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Highlights
- It's become increasingly clear that healthcare workplaces are filled with non-inclusive behavior.
- Author(s): Karen Catlin
- 294 Pages
- Medical, Administration
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Book Synopsis
It's become increasingly clear that healthcare workplaces are filled with non-inclusive behavior. People who are underrepresented because of their gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and identity, disabilities, and other factors regularly face biases and challenges that hold them back from success. These include everything from harassment, dismissive behavior, and lack of credit for their contributions, to pay inequity, extra hurdles to advancement, and more. And while many organizations are looking to address these issues with top-down initiatives, there's also an important role for individuals to play in creating a more inclusive culture via everyday acts of allyship.
In this new book, inclusive workplace expert Karen Catlin brings her popular Better Allies(R) approach to healthcare workplaces.
Belonging in Healthcare provides a practical, research-based guide for how to be a better ally for coworkers who are from underrepresented groups. Filled with firsthand accounts from nurses, physicians, staff, administrators, and professors, combined with published studies, the book will help you spot situations where you can create a more inclusive workplace and everyday actions to take so everyone can thrive.
This is the book that allies in healthcare have been searching for: an industry-specific guide to the mindsets, strategies, and changes needed to make their workplaces more equitable from the inside out.
Review Quotes
"The vital need to diversify our healthcare workforce has been palpable for a long time. Now, through Karen Catlin's research and stories, we have a practical guide that can help get us there." -Eric Topol, MD, Author DEEP MEDICINE, Professor, Scripps Research
"Ms. Catlin did her research when taking on the healthcare industry after tech. I applaud her attention to the lack of racial and ethnic representation of frontline professionals and the need for white healthcare workers to practice allyship with their colleagues of color. What is especially concerning is the persistent elimination of diverse talent from the medical workforce at a time when retention should be of paramount importance to mitigate an impending workforce shortage, eliminate healthcare disparities and optimize public health." -Pringl Miller, MD FACS, Founder and Executive Director of Physician Just Equity
"Belonging in Healthcare is more than a great book; it's a clarion call to action. Karen Catlin is a shoulder angel with practical advice for the privileged in healthcare to sponsor, champion, amplify, and advocate for their colleagues with less access. The book is a must read, and being a better ally is a must do. We can't hope to tackle inequity and disparities in health outcomes for patients without fostering inclusive workplaces for those who care for them." -Murray Brozinsky, CEO of Conversa Health (now part of Amwell)
"In Belonging in Healthcare, Karen Catlin offers a wealth of poignant observations and practical advice that anyone who works in a healthcare-related field can use to make their work environments more welcoming and inclusive to our patients, students, and colleagues. This is a powerful book that is full of wisdom about issues that can often be difficult to discuss, while also leaving the reader feel inspired and equipped to help address those same challenges." -Kyle Pusateri, MA, MPH, Chief Operating Officer, Global Brain Health Institute
"Belonging in Healthcare is an important read for all healthcare leaders seeking to understand how to shift the workplace culture to one of inclusivity and belonging." -Resa E. Lewiss, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Radiology, Founder of The Visible Voices podcast
"This book reminds us that there is a subtle but critically important distinction between being a 'knight' and being an ally. In the healthcare industry, being an ally is more than just a moral imperative; it could quite literally be a matter of life and death." -Dawn Haut, MD, Leader of a large federally qualified health center (FQHC)
"Karen Catlin's Belonging in Healthcare shows the importance of allyship in healthcare and then points the way for each of us. Being an ally is a continuous journey of learning and taking action for change, and this book shares practical ways to sponsor others in their careers, expand our networks, improve hiring, make the workplace more inclusive, and more." -Philip Welkhoff, PhD, Director at a global philanthropic foundation