About AHRMM

Mickey Sparrow, CMRP, FAHRMM

Provider Candidate

Mickey Sparrow
Material Manager
Tuomey Healthcare System
700 North Wise Drive
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 774-9614
mickey.sparrow@tuomey.com

Background

Member of AHRMM for nine years
14 years of experience in the resource and materials management field

Certifications

Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP)
AHRMM Fellow (FAHRMM)

Current Position and Responsibilities

Type of Organization: Hospital/Medical Center
Nine years in current position

Responsible for: providing 24/7 leadership to Material Management, Laundry, and the Mail Room in support of our 301-bed acute care hospital’s vision and mission statements. C-Suite’s subject matter expert on all supply chain activities. Supervise 40+ personnel.

Service to Local Chapter

2004 - SC Society of Hospital Materials Management (SCSHMM) Secretary
2005 - SCSHMM President-Elect
2006 - SCSHMM President
2007 - Past President SCSHMM

Service to AHRMM National

2007-2008 – Membership & Chapter Committee, Chair in 2008
2009 – Chapter Relations Committee, Past Chair
2009-2010 – Membership Committee – Chair in 2009, Past-Chair in 2010
2007-2009 – New Chapter Task Force
2009-Present – Medical Materials Coordinating Group, Currently Co-Chair

AHRMM Annual Conferences and Leadership
Training Conferences

AHRMM Annual Conference – Anaheim, CA – 2005
SCSHMM Meeting – Myrtle Beach, SC – June 2005
HPG Annual Meeting – Anaheim, CA - 2005
SCSHMM Meeting – Charleston, SC – October 2005
AHRMM Annual Conference – Orlando, FL – 2006
SCSHMM Meeting – Myrtle Beach, SC – June 2006
SCSHMM Meeting – Columbia, SC – August 2006
HPG Annual Meeting – Chicago, IL - 2006
AHRMM Annual Conference – San Diego, CA - 2007
HPG Annual Meeting – Orlando, FL - 2007
SCSHMM Meeting – Myrtle Beach, SC – June 2007
SCSHMM Meeting – Columbia, SC – October 2007
AHRMM Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX – 2008
SCSHMM Meeting – Myrtle Beach, SC – June 2008
2008 Healthtrust University – Chicago, IL - 2008
AHRMM Annual Conference – Tampa, FL – 2009
SCSHMM Meeting – Myrtle Beach, SC – June 2009
SCSHMM Meeting – Columbia, SC – October 2009
2009 Healthtrust University – Nashville, TN - 2009

Other Professional Associations and/or Community Service

2005-Present: Quorum Health Resources Material Resource Leadership Council (Chair 2006 - 2009)

Why you are seeking this position?

I’m a very strong believer in giving back. Most of what I have learned about the healthcare supply chain has come from interaction and networking with supply chain professionals at the state and national level. It’s time to pay that back and pass along my experiences to the next generation of supply chain leaders.

How can you advance AHRMM's mission to advance healthcare through supply chain excellence?

By continuing my professional education and remaining up to date on the latest trends in the healthcare supply chain, I can be a better/stronger voice and advocate for AHRMM and its mission.

Identify 3 - 5 strategic priorities you think AHRMM should undertake and your reasons for identifying them as important.

1. Single Voice: AHRMM must continue to provide the single voice of the healthcare supply chain professional.

2. Direction: AHRMM must provide the direction for the healthcare supply chain to meet the ever changing and technologically challenging requirements of the healthcare supply chain.

3. Education: It is imperative that we identify and source new and continuing education for supply chain professionals at all levels. AHRMM must ensure that it offers educational programs that are current, fresh and affordable.

4. Service: AHRMM is only as strong and successful as its volunteers. We must continue to encourage active participation of its members and recruit, recognize and reward the outstanding members who freely give of their time and skills to advance the vision, mission, and goals of AHRMM.

Identify your personal and professional qualities that will be valuable in the position for which you are being considered.

I am a self-starting team player with over 35 years of staff, committee, and leadership experience. Prior to joining the healthcare supply chain, I spent 20 years in the US Army where I developed tremendous organizational and team building skills, which have carried over to my volunteer work and daily job performance.

How will you use these qualities to benefit AHRMM, the Board, and the members?

Hopefully I will be able to help the Board become a stronger and even better organized team through my active participation. I will do that by leading by example and from the front.

What do you expect to be your single, greatest contribution to AHRMM as a Board member?

The Board must speak as one voice and I am skilled at consensus building and compromise.

Describe one transformational experience in your professional life you have been involved with and what you have learned from this experience.

I was recently participating in a conference call in my capacity as the Co-chair of the Medical Materials Coordinating Group with several members of a “think tank.” I don’t remember the subject matter we were discussing, I simply remember that all of the sudden I was struck with just how much I didn’t know about healthcare supply chain activities within the U.S. and how they interact with each other. It was an eye opener. This experience taught me that no matter how long you are in the supply chain management field; there is always something new to learn. It also taught me that I need to be open minded and willing to accept that our chosen field is constantly morphing and that I need to be willing to change with it. I need to be a positive force for change and not think I know everything about our profession.