Visiting CEO to speak on high-reliability organizations

John Duval

John Duval

John Duval, chief executive officer of the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals and Clinics of Virginia Commonwealth University Health System in Richmond, Va., and chair of the board of Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education, will speak on campus at 9 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Durham Research Center Auditorium.

Duval will speak on quality and high-reliability organizations.

As CEO of a three-hospital, 1,126-bed system, including more than 600 faculty and 647 resident physicians, Duval oversees the day-to-day activities of the academic medical center. His responsibilities include overall responsibility for the hospital and clinics strategic planning, service quality and safety, performance management and improvement, financial management, workforce development and community outreach.

Prior to joining Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Duval served as chief operating officer of the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., as well as in executive leadership roles at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the University of California, Irvine Medical Center.

Duval currently serves as a member of the Richmond Industry Roundtable of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and is a Fellow in the American College of HealthCare Executives. In 2011, he served as chair of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association and as a member on the University Health System Consortium Governing Board. He also has served on the boards of American Red Cross for the Capital Region, the Valentine Richmond History Center, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond.

Duval has published numerous articles, monographs and book chapters.

The presentation will be livestreamed and can be viewed at this link.