Today Not Tomorrow

Dr. Beavers joined OU Health in March 2023 as its inaugural Chief Nurse Executive. She brings more than a decade of health administration leadership experience, along with her years of clinical nursing practice.

As Chief Nurse Executive of Oklahoma’s flagship academic health system – and as an Assistant Dean of Clinical Practice at the University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing – Dr. Beavers focuses on building high-performing teams, supporting professional development, fostering a culture of reliability, and belonging. She’s passionate about elevating nursing practice and culture, and under her leadership, OU Health has improved workforce stabilization. Previously, she served as Chief Nursing Officer for Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health and Associate Chief Nursing Officer at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford.

Dr. Beavers serves on the Practice Advisory Committee to the Oklahoma Board of Nursing and is an active member of the Oklahoma Organization of Nurse Executives, the American Nurses Association and the American Nursing Informatics Association. She holds Nurse Executive Advanced board certification and earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Jeremy Falke, is a senior human resources executive with more than two decades of expertise in transformational human resources, financial, and business operations for health care companies operating across the U.S. He joined UT Southwestern as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in August 2022. He currently oversees and directs the planning, organization, development, and administration of human resources programs and develops strategic initiatives and short- and long-range planning affecting staff across the institution. He directs all areas related to Human Resources Operations, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Organizational Development and Training, and Payroll.

David Auerbach, Ph.D. is a health economist and current Senior Director for Research and Cost Trends at the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. His work has spanned a number of focus areas including understanding employer markets for insurance, spending trends and cost drivers, primary care and the healthcare workforce. He has specialized in and is a nationally recognized expert on the workforce of registered nurses, physicians, and nurse practitioners and has authored and co-authored several dozen publications in journals including NEJM, JAMA, and Health Affairs. Prior to working at the HPC, he was a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation in Boston, and prior to that, he was a principal analyst at the Congressional Budget Office in Washington DC where he co-developed the model used to analyze the Affordable Care Act. He has a Master’s degree in Technology and Policy from MIT and a Ph.D. in Health Policy from Harvard University.