Fireside Chats with Leading Ladies Makes its Rounds to the Heights of Local Healthcare Pillars
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According to a study titled Representation of Women in the Leadership Structure of the US Health Care System, published in JAMA Network Open, 15.3% of health system CEOs were women in 2021. Partnering with our diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility counterparts at each institution: University Hospitals' Office of Community Impact, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the MetroHealth Office of Equity, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence, Cleveland Clinic Office of Diversity & Inclusion, and A Northeast Ohio Healthcare System - Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical System Diversity & Inclusion Executive Advisory Board, we celebrated and honored four women leaders who are changing that statistic–for the better–as we celebrated Women's History Month.
Key Takeaways
- Apply for the job–and keep applying. Build an amazing team so that even if you step away you can trust that things will be done well. - Jill Dietrich Mellon, JD, MBA, FACHE, Executive Director/CEO, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare
- Reign yourself in. Be reasonable about what you can and cannot do in a day. Be the most important person in your life. Take care of yourself because if you don’t take care of yourself you won’t be able to effect change that you need to at the highest levels of an organization. - Celina Cunanan, MSN, APRN-CNM, FACNM, Chief Diversity, Equity & Belonging Officer, University Hospitals
- For the community: Be a partner. Have empathy about the trauma our community has experienced. For yourself: Surround yourself with a tribe. Build a personal board of advisors. - Dr. Airica Steed,Ed.D, MBA, RN, CSSMBB,FACHE,IASSC, President & CEO, The MetroHealth System (Cleveland, OH);
- Literature helps you see the world from other perspectives–read. Create a safe environment where people can launch and be held accountable. Your brain likes shortcuts, be self-aware. Feedback is a gift. - Cynthia Kubu, PhD, Associate Director, Neuroethics Program, Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic, Vice Dean for Faculty, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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