As the Supply Chain leader for Duke University and Health System, Jane oversees sourcing and procurement for an annual spend of $1.5B in supplies, equipment, and services.  Her department provides procurement and sourcing for the entire Duke Medicine enterprise which includes a large teaching hospital, community hospitals, primary care practices, physician clinics, home care and hospice, in addition to the Schools of Medicine and Nursing.   Duke Medicine is one of the few academic medical centers that includes a comprehensive health system along with university schools and departments.

Jane came to Duke in March, 2000 to build a supply chain organization for the newly formed health system.  Building the infrastructure for the new health system included implementing a health system-wide ERP, establishing a portfolio of contracts, and creating cross functional and multi-hospital value analysis teams.  In addition to Duke Medicine, she oversees Duke University’s Supply Chain and most recently completed the sourcing and procurement of the furniture and equipment for the Duke Kunshan University Campus located in China’s Yangtze River Delta Region, bordering Shanghai.

She has spent most of her twenty-five years in healthcare in academic medical centers and universities.  In addition to Duke Medicine, she held similar positions at Vanderbilt University and University of Rochester. 

Jane received her B.S. Degree from Andrews University and her M.S. from Nova Southeastern University.

Synopsis
We will share the supply journey of Duke Medicine from its infancy as a standalone hospital to a large and comprehensive IDN within the context of an Academic Medical Center where the focus of research and education are as important as the clinical care that is given.  We will identify those unique factors in the AMC environment which require a special skill set for supply chain leaders and managers if they are to be effective and implement a world class supply chain organization.