UNC Health Blue Ridge CMO Dr. Anthony Frank Earns Prestigious HALM Certification

UNC Health Blue Ridge Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anthony Frank has passed the new American Board of Emergency Medicine certification examination for Healthcare, Administration, Leadership, and Management.

Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management (HALM) integrates expertise from medicine, health systems science, quality improvement, patient safety, business, public health, communication, computer science, economics, law, and other disciplines in a singular subspecialty certification.

HALM-certified physicians are expected to contribute effectively to the future healthcare environment with an in-depth understanding of the ways by which executive leadership and their governance affect change in these complex health systems.

Frank received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Computer Science from Washington and Lee University. He went on to receive his Doctor of Medicine from Eastern Virginia Medical School and did his residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of South Carolina, Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, where he also served as the Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine. He is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine through the American Board of Emergency Medicine and holds a subspecialty board certification in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.

In addition, Frank holds a Master of Business Administration from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is a Certified Physician Executive through the American Association for Physician Leadership. He is a prolific author of journal articles, abstracts, and book chapters. Dr. Frank has presented a multitude of lectures regionally and nationally. His recognitions and awards include the FBI Service Recognition Award and the AMA Physician Recognition Award.

Frank and his wife, Karen, have two daughters.