Hear directly from our 2021 Champions of Humanistic Care

Some of our 2021 Champions of Humanistic Care sent in videos about the meaning of humanistic practice as a healthcare team member, both over the course of their career and during the COVID-19 pandemic in particular. Hear their thoughtful, compassionate words of wisdom below.

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Eric Booker

Lieutenant, Department of Protective Services
Einstein Healthcare Network

 

Neil Detweiler, MT (ASCP)

Chief Administrative Officer; Senior Director, Department of Pathology; Laboratory Medicine
UCI School of Medicine, UCI Health

 

Regina M. Foley, PhD, MBA, RN

Senior Vice President, Integration/Transformation
Hackensack Meridian Health

 

Michael P. Hirsh, MD

Medical Director, Worcester Department of Health;
Assistant Vice Provost for Wellness and Health Promotion, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School

 

Susan Huang, MD, MPH

Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, UCI School of Medicine;
Medical Director of Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, UCI Health

 

Katherine M. Kowalski, ANP-C

Nurse Practitioner, Office of Health Services
New York Medical College

 

Julie Manz, PhD, RN

Associate Professor and Dean of Undergraduate Nursing
Creighton University

 

Marisa Anne Montecalvo, MD

Professor of Medicine and Director of Health Services
New York Medical College

 

Diane Nanno, MSN, CNS, CCTM, NE-BC

Director of Transitional Care
SUNY Upstate Medical University

 

Colleen Price, BSN, RN

Registered Nurse
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery

 

Eric M. Sachinwalla, MD

Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

 

Asha Shajahan, MD, MHSA

Family Medicine Physician, GME Director of Health Equity and Health Disparities, Beaumont Health (Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe);
Medical Director, Community Health Grosse Pointe

 

Tricia Brundo Sharrar, JD

Vice-Provost for Academic Administration and Operations
Creighton University

 

Florence Vieira-Hinds, RN, MSN, CNS, FNP, CDE

Clinical Nurse Specialist
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

 

Renuga Vivekanandan, MD

Chief of Infectious Diseases, Creighton University and CHI Health;
Director of Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship, Creighton University Medical Center

 

Kacey Zorzi, RN, BSN

Registered Nurse
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU)/Cooper University Health Care (CUHC)