Judy Martin-Holland, PhD, MPA, RN, CNS, FNP, FAAN
Principal
Health Management Associates
San Francisco, CA
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Judy Martin-Holland is an accomplished, doctorally-prepared executive nurse leader, family nurse practitioner (FNP), administrator, clinician, and educator with decades of experience in chronic disease management, developing continuums of care, health workforce development, regulation of the health professions, and health professions’ education. She has a passion for improving population health outcomes and patient experiences through collaborative design and implementation of care systems using data-driven approaches, education and coaching.
Since joining Health Management Associates (HMA), Judy has served as a practice transformation coach, working with community clinics, private medical offices, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), Indian Health Centers, and Long-Term Care settings. She has collaborated with providers, clinic staff, quality managers, and administrators to implement evidence-based and community appropriate interventions, to engage community-based stakeholders, and to build community-based partnerships.
In addition to her transformation work, Judy has supported healthcare workforce and career pathway development, designing clinical ladders for nursing staff, developing clinical residency programs, implementing learning collaboratives, and providing various training and continuing education offerings.
Prior to joining HMA, Judy served as the education dean at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in the School of Nursing, overseeing curricula of the graduate and doctoral programs in the school, as well as inter-professional education of advanced practice nursing students, physical therapy doctoral students, medical students, and pharmacy students. In collaboration with faculty, Judy developed, revised, and managed the implementation of new degree programs and curricula for Master of Science (MS), and doctoral programs (PhD and DNP), serving as the graduate program director. She oversaw continuous quality improvement, maintained national and regional accreditation, ensured state approval of academic programs, and oversaw the continuing nursing education unit. She was appointed to the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) Nursing Education & Workforce Advisory Committee, where she served as co-chair.
From 2010 to 2021, Judy worked on joint Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored collaborative learning projects linking Muhimbili University of Health & Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with UCSF. This collaboration allowed Judy to learn and co-develop both formal health professions’ education and healthcare strategies appropriate for low resource healthcare environments and community clinics, impacting quality of care and patient experiences.
Judy has a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, a post-master’s family nurse practitioner certificate and a Master of Science in nursing from UCSF. She also has a Master of Public Administration with dual foci: public policy development and healthcare administration (East Bay), and a Bachelor of Science in nursing (Chico) from the California State University. Judy is a registered nurse, family nurse practitioner (FNP), and clinical nurse specialist (CNS) with a certificate in public health nursing.
She has served as the inaugural president of the American Nurses Association\California, the chairperson of the American Nurses Association Commission on Nursing Practice, and a founding member California Nursing Outcomes Coalition (CalNOC). In 2013, Judy was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, where she is a member of two expert panels: Global Health and Health Equity. Judy remains actively involved in her community and currently serves on the board of directors for Allen Temple ARMS Senior Living Community.