chou has also served in executive leadership roles for various for-profit, not-for-profit, academic, population health, and advisory organizations inclusive of Tenet Healthcare, The University of Texas Medical School, The George Washington University School of Medicine, The Renaissance Health Network (a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization), American Healthways, and the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC. During his career, he has developed special industry expertise in strategic management, operations, finance, business & clinical analytics, and hospital/physician/managed care systems. These experiences included successful startups and turn-arounds of several health systems, BCBS and provider owned health plans, physician enterprises with over 1,500 physicians, and Management Services Organization managing over 700,000 delegated commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid lives in IPA, PHO, and other provider vehicles.

A graduate of George Washington University, Po holds both a M.P.H. and a M.S. from the University of Texas, completed doctoral studies at the University of Texas for a Dr.P.H. (Health Services Research) and a Ph.D. (Management & Policy Sciences with a concentration in Healthcare Finance), Ph.D. (Health Services Research) at Old Dominion University, and a fellow of the MONDO Consortium.

ACCREDITATION
Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION
Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.