DEIA Insights from USACS Chief of Engagement and Talent Management, Jayne Kendall, MD, MBA, FACEP, CDE, CPE
In the healthcare system, DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility) is at the heart of serving clinicians and patients alike. At USACS, we intentionally integrate DEIA into our practice by ensuring equal representation at every level to not only optimize decision-making but also elevate the talents of our physicians and APPs. By fostering fairness and respect, we believe our teams can better reflect the communities they serve, ultimately improving patient experiences through evidence-based practices. To achieve these objectives, Chief of Engagement and Talent Management, Jayne Kendall, MD, MBA, FACEP, CDE, CPE, serves as chair of the USACS DEIA Council, […]
Who can’t use a few more minutes – or even hours – in the day? In this week’s blog, Dr. Jess Badwards extols the virtues of NOT hitting the snooze button on your alarm clock. A little extra sleep can feel great in the moment, but being late can throw off your whole day. Read […]
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We’re not the first generation to live through a pandemic. And, unfortunately, we likely will not be the last. But knowing that – and being on the front lines of it – does not make it any easier to bear. It doesn’t erase the facts of […]
For nearly a year now, American healthcare workers have seen many stages of the COVID-19 virus: waves of the deadly infection; patterns of few patients at all in their hospitals, then packed emergency departments. Clinicians, like non-healthcare workers, have masked up, washed their hands a thousand extra times, avoided fun activities and family gatherings, […]
This week, Dr. Jess Badwards acknowledges that things are going to go wrong on shift sometimes, because, well, we’re human. We’re going to mess up dinner sometimes and need to order pizza or make pb & j instead. While we always aim for perfection, we also need to figure that some days, life is just […]
