SUPERVISOR BURNETT

Rev. Dr. Miriam J. Burnett serves as the Supervisor of Missions for the Fifth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She was ordained Itinerant Elder in 1995 and served 16 years in full-time pastoral ministry before supernumerating in the First Episcopal District in 2021.

 From 2021 to 2024, she served as Supervisor of Missions for the Eighteenth Episcopal District, where she oversaw significant growth in mission efforts, spiritual vitality, and membership. Key accomplishments included increased support for district projects, growth in Young Adult Missionaries, and women’s financial empowerment initiatives.

 Dr. Burnett served as Medical Director of the AME Church International Health Commission for 24 years until 2024, expanding its work to 14 ministries and over 20 partnerships. She is currently President of Resource And Promotion of Health Alliance, Inc., the Co-Chair of the World Council of Churches Health and Access Subcommittee, partnering with WHO and the Convener of National Council of Churches, USA Health Taskforce. Dr. Burnett also serves as an instructor for the Turner Theological Seminary Certificate in Theology Program. She has worked with US government agencies including HHS, CDC, and FEMA.

 She has served as the Associate VP and Senior Medical Director at Optum Change Healthcare, Instructor of Medicine at University of South Carolina School of Medicine, and an Associate Professor of Spirituality and Health at Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC). She served as Director of Faith and the City and founding Director of the Institute for Faith-Health Leadership and Institutional Review Board at the ITC and as the ITC liaison to the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Center of Excellence on Health Disparities. She holds a Doctor of Medicine, Master of Public Health, and Master of Divinity degrees.

 As a minister and medical doctor, Dr. Burnett advocates for ‘holistic health,’ encompassing physical, psychological, social, economic, and spiritual well-being. She is a U.S. Army veteran and a Life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Her favorite scripture is “Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth” (Jeremiah 33:6 NIV). She can often be found listening to, directing and singing music.