Fourteen MercyOne physicians earn Certificates in Healthcare Leadership
April 25, 2022Clive, Iowa – Empowering themselves with mindset, skills and confidence to become more effective leaders, fourteen MercyOne physicians recently earned a Certificate in Healthcare Leadership, a program developed in partnership with Dignity Health Global Education and Duke Corporate Education. Designed for health care professionals, the 12-week program teaches leaders to evaluate themselves, improve communication, build relationships and motivate others using a framework developed in collaboration with industry experts and world-leading instructors.
The following individuals from across MercyOne received certificates at a recent ceremony:
- Duane Abbott, MD – MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center
- Ryan Arvenik, DO – MercyOne Centerville Family Medicine
- Joe Carrington, DO – MercyOne Des Moines Pulmonary & Infectious Disease Care
- Patrick Courtney, MD – MercyOne North Iowa Family Medicine Residency
- Esmiralda Henderson, MD - MercyOne Des Moines Neurosurgery
- Peter Larsen, PhD – MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
- Pankaj Mehta, MD – MercyOne Waterloo Pulmonology Care
- Hussain Naseri, MD – MercyOne Waterloo Cancer Center
- Ashton Nickles, DPM – MercyOne Clinton Specialty Care
- Jennifer Olson, DO – President, MercyOne Medical Group-Central Iowa
- May Tee, MD – MercyOne Des Moines Surgical Care
- Douglas Summerfield, MD – MercyOne North Iowa Internal Medicine
- Andrew Terry, DO – MercyOne Des Moines Emergency Care
- Steven Warrington, MD – MercyOne Siouxland Emergency Care
At this ceremony, each physician leader presented a capstone project that included optimization of Prior Authorizations, Provider Engagement, Multidisciplinary rounding to improve LOS, Development of an Intermediate Care Unit, Patient Satisfaction, Faculty Development and Rural Tract for Surgical ACGME training.
“It was exhilarating to witness these leaders effectively apply their learnings and articulate how they used principals such as Kotter’s 8-Step Process for Leading Change in their capstone,” said Dr. Hijinio Carreon, chief medical executive of MercyOne. “Through earning a Certificate in Healthcare Leadership, with support and mentorship from MercyOne, these fourteen physician leaders continue to build and expand their foundation for future growth.”
Dignity Health Global Education (DHGE) is the leading healthcare workforce development company. Dedicated to providing customized educational opportunities and a student-centric experience, DHGE develops online programs and workforce development solutions with industry, for industry. They achieve this goal by partnering with top-ranked academic institutions and thought-leading professionals.
