Registration for hospitals and students for the 2012 Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is now open. The SEP is a 10 - 12 week, paid internship for MHA grad students, within your hospital. Making connections. Learning the job. Developing real-world experience.

Hospitals can learn more about the SEP, by clicking here.
Students can learn more about the SEP, by clicking here.

Matching for SEP internships has begun and will go through June 2012.

Education Specialist, Chris O. Biddle is now taking contact information for interested hospitals. For more information, contact Mr. Biddle by emailing him at cbiddle@aha.org or by calling him at 312-422-2658.

Updated: April. 03, 2011

Introducing;
The Emerging Minority Leaders Program.

The Institute for Diversity in Health Management has launched a new and important program to meet the challenge of leadership diversity in the executive suite. "Preparing Emerging Minority Leaders in Health Care for the CEO & C-Level Roles," is designed to accelerate the preparation of mid-level health care managers and new generation of leaders to represent the growing diversity of the U.S. patient population.

The first session is scheduled for April 25-26, 2012 at the American Hospital Association offices located at 155 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL.

To register or for more information click here.

Posted: March 09, 2012

SAVE THE DATE:- Institute for Diversity's May 30th Diversity Dialogue "Keeping it REaL: An Analysis of Health Care Quality among Priority Patient Populations"

AnMed Health learned that health and health care disparities disproportionately affect minority populations in Anderson County. To better understand the data, a multi-disciplinary team was assembled to develop a disparities dashboard to identify its most vulnerable, underserved and costly patient populations. AnMed will discuss how it is applying the principles of REaL (race, ethnicity and language) data collection and cultural competence to monitor progress across race, ethnicity, and/or language need, reduce cost, analyze and improve patient outcomes, and enhance health care quality.

Click here to learn more about this Diversity Dialogue and register to participate.

For more information, contact Senior Membership Specialist, Pam Janniere at pjanniere@aha.org or by calling at 312-422-2691.

Posted: April 03, 2012

LGBT Field Guide now in Resource Center.

A new field guide has just been released by The Joint Commission. This new field guide from the Joint Commission urges US hospitals to create a more welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment that contributes to improved health care quality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients and their families. The field guide features a compilation of strategies, practice examples, resources, and testimonials designed to help hospitals in their efforts to improve communication and provide more patient-centered care to their LGBT patients.

The document is called "Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community" and is available for download on the Joint Commission website and within our own Resource Center.

Posted: April 24, 2012

Inside Track with Broc: Jim Gauss on Diversity Tone at the Top

Institute for Diversity board member, Mr. Jim Gauss, spoke as the central guest on the "Inside Track with Broc" podcast on April 12, 2012. He addressed issues related to diversity in healthcare organizations, board members role in the support of diversity in the administration and shared tips for CEOs who want to address diversity in their workplace. This informative podcast is approximately 15 minutes long.

You can listen to or download the podcast, by clicking here.

Posted: April 17, 2012

Winter 2012 Bridges is now available on the Institute website.

The Winter 2012 Bridges is now available for download from the Institute website. Included within is an updated President's Message from Mr. Fred Hobby, an introduction to the new “Preparing Emerging Minority Leaders in Health Care for
the CEO & C-Level Roles" program, a profile of Dr. Robert Kuramoto of Quick Leonard Kieffer, as well as information about the new AHA chair, Teri Fontenot as well. This issue of Bridges is available for download here, on the Bridges webpage.

Posted: Feb. 28, 2012

Full Conference Program for 2012 National Conference is now available.

The official Conference Program for the 2012 National Education and Leadership Conference is now available for download. Inside, you'll find a full schedule for the conference, with speaker bios, information about sponsors and a message from the Institute president and CEO, Fred Hobby. Click here to download a pdf of the conference schedule today.

Posted: Feb. 14, 2012

"Business Case for Diversity Leaders" is now available in

the Institute Resource Center.

From the Jan/Feb, 2012 Journal of Healthcare Management ,this article by Ebbin Dotson, PhD makes the argument that if leadership within a hospital or health organization can make embrace best diversity practices, they can reduce disparities and improve the quality of care that they offer their patients. The article also gives three business cases that leaders can use to more effectively argue for diversity training. This article is now available in our Institute Resource Center, by clicking here.

Posted: Feb. 24, 2012

"Building the Business Case; Healthcare Diversity Leadership; A National Survey Report" is now available in the Institute Resource Center.

Produced by Witt/Kieffer, this national survey report is an update on their previous report in 2006. This report broadly covers how diversity is changing the face of our culture and touches upon awareness of this trend within the US hospital system. The report also discusses the changing definitions of diversity and how it is being recognized in the healthcare field. This fascinating report is available for download from the Institute Resource Center, by clicking here.

Posted: Feb. 14, 2012.

2011 - 2012 Benchmarking Survey is Now Available.

The Institute for Diversity in Health Management is pleased to announce that the 2011 - 2012 Benchmarking Survey has been released to Institute members and is now actively seeking responses. Produced in partnership with the Health Forum, this survey intends to quantify the ethnic and cultural communities of the national hospital system and identify culturally pro-active hospitals for profile in the Institute's Case Study System.

Institute members should have already received emailed notice about the 2011 - 2012 Benchmarking Survey. If you haven't received your notice, you may contact Health Forum staff member, Peter Kralovec at pkralovec@aha.org.

To learn more about the Benchmarking Survey program, please click here.

Posted: Dec. 01, 2011

AHA News Interviews Institute President and CEO, Fred Hobby

"More diverse workforce, better care for all is Institute's goal" An interview with Fred Hobby in AHA News

This short interview with Institute president and CEO, Fred Hobby, gives a general overview of the Institute and briefly touches upon many of the Institute's current and upcoming programming. This article is also archived, here, in our Institute Resource Center.

Posted: 01/05/12

Register now for the 2012 National Leadership and Education Conference.

Registration is now open for the Institute for Diversity in Health Management's 2012 National Leadership and Education Conference in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the conference, click here. Or to skip directly to registration, click here. To reserve your hotel room, click here.

Posted: Nov. 09, 2011

"Hospitals Take Cultural Sensitivity Seriously"

Available in the Institute Resource Center.

This article from the Chicago Tribune appeared in the July 27th newspaper and details how several Chicago hospitals are taking steps to integrate cultural awareness into the everyday practices in these hospitals. To read this article, visit our Resource Center, by clicking here.

Posted: July 29, 2011

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