Workforce Diversity
In this webinar Rita Carreon, Deputy Vice President, Health with UnidosUS, and Jillian Warriner, manager of community benefit and health improvement at Sharp HealthCare discussed how building community collaboration and introducing novel partnerships are key to achieving health equity and ensure鈥
Last week鈥檚 Institute for Healthcare Improvement鈥檚 annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care brought together individuals across the health care system for a conversation to accelerate, amplify and take action toward creating a better future.
Suzanne Jackson, vice president of operations and urgent care for HCA Physician Services Group, discusses how her participation in the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity鈥檚 Summer Enrichment Program helped create the foundation for her success as a senior health care executive. Learn more鈥
The Institute's Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) places diverse, graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in health care administration or a related field in 10-week, paid internships within health care organizations. Experienced administrators serve as preceptors and mentors, providing support鈥
The AHA and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity with support from the Aetna Foundation today announced the launch of a national program dedicated to closing gaps in health equity.
As health care organizations strive to cultivate inclusive workplaces, many could use a comprehensive structure to keep their efforts in check. A 鈥榝irst-of-its-kind鈥 study from the Perelman School of Medicine, which is part of the academic medical center Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, has given way鈥
鈥淏e better tomorrow than we are today鈥 is the goal of Northwell Health, a large system serving a diverse patient population in New York City and the surrounding suburbs of Long Island and Westchester County.
Representatives of the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity鈥檚 founding members discussed the history of their organizations' early commitments to diversity, present-day work related to inclusion and the future for health equity.