Alice Cooper

Vice Chair, Ambulatory Services Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Duke University Hospital

Alice P. Cooper serves as Vice Chair for Ambulatory Services in Duke's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and as an OB/GYN Departmental Provider Access Champion. In these roles, she leads interdisciplinary teams, supports strategic access initiatives, and advances innovative care delivery models, including Duke's nationally recognized same-day/next-day access work. Previously, she served as Associate Chief Medical Officer for Duke Health Integrated Practice and Medical Director for Duke Health Access Services, where she provided system-level leadership for improving access across clinical sites. A certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner with more than 40 years of clinical, operational, and leadership experience, she has built a career focused on patient access, service, clinical workflows, provider engagement, and patient experience. A respected clinical leader, educator, mentor, and internationally credentialed executive coach, Cooper provides coaching and consultation to healthcare executives, operations leaders, faculty, staff, and multidisciplinary teams. Her expertise includes ambulatory operations, advanced practice provider leadership models, workflow redesign, faculty and staff engagement, revenue capture education, and clinical preceptorship. She has been recognized locally and nationally for excellence through her work in patient advocacy, access improvements, healthcare leadership, professionalism and expansion of leadership roles for Advanced Practice Providers