Selected comments and feedback from colleagues and direct reports:
"Studio was fantastic under your lead! You made studio fun and meaningful."
"He is very flexible and willing to work with students around their schedule."
"Very knowledgeable and nice to work with."
"Open to ideas."
"Exceptionally productive compared to others."
"Very thoughtful, makes good decisions. Professional bearing."
"Dr. A is so knowledgeable in his field. He is able to run the orthodontic clinic so efficiently and effectively. His calm demeanor always makes it such a pleasure to work with because he makes ortho fun and informative."
"For the most part, Dr. A will let you do as much or as little treatment as you like. He has even gone above and beyond and sent me links for added info on clinical questions I've had."
"The best boss ever!"
"He is very helpful in radiology. He is very willing to teach."
"Dr. Alexander continues to serve at the highest levels. He is a highly valued member of the leadership team and faculty."
"Should write a book and teach how to manage other people."
"Dr. Alexander is an outstanding faculty and administrator. He continues to exceed expectations on an annual basis, and is a highly valued member of the administrative team."
"Very helpful."
"Dr. A is extremely helpful in the Orthodontics and a great teacher. He takes a lot of his personal time to make flowcharts to help us especially through our first experience in the clinic."
"Dr. A is energetic, polite, professional, considerate, funny, easygoing, team player, genuine, and encouraging."
"Thanks for everything. You are the BEST!!!"
"Very willing to work with me in the variety of cases that I have brought to him. Seems to do a good job ensuring everyone obtains the requisite benchmarks and isn't punitive if the tentative deadlines are missed for understandable reasons."
"He is passionate and makes it a point to relate radiology treatment planning."
"Dr. A is awesome!"
"I wish to thank Dr. Alexander for his significant contributions to the success of the School of Dentistry. He is a key cog in our machine and his gracious personality are a wonderful fit for our School."
"Cares about the students and makes an effort to help."
"Treats students fairly and with respect."
"Great clinical professor who is always welcoming when students come by and is very helpful in clinic."
"Always available! Joy to work with. Helps you be efficient but will do all the work for you in ortho if you don't indicate you want to gain the experience from placing brackets and wires yourself."
"Thank you so much for everything Dr. Alexander, you have been nothing but the best lead."
"Easy going, makes the ortho clinic a breeze to work in."
"Advocate for students."
"Good with helping students through ortho cases."
"I have been privileged to observe him first-hand. He is a pleasure to work with and to learn from. He is an ideal role model."
"He is courteous, dignified, unpretentious, and skilled in diverse academic and clinical areas. He is an excellent leader, not only within the University Medical Center, but of the profession as a whole."
Selected achievements in management:
Led high-performing teams at several departments and completed projects to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Reduced costs by 20% and grew revenue by 80% in three years, with 10% annual sustained growth at UMMC.
Led efficiency development of vendor consolidation by 30% vendor reduction to drive high-value partnership and cost reduction at UMMC.
As Epic Systems Super User, I supervised and participated in the design, implementation, and training of the Epic Wisdom module in the UMMC School of Dentistry. I am currently serving as a member of the national Orthodontics Brain Trust.
Steered high-performing team initiatives that reduced no-show rates by 20%, introduced Invisalign service, and facilitated patient registration and scheduling.
Launched two highly successful services at the School of Dentistry, including faculty practice in orthodontics and cone-beam computed tomography service.
Oversaw 200% growth of orthodontic patients in four years, with sustained growth of 5% annually.
Chaired the faculty appointments, promotion, and tenure committee and led an initiative to improve the committee’s guidelines.
Delivered several student-centered initiatives, including advising dental students, assisting them with applications for residency or jobs, and creating remediation and support programs for students who were struggling academically.
Improved and expanded orthodontic program, courses, and clinical operations. Student ratings for the courses have consistently remained above 4.5/5 in all areas of course evaluation.
Mentored six junior faculty on universal design for learning, curricular design, educational research, efficient and effective instruction, technology integration, assessment, and program evaluation.
Coordinated and delivered comprehensive orthodontic education for all pediatric residents, preparing them to sit for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry with a 100% pass rate.
Sat on the following committees and task forces: Executive, Dental School Accreditation (achieved successful school’s accreditation), Professionalism (reduced number of student grievances), Overhead Expenses (responsible for cost accounting and control), Diversity and Inclusion (responsible for creating inclusive environment), Smile Plus (responsible for staff members’ affairs), Curriculum, Clinical Affairs, Research Advisory, Student Appeals, Predoctoral Student Admissions, GPR and AEGD Resident Admissions, Faculty Search, Faculty Compensation, UMMC Web, Student Loan and Scholarship, Space Utilization, Radiation and Laser safety, University Dentists Management Advisory, Instructional Design, Curriculum Mapping, Predoctoral Dental Expansion, Strategic Planning.
Served as test constructor and examination grader for summative school-wide assessments at UMMC.
Led six community service initiatives in the local community, providing uncompensated dental care.
Coordinated fundraising and coverage for Jackson Free Clinic (local clinic), resulting in renovating facilities and expansion of services from one to four services.
Played a vital role in the accreditation of the UMMC craniofacial team by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.
Led an initiative to improve patient satisfaction, resulting in improvements in quantitative and qualitative patient satisfaction survey measures.
Facilitated interprofessional education training (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety) at Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Participated in the revision of the core courses of the Master of Public Health program