Becker’s Women’s Leadership

Leah Sigler, President of TheTeleDentists, joins the podcast to tell us about her background, challenges surrounding access to oral healthcare, leveraging technology to bridge gaps in access & patient education, what the most effective healthcare leaders need to be successful in the next 2-3 years, and more.

This episode features Ginny Torno, Administrative Director in Innovation and IT Clinical, Ancillary, Research Systems at Houston Methodist. Here, she discusses her background, how Houston Methodist is combatting staffing shortages, what the most effective healthcare leaders need to be successful in the next 2-3 years, and more. Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Appl...

This episode features Christy Bray Ricks, Vice President of Provider Talent, Ardent Health Services. Here, she discusses her journey to healthcare administration, her focus on increasing access to care & maintaining a pipeline for future providers into healthcare, the significance of providing a good work-life balance to decrease the likelihood of burnout, and more. Want to network with peers...

Sara Vaezy, Chief Strategy Officer at Providence, joins the podcast to talk about her background, the most innovative things happening in healthcare right now, how health systems should think about growth in the future while balancing physical footprint and virtual care, health systems needing to change to become financially strong organizations again as the healthcare industry evolves, and what s...

This episode features Marva Williams-Lowe, Chief Pharmacy Officer at MUSC Health. Here, she discusses her background, her focus on finding creative solutions to workforce shortages and burnout, what effective healthcare leaders need to be successful, and more.

Tune into this two part podcast series to hear from Jennfier Jones-McMeans, Divisional Vice president of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott, Natalie Monegro, Associate Director of Clinical Trial Diversity and Inclusion at Abbvie, and Stacy Bledsoe, Senior Director of Global Clinical Trial Diversity and Inclusion at Gilead on Women in Clinical Trials.   Hear insights on the history behind women in c...

Tune into this two part podcast series to hear from Jennfier Jones-McMeans, Divisional Vice president of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott, Natalie Monegro, Associate Director of Clinical Trial Diversity and Inclusion at Abbvie, and Stacy Bledsoe, Senior Director of Global Clinical Trial Diversity and Inclusion at Gilead on Women in Clinical Trials. Hear insights on the history behind women in cli...

This episode features Joanne Mizell, Chief Operating Officer at Banner|Aetna. Here, she discusses ways that health insurance has evolved throughout the years, the growth of Banner|Aetna, where the best opportunities to transform healthcare are, and more.

In this episode, we are joined by Tiffany Benjamin, CEO of Humana Foundation, joined the podcast to talk her philanthropic journey & what led her to the Humana Foundation, how Covid highlighted the severity of health inequities in America, different ways that the Humana Foundation is addressing health equity, and more.

This episode features Arianne Dowdell, Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Officer at Houston Methodist. Here, she discusses her background as a lawyer & broadcast journalist & what skills those experiences bring to her in her current role, the steps she is taking to educate her staff on DEI, Houston Methodist’s implication of a DEI dashboard & what that means,...

This episode features Michelle Winfield-Hanrahan, RN BSN MHA MSN, Chief Clinical Access Officer & Assistant Vice Chancellor for Access at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Here, she discusses what led her into healthcare leadership, the value of being a good listener, top challenges she’s preparing for going into 2023, and a lot more. Want to network with peers and hear more...

This episode features Julie Gauderman, Associate Director Nurse Anesthesia Program at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Here, she discusses her background & current role, challenges surrounding staffing shortages & burnout, innovation in the healthcare education world, and more.

This episode features Michelle Stansbury, Vice President of Innovation and IT Applications at Houston Methodist. Here, she discusses the benefits of dual roles in leadership, the success of Houston Methodist’s virtual nursing program, Houston Methodist’s plan to add in ambient intelligence as part of their care redesign, and more.

In this episode, we are joined by Patti (Hart) Artley, Chief Nursing Officer at Medical Solutions, to discuss her focus on retaining & supporting her team members, what makes her nervous and excited about going into this new year, the importance of creative & non-risk averse healthcare leadership, and more.

This episode features Natalie Bedford, Senior Vice President of Specialty Pharmacy at Humana. Here, she discusses what Specialty Pharmacy entails, different ways they support patients & providers in addition to dispensing medications, and more.

This episode features Mona Baset, Vice President of Digital Services at Intermountain Healthcare. Here, he discusses her background & career, what parts of healthcare can improve through automation, the importance of simplifying things in order to improve caregiver’s & patient’s experiences, and a lot more.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Peggy Duggan, Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer at Tampa General Hospital, to discuss her transition into her current role during the pandemic, her focus on delivery of care & patient experience, Tampa General’s work with battling sepsis, and more.

This episode features Dr. Elizabeth Fox, SVP Clinical Trials Research, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Here, she discusses her focus on mentoring the next generation of clinicians, St. Jude Children’s research on innovative cellular therapies, how the pandemic has impacted clinical research, and more.

In this episode, we are joined by Pat Keel, EVP, CFO, & CAO at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, to discuss her background, how she is looking at investments & growth, what makes St. Jude Children’s unique from other healthcare organizations, and more.

This episode features Renee Buckingham, President of Humana’s Primary Care Organization, a payer-agnostic subsidiary of Humana. Here, she discusses Humana being a value-based senior focused primary care group, how they adapted to survive the pandemic, ways they are addressing burnout, and more.

This episode features Andrea Eklund, Chief Compliance Officer & SVP at UnityPoint Health. Here, she discusses her focus on telehealth as a compliance officer, how she is looking at investments & growth, different ways she is preparing for the future, and more.

This episode features Qualenta Kivett, Executive Vice President, Chief People and Talent Officer at Tampa General Hospital. Here, she discusses her background & what led her to Tampa General, her focus on continuing to evolve, and more.

This episode features Arianne Dowdell, VP & Chief DEI Officer at Houston Methodist. Here, she discusses diversity, equity and inclusion at Houston Methodist, what they’re focused on for the remainder of 2022 and beyond.

This episode features Lydia Jumonville, President and CEO at SCL Health. Here, she joined the podcast to talk about the system's merger with Intermountain, what it means to be a faith-based health system and future growth.

This episode features Tracy Madden-McMahon, President and CEO at Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation. Here, she discusses how fundraising has changed in the past decade, how to know where to allocate funds, advice she would give to emerging leaders, and more.