Three members of the UMKC health care community have been recognized by the university as 2021 Gold Foundation Champions of Humanistic Care.
They will be among those from across the country honored at a virtual gala June 10, 三个国家级的获奖者在哪里, 包括安东尼·福奇, M.D.，也会得到认可.
The winners, all nominated by the UMKC 医学院 and its dean, Mary Anne Jackson, M.D.:
- 布里吉特L. 琼斯,米.D., M.S.C.R., associate professor of pediatrics; assistant academic dean in the medical school’s Office of Student Affairs; allergy, 儿童慈善医院的哮喘和免疫学专家
- 奥比·奥斯汀，F.N.P., M.S.N., UMKC Student Health and Wellness director and UMKC School of Nursing alum
- 帕姆·宾，R.N., B.S.N., M.H.S.A., M.B.A., Truman Medical Centers/University Health vice president for practice management and ambulatory care
共享重要信息
Jones was commended for working to ensure humanistic care for patients, providing COVID-19 education along with other trusted messengers and sharing her voice to eliminate health inequities for those most affected by the pandemic.
Her activities included working with a medical student leader to distribute masks to medical centers and communities in need, and collaborating with a faculty colleague to launch a fund-raising campaign to support Children’s Mercy employees who had unexpected financial need during the pandemic. She also discussed COVID-19 with community teenagers to answer their questions and was the host and moderator of a panel discussion with other trusted physicians and faculty focused on COVID-19 disease and vaccination in the Black community of Kansas City.
“Over the past year the pandemic has brought so much grief, 悲伤, 给很多人带来损失和痛苦, 社区和我们的整个世界,琼斯说. “I have been blessed to have my calling and purpose as a physician and as a human being to be a helper. I am blessed and privileged to be able to use my knowledge, skills and my voice to advocate and speak up for those who are most often thought of last or not thought of at all.”
关怀与合作
奥斯丁, the longtime director of student health services for the university, was praised as “one of our true heroes over the past year” for his leadership in fostering a culture of care and service. He was commended for quickly learning about COVID-19 and continuing to say up on the latest information so he could be a trusted source for the broader UMKC community and as a member of the university’s Coronavirus Planning Team.
“Providing care never takes the back seat,” 奥斯丁 said. “I learned that from so many beautiful souls that poured into me as a student here at the 世界杯赌场盘口’s 护理与健康研究学院, and it has been an honor to give back to the community educators making a difference in the Kansas City community.”
奥斯丁是美国驻伊拉克的一名指挥官.S. 海军预备队，回顾过去的一年.
“这场针对COVID的战争考验了我们的应变能力, fueled our compassion for others and most definitely our ability to see each other in an equal light fighting together as one people to save our humanity,他说.
大流行期间的快速反应
Bean was praised for her efforts that kept Truman Medical Centers, a vital member of the UMKC Health Sciences District and a key affiliate for the 医学院, 最重要的是流行病. Her nomination for the award said Bean “could not have been replaced in the early, 大流行的不确定日子.” She helped design the protocols that enabled TMC to initially provide more than 100,000支COVID-19疫苗, and her quick work allowed TMC to be the first medical center in the metro area to vaccinate its staff.
“供应商工作迅速。, 带着同情, to match the cruel reality of patients dying without family by their bedside,比恩说. 病人向医疗服务提供者寻求情感支持, and I am proud of my team for answering that need while offering high-quality, 全面的护理.”
阿诺德P. Gold Foundation is dedicated to the proposition that health care will be dramatically improved by placing the interests, values and dignity of all people at the core of teaching and practice. In addition to Fauci, this year’s national Gold Awards will honor Wayne Riley, M.D., president of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and head of the Board of Trustees of the New York Academy of Medicine, 埃里克·托波尔, M.D., founder and director of the Scripps 研究 Translational Institute and professor of molecular medicine at the Scripps 研究 Institute.