Leva Swim, Ph.D.
Dr. Swim is a Stillwater native who graduated from C.E. Donart High School and earned
her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Industrial Engineering and Management from
Oklahoma State University, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from The University
of Oklahoma. She has Six Sigma Black Belt and Project Management Professional certifications.
Dr. Swim worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as a Network Services Supervisor
for two years between her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She entered the healthcare
industry after completing her master’s degree and worked for nine years at The University
Hospitals in Oklahoma City, OK and thirteen years at INTEGRIS Health in Oklahoma City,
OK. Most of her work at The University Hospitals and INTEGRIS was in the areas of
Decision Support and Process Improvement.
Her last role in healthcare was to serve as the Vice President of Population Health
and Informatics at Stillwater Medical Center (SMC). During her thirteen years at SMC,
she was instrumental in the establishment of the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC)
Program, the Accountable Care Organization (ACO), the Stillwater Collaborative Care
(SCC) Health Plan, and the SMC Lean Program. She was named as the 2018 Population
Health Pioneer by Caravan Health for her work on the ACO.
Dr. Swim has been an adjunct professor at both The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma
State University teaching graduate courses in Project Management and Strategic Planning.
She feels fortunate to have had the unique opportunity of bringing academic knowledge
to the healthcare industry and healthcare industry knowledge to her students in the
academic arena.
Dr. Swim has had a passion for transferring her industrial engineering knowledge and
perspective to her co-workers in order to improve organizational system improvement.
Dr. Swim retired from healthcare in May 2021, after serving in various capacities
for thirty-six years. She is currently pursuing a degree in Landscape Architecture
and serving as a student worker at the Oklahoma State University Botanic Garden.
Dr. Swim was inducted into the Cowboy Academy of Industrial Engineering and Management
in 2018 and was named as the 2018 Population Health Pioneer by Caravan Health for
her work in the ACO. She also served as the Chair of the Stillwater Community Foundation.
Dr. Swim’s hobbies involve art, working outside in the yard, and being a dog mom.