Terry L. Hales Jr., MBA, Recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review

February 8, 2024

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Terry L. Hales Jr., MBA, executive vice chief academic officer, administration and chief operating officer, Health Sciences System, was recently named one of “60 academic medical center chief operating officer’s (COO) to know” by Becker’s Hospital Review.

Academic medical center COOs are committed to streamlining operations to offer high quality patient care using research and innovation. COOs leading academic medical centers and health systems across the nation are tasked with leading operations, expanding service lines, allocating resources and more.

Hales has served in a variety of leadership positions at the School of Medicine and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, including vice chief financial officer and executive vice dean.

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