Dr. Ronald Wyatt is an accomplished consultant, internist, and recognized expert in patient safety, process improvement, and health equity. He currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and is the founder and President of Achieving Health Equity, LLC. Dr. Wyatt collaborates with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on developing health equity measures. He also co-chairs the American Telemedicine Association’s Disparities Committee.
Dr. Wyatt served as Medical Director at the Patient Safety Analysis Center for the Defense Health Agency/Military Health System in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Wyatt made history as the first Patient Safety Officer at The Joint Commission. His leadership roles have included Chief Science and Chief Medical Officer at the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, Chief Quality Officer for the Cook County Health System, and Chief Patient Safety Officer for the Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar. Additionally, he was the inaugural Patient Safety Officer at MCIC Vermont, a risk retention group.
Dr. Wyatt served Science Officer and Chief Medical Officer at the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine.
Dr. Wyatt was the inaugural co-chair of the IHI Equity Advisory Group and served as faculty for the IHI Pursuing Equity Initiative. Dr. Wyatt served a key role in the development of the Joint Commission Health Equity standards and the Equity National Patient Safety Goal. He is also a faculty member for the ACGME Equity Matters Collaborative and the Providence Health System Equity Fellowship. His contributions extend to the Scientific Advisory Panel and the Partnership for Quality Measurement, where he advises on principles of equity in quality measurement.
Dr. Wyatt was appointed as a credentialed instructor at the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Health Professions and has served as co-course director for the Capstone Program at Northwestern University’s Master’s Degree in Patient Safety. He is a guest lecturer in Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine’s School of Public Health quality and patient safety program, and a guest lecturer in both the Johns Hopkins University Pre-med program and the Morehouse School of Medicine’s Doctor of Health Administration Program.
Dr. Wyatt holds an honorary Doctor of Medical Sciences from the Morehouse School of Medicine and earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine. During his residency at St. Louis University Group of Hospitals, he became the first African American to serve as Chief Medical Resident. He also holds a master’s in health administration (Executive Format) from the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Health Professions.
