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Former AHA board member Roxie Wells, M.D., senior vice president, chief physician executive and strategy officer with Novant Health Coastal Region, discusses her long journey to the health care C-suite and the importance of mentoring young women leaders through the glass ceiling and beyond.
In anticipation of the first Health Workforce Well-Being Day March 18, the National Academy of Medicine this week held an event to share success stories and resources to inspire action.
AHA and the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity Feb. 28 released the third of its five-part DEI Data Insights series, which highlights results from the last DEI Benchmark Survey.
AHA and the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity today released the second of its five-part DEI Data Insights series, which highlights results from the last DEI Benchmark Survey.
As hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with financial constraints, members of the Leadership Council from AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity share their expertise about how organizations can continue to advance diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
In a new video for Hispanic Heritage Month, José R. Sánchez, CEO of Humboldt Park Health in Chicago, reflects on rising from humble beginnings as a Latino immigrant to lead an organization that serves a diverse minority community.
The president should create a permanent federal body responsible for advancing racial, ethnic and tribal equity across the federal government, according to recommendations released July 27 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Health care leaders should consider what they can do to create more opportunities for women throughout the field, particularly for women of color, writes Stacy Garrett-Ray, M.D., Ascension’s senior vice president and chief community impact officer.
For Women’s History Month, we turn the spotlight to a female-led venture capital firm that is out to change women’s lives for the better.
What can be done to attract, recruit and train more talented young Black men to the practice of medicine?