Page wins President’s Award for Leadership
Julie Page, CPA, senior associate dean for Clinical Business Affairs at McGovern Medical School, is one of six members of the UTHealth Houston community to earn the prestigious President’s Award for Leadership for dedication to the university and the people it serves.
The 2022 President’s Awards for Leadership recognize exceptional people from across campus in three categories: classified staff, management/administrative and professional, and faculty. With two awardees in each category, this year’s cohort is the largest to date, speaking to the quality of leadership within the university. Recipients are nominated by co-workers.
“It is a distinct honor to count each of these professionals as part of the many faces who help this university improve health outcomes for our community while educating the next generation of health professionals,” said Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, president of UTHealth Houston and the Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair.
President’s Award for Leadership: Outstanding Management/Administrative Professional
Page
advances the university’s mission through spreadsheets, reports, and contracts. She has been an instrumental force for positive change and helping spread the footprint of the university.
Page came to the UTHealth Houston in 2002 as the director of finance for UT Physicians, the clinical practice of McGovern Medical School. She has worked with the school’s Department of Surgery, working to streamline operations and research activities.
At the top of a long list of accomplishments is her role in helping university leadership with negotiating the Harris Health contract, which went into effect in 2008, and was renegotiated in 2020. She has also worked to deepen connections and enhance opportunities with Memorial Hermann Health System.
Colleagues describe Page as a diplomatic communicator who often translates information and concepts between parties to bring them into agreement. One of her best skills are in her listening abilities, and genuine communication style.
“Julie has always been a great communicator, as a leader and as a friend,” a nominator wrote. “It’s always easy to share our feelings and thoughts with her as she is an awesome listener and a great adviser. When new tasks are assigned to the departments, she would immediately hold a short team meeting with the directors of management operations to clearly explain the expectations and allow us the opportunity to ask questions and share feedback.”
Page said she is proud of how the university seized opportunities to recruit talent and create an infrastructure to support clinicians.
“I have always felt I found my first position at UTHealth Houston through cosmic intervention because it was such a good fit,” she said. “Now, 20-plus years later, I am delighted to receive the President’s Award for Leadership. I want to send out a big thank you to all the DMOs and other team members. My work is busy and fulfilling — I am never confused about our goal to leave this institute better off than when we arrived.”
The other 2022 honorees for the President’s Awards for Leadership are:
- Bijal Balasubramanian, MBBS, PhD, campus dean and The Rockwell Distinguished Chair in Society and Health at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Dallas, co-director of UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science
- Kristina Mena, MSPH, PhD, campus dean and program head of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in El Paso
- Sujatha Sridhar, MBBS, MCE, associate vice president of Research Compliance at UTHealth Houston
- Rachel Neave, MPH, senior project manager for the Center for Health Care Data at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
- Martha “Kathy” Rodgers, associate director of Academic Administration in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at UTHealth Houston