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The HBCU Advocate


Volume 2 Number 6 Career and Business Opportunities Eliminating Healthcare Disparities One Bright Mind at a Time


completing an executive residency with the Hospital Corporation of America in Nashville, TN. His advocacy for the BHLI is evident through his activism to


lead a philanthropic initiative


engaging BHLI alumni and teaching them that giving back is an important characteristic of leadership.


The BHLI has coordinated nearly BY MONTOYA COLLINS, OFFICE MANAGER, BLUFORD HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE John W. Bluford III, (Fisk


‘71), President and Founder of the Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute (BHLI) believes developing a pipeline of talented, minority undergraduates for leadership roles in healthcare will serve to eliminate healthcare disparities among minority and vulnerable populations over the next several generations.


Welcoming


in 2019, the BHLI has mentored 81 undergraduate Historically


Black Colleges


and Universities including Fisk University, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Lincoln University, Morehouse College, North Carolina


&Technical University, Spelman College and Tuskegee University.


The Institute based in Kansas


City, MO, was established in 2013 and exposes scholars to various facets of


healthcare administration while


its 7th cohort scholars from


developing their leadership skills to position the talented men and women for life long careers in healthcare leadership.


The BHLI continues to positively


impact the field of healthcare. From among the BHLI’s 46 scholars who have earned their


undergraduate


degrees, 36 of those undergraduates are serving in the field of healthcare or earning related graduate degrees including Raynard Ware (2014 Cohort). Raynard matriculated at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA and earned his Master’s Degree in


Health Agricultural Systems Administration


from Georgetown University. “The BHLI has positively impacted my life in unimaginable ways,” Raynard explains. “I am thankful for the work that the BHLI has done and will continue to do providing pathways for underrepresented youth into healthcare


professions and leadership.” Ware is currently


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60 paid internships across the nation for its scholars. As the scholars enter the healthcare workforce and engage in leadership roles, they will serve to increase the diversity among the C-Suites of healthcare systems.


received


Alexis Hawks (2013 Cohort) her


undergraduate


at North Carolina Technical


degree Agricultural & University and Master’s


Degree in Public Health Administration at the University of Kansas. Alexis is currently working at the University of Kansas - School of Health Professions in the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Department; “The BHLI impacted my life in a way I will never forget. I was introduced to people whom I would have never imagined meeting. Because of my experience, I now view healthcare with a new pair of eyes and know what it takes to transform our society,” says Hawks.


Founder and Fisk University


alumnus John W. Bluford has over four decades of experience in hospital and health system administration and executive leadership. He is a nationally known healthcare innovator recognized by Modern Healthcare and Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the Most Influential People in Healthcare. Bluford


served as Chairman of the American Hospital Association, America’s Essential Hospitals, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, and the Missouri Hospital Association.


The Institute’s program speakers


have included Patricia Maryland, Dr. PH, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ascension Healthcare; Ian Morrison, Author, Consultant & Futurist; Bruce Siegel, MD, President and CEO of America’s Essential Hospitals, and leaders from the American Hospital Association including Richard Pollack, President and CEO and Priscilla Ross, Senior Associate Director of Federal Relations. The program continues to host an elite and diverse line up of nationally


recognized professionals who have


impacted the healthcare arena across the country while strongly influencing scholar participants.


The BHLI is expanding its


national footprint. The Institute now impacts and partners with a host of premier


healthcare organizations


around the country such as Duke University Hospital (Durham, NC), Hennepin Healthcare (Minneapolis, MN) and Henry Ford Health System (Detroit. MI).


Bluford states, “The Bluford Institute has developed an impressive platform for nurturing and developing talented HBCU scholars for a lifelong career


of positively impacting


communities of color, as well as providing them the basis for a rewarding career.”


Winter 2019


executive positively


About the contest February 25th, 2019 11:59 PM


Deadline Prize


$500.00 The contest is open to all high school and HBCU college students.


Students are asked to select a figure in Black History, who attended an HBCU, that has been an inspiration to them. The length of the essay (essays too short or too long will be eliminated from judging) should be 500 to 1,000 words for high schoolers, and 1,000 to 2,000 words for college students (undergraduate only). Home-schooled students also are encouraged to enter.


Essay Contest


Submit entries to info@thehbcuadvocate.com with the subject “Black History Month Essay Contest.” Essays will be accepted in PDF form. Include your name, telephone number, school, and email address, as well as the name of a teacher or counselor, and their phone number and email address. Email questions to info@thehbcuadvocate.com.


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