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Experienced hospitalist entering exiting new phase of career focused

Consultant in Internal Medicine/Hospitalist at Washington Permanente Medical Group (2007-08 – 2026-04)

Two phases: First ten years of blended practice caring for medically complex inpatients as well as outpatient consultation for primary care and surgery referrals, and post-hospitalization care. Next 9 years continued hospital medicine while also developing state-wide educational programming for high school and college students. Consistently recognized for exceptionally empathetic patient-centered care, and strong interdisciplinary collaboration. Initiated and completed quality improvement project during first 8 months that analyzed referral patterns and outcomes, then improved the efficiency of exercise treadmill tests for primary care.

Supported

Heme/Onc clinic with benign hematology when staffing reduced to one clinician.

• ACLS
• Exercise treadmill testing
• Thoracentesis
• Paracentesis
• Basic ventilator management
• IT competence in EPIC and Power Chart

Per diem Hospitalist at Franciscan Inpatient Team (2008-08 – 2018-07)

Provided back-up hospital rounding and admission support (days and nights) at St. Anthony, St. Clare and St. Frances Hospitals. Inpatient care of large census panels of insured and uninsured patients.

• Supervision of mid-level providers (PAs, ARNPs)

Physician Coordinator for Quality at Franciscan Health System (2012-08 – 2013-07)

• Represented hospitalists in Lean/Operational Excellence for throughput rapid improvement initiative workshops (RPIWs), including design of geographic rounding
• Chaired the Hospitalist Leadership Team, encouraging physician participation in hospital initiatives, committees, forums, process improvement efforts, supporting pharmacy resident projects
• Collaborated with Business Intelligence to provide independent throughput analyses
• Represented hospitalists in planning for and implementing Epic HER. Participated in physician advisory council, served as elbow-support Epic Super-User, attended national Epic User Group Meeting, and ensured follow through of physician-identified challenges in Epic

Founding Medical Director of Healthcare Career Pathways Program (HCCP) at Washington Permanente Medical Group (2019-09 – 2026-04)

Conceived, advocated, constructed, socialized, managed, revised and directed workforce development strategy for WPMG to support Black, Brown, and Indigenous students to obtain advanced degrees in the healing professions. Managed $500,000 budget with reporting to Medical Director, Graduate Medical Education.

Established Strategy Consultant

Internship program to co-design, co-develop and coordinate programs with near-peer student leaders. Mentored 14 interns over 6 years. Expanded protected FTE for Medical Director to 0.45, established Program Director and Administrative Assistant roles. Built annual strategies with clear responsibilities assigned to staff and interns. Managed staff to achieve key goals including through development plans. Performed 5-year program review and developed more cost-efficient 2.0 version staffing model with Interns, Pre-Health College Advisor and shared Senior Program Director and Coordinator support from Graduate Medical Education.

• Developed clinician-mentor training program, Inspired Allied Mentors, to ground practicing clinicians in structural, institutional, and interpersonal racism. Directed 3 annual CMEs, formatted both as distance-education in teams, and one-day intensives. Trained over 120 clinician supporters. Identified 12 leaders as Clinical Council
• Established and refined college programs: Virtual Rounds for Pre-Med/Pre-PA; Future Public Health Leaders; iHuman Clinical Simulation; in-person shadowing; WPMG mentorship; and Exploring Health Careers: You Don't Have to be a Doctor
• Established, co-taught and refined select high school programs: Tacoma Public Schools' Next Moves/KP Health Equity Internship; Seattle Public Schools' African American Male Achievement/BIPOC Ecosystem Racial Health Justice curriculum (Black Male Pedagogies)

Co-Founder, Board member at BIPOC Health Careers Ecosystem (2019-12 – Present)

Conceived, collaboratively developed a community-organizing-based non-profit for BIPOC leaders to align efforts to "change the complexion of health leadership." Positioned HCCP as supporting entity to this broader, community-led state-wide convening organization. Ensured consistent support for grant development, training, networking, governance, staffing and other operational functions.

As Board

Chair, maintained vital functions during staffing transitions, recruited and oriented new Board members and staff, led decentralization of strategic planning to 6 task forces (Public Health

• Black Male Pedagogies

• South King/Pierce Counties

• College Programs

• Yakima Valley

• Mental Health).

Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board at Washington Permanente Medical Group (2017-11 – 2020-10)

0.1 FTE to support Medical Director for Equity, Inclusion & Diversity with strategies to make WPMG a national leader in health equity. Supporting training programs for Board of Directors and senior Leaders in equity.

• Focus on recruiting for the medical group and Family Medicine residency program, leadership training, mentoring programs, community health, and other areas

Recruiting Ambassador at Washington Permanente Medical Group (2018-01 – 2019-09)

0.1 FTE with core work included sourcing and screening applicants for a broad array of specialties.

• Co-led strategies to diversify physician workforce, including training peer physician recruiters to recognize possible sources of bias in recruiting process

Community Benefit Committee at Washington Permanente Medical Group (2018-01 – 2020-02)

• Assist in building portfolio of community-focused activities that augment health plan obligations, including support for pipeline program to increase under-represented minorities in medicine
• Serve as informal consultant to health plan's Community Health & Benefit office
• Build relationships with community organizations as foundation for future work in equity

MPH in Health Policy and Management – Harvard School of Public Health (2010-09 – 2011-06)

Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Policy – Harvard University (2010-09 – 2011-06)

Resident in Internal Medicine – Legacy Health Systems (2005-06 – 2007-06)

Resident in Internal Medicine – John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County (2004-06 – 2005-06)

Intern/Resident in Medicine & Pediatrics – Rush University Medical Center (2002-06 – 2004-06)

Doctor of Medicine in Medicine – University of Michigan Medical School (1998-09 – 2002-05)

Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Biology – Morehouse College (1993-09 – 1997-05)