Rosalyn Beecham-Green has been appointed director of the North Carolina Health Careers Access Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The inter-institutional program based at UNC-Chapel Hill seeks to increase the number of minority and economically disadvantaged students who successfully pursue health careers.
In her new post, Beecham-Green, Ph.D., plans to build on existing programs by developing ways to sustain relationships with program participants throughout the academic year. In time, she hopes to create a continuous pipeline of programs for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students in North Carolina from kindergarten through college interested in health professions careers.
Previously, Beecham-Green was the associate dean of student affairs at Ross University School of Medicine in the Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies. She developed policies to promote a positive campus environment and provided leadership for an array of student activities and services including campus life, new student orientation, housing, financial aid and the student government association. One of her main priorities was integrating diverse voices of the campus by collaborating with students, faculty and staff.
She also has held leadership positions at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the University of Iowa and Howard University College of Medicine.
Carol Tresolini, Ph.D., UNC-Chapel Hill’s associate provost for academic initiatives, said Beecham-Green had demonstrated a firm commitment to educational access and diversity during her career. “I am delighted that UNC-Chapel Hill has the benefit of her fresh insights, extensive knowledge and expertise. Under her leadership, the program and the students served by its initiatives will have a bright future.”
Beecham-Green earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Iowa. She succeeds Patrena Benton, who led the program from 2006 to 2009.