SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY, August 19, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Melanie Rosanna Fredericks, DHA, MBA, CIA, CRMA, CICA, has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Fredericks is a uniquely qualified chief audit executive in the health care sector with over 25 years of experience in risk management, policy development and implementation, and project controllership. Presently, she contributes to MRF Health Solutions as the internal audit consultant at a New York City health plan. Recruited in 2020 to reposition and rebrand the organization's internal audit function, Dr. Fredericks' duties include conducting enterprise-wide risk assessments, leveraging audit findings to identify areas of improvement and drive compliance, instituting standardized audit templates and training the executive team on how to assess organizational risks.
Dr. Fredericks worked as a consultant at the same health plan for Network ESC from 2019 until 2020. She maintained involvement in health care from 2001 until 2019, establishing herself as an accomplished internal auditor for a number of organizations including the Brooklyn Hospital Center, EmblemHealth, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Maimonides Medical Center.
Known for her professional longevity, Dr. Fredericks has been certified in multiple aspects of internal auditing by numerous organizations including the Institute of Internal Auditors, the Institute for Internal Controls, the MIS Training Institute and the GE Six Sigma Managing Change for Results Change Workout Facilitation. As a commitment to her field, she has also been active with several industry-related organizations such as the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.
Long dedicated to civic advocacy, Dr. Fredericks has volunteered for St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Rose's Alumni Association, USA Inc. and St. Patrick's Cathedral. She has also served as a volunteer course facilitator for the Institute of Internal Auditors since 2005.
In 2021, Dr. Fredericks earned a Doctor of Health Administration from Franklin University. She previously obtained a Master of Business Administration from Bernard Baruch College of the City University of New York and Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2000 and a bachelor's degree in medical lab science from Hunter College of the City of New York in 1994.
Dr. Fredericks attributes her success to the values imparted to her by her parents at an early age, primarily during her formative Roman Catholic upbringing and education in Guyana. Looking toward the future, she aims to author a book about best practices in health care internal auditing and work as an adjunct university professor in the field. Additionally, she would like to continue her doctoral dissertation research on the impact of organizational culture on patient discharge planning and other health care processes in the United States.
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