Tamala S. Bradham

Education:

• DHA – Healthcare Leadership and Policy, Medical University of South Carolina – Charleston, SC
• Ph.D., Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of South Carolina – Columbia, SC
• M.Aud., Audiology, University of South Carolina – Columbia, SC
• BA, Mathematics (Major), Computer Science (Minor), Columbia College – Columbia, SC

Executive Summary of Experience:

Dr. Bradham joined Edgewood University in 2025 to create the Master in Healthcare Administration program. She has over 30 years of academic, clinical, research, and administrative experience in healthcare and higher educational settings at University of South Carolina, Medical University of South Carolina, Vanderbilt University, UW-Madison, and SSM Health. She specializes in continuous improvement, patient safety, and outcome measurements. At Vanderbilt University, she was at the forefront of developing a quality improvement and patient safety curriculum and mentored over 450 medical students resulting in over 200 process improvement projects. Dr. Bradham also personally identified opportunities and managed over 100 continuous improvement initiatives in Women’s Health, Perioperative Services, Heart Institute, Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Labs at Vanderbilt. Dr. Bradham is a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS), Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), and has her certificate in Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation Methods.