The Proximity Project: Healthcare accepting registrations until June 4th, 2021
With its inaugural healthcare-focused cohort coming to a close, The Proximity Project is excited to announce that it is currently accepting registrations for a second cohort.
The second cohort of The Proximity Project – Healthcare (TPP) will begin on Friday June 11th for the first of its eight weekly sessions.
TPP is an eight-week cohort experience for leaders in the healthcare industry (health systems, public health, academic medicine, community-based health services, etc.) who want to examine and reform how they interact with and serve communities of color.
Participants in TPP meet for two-and-a-half hours each week to discuss assigned readings, complete organizational and leadership assessments, learn from guest speakers, and connect with other institution leaders working toward equity and racial justice.
The following leaders are participating in the inaugural healthcare cohort of The Proximity Project:
- April Aguilera, Health Equity and Inclusion Coordinator/Grant Coordinator, Nemours Children’s Health System
- Lynn Biddle-Cloud, Director of Operations and Development, Delaware Guidance Services
- Bob Bonar, Professor and MHA Program Director, The George Washington University
- Tamu Boyd, Executive Administrative Assistant, Delaware Guidance Services
- Robin Brennan, Sr. Inclusion and Diversity Practitioner, Nemours Children’s Health System
- Michelle Burrows, Director- Community Relations, Nemours Children’s Health System
- Denee Crumrine, Corporate Communications Manager, Highmark Delaware
- Kathleen Eldridge, Vice Chair Department of Medicine, ChristianaCare
- Drew Fenell, Chief Communications and Officer, ChristianaCare
- Peggy Greco-Ridge, Medical Director-Patient Experience, Nemours Children’s Health System
- Stephanie Guarino, Physician, Hem/Onc, Nemours Children’s Health System
- Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long, Lt Governor – State of Delaware
- Roger Harrison, Clinical Psychologist, Nemours Children’s Health System
- Tiffany Jester, Chief Clinical Officer, Delaware Guidance Services
- Dale Keshishian, Founder and CEO, Healthworks Academies
- Patricia Oceanic, Director- Office of Health Equity and Inclusion, Nemours Children’s Health System
- Pamela Price, Senior Government Relations Representative, Highmark BlueCross Blue Shield
- Theresa Proctor, Director- HR Solutions, Nemours Children’s Health System
- Krystal Reyna- Grubjesi, Parent Educator, Parents as Teachers – Delaware
- Gretchen Rickards, Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, ChristianCare
- Odett Stanley-Brown, Physician, Nemours Children’s Health System
- Nicole Thompson, Director of Administration, Delaware Guidance Services
- Camille Upchurch, Medical Director of Hospital Medicine, Northwest Hospital – Lifebridge Health
- Laura Wisniewski, Director of Communications and External Affairs, Office of Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long
The inaugural cohort brought together a unique group of healthcare leaders virtually for an impactful and rare experience.
One participant shared:
“This is a crazy experience—a platform for people to voice our/my experiences to peers/colleagues in healthcare is critical. It validates, affirms, and supports all of us and shows it is definitely a broader issue – not just our opinions or complaints. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
Another participant noted: “I know we are only part way through the course, but I really feel it has been transformative for me and holds value for every leader in healthcare. Thank you for putting together this unique and forward-thinking experience!”
Some healthcare educator participants have started to work with The Proximity Project to incorporate some of the content discussed in the program in their curriculum for healthcare professionals.
Other participants have discussed how they will use what they are learning to shift policies and practices in healthcare settings.
Cohort members are also committing to building deeper partnerships with grassroots organizations serving communities of color and increasing their presence in those communities.
Many of the organizations represented in the first cohort are also sending more members of their staff to participate in the June cohort.
To learn more about The Proximity Project: Healthcare and to join an upcoming cohort, visit https://theproximitypro.com/healthcare/
The registration deadline for the upcoming cohort is June 4th.
