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CHCF Health Care Leadership Program

Group photo of the CHCF Leadership Program cohort 14 in 2016.

Four Reasons Why Organizations Need to Invest in Developing Leaders

By Marie Hubbard, Senior Program Manager and Sunita Mutha, Director Pictured: The 14th cohort of the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program in 2016 (photo credit: Noah Berger)   In the last decade,...
Photo of the 32 members of the CHCF Leadership cohort 23 at their first seminar together in December 2023.

Empowering 32 More Future Health Care Leaders

By Dr. Michelle Schneidermann, director of the California Health Care Foundation’s People-Centered Care Team Pictured above: The 32 members of cohort 23 of the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program at...

32 Clinicians Selected for Next Round of CHCF Leadership Program

By Dr. Michelle Schneidermann, director of CHCF’s People-Centered Care Team Thirty-two fellows have been selected for the next round of the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program, which helps clinicians...
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Health Care’s Problems Too Big to Handle Alone

By Sunita Mutha, MD, FACP, Director of Healthforce Center The challenges facing health care are too big for individuals or individual organizations to handle alone. Solving these problems requires...
CHCF Health Care Foundation alumni works with student

Healthforce Alum Recruits Young People to Diversify Health Care Workforce

Jocelyn Freeman Garrick, MD is an emergency department physician who's on a mission to ensure that health care providers reflect the racial and gender diversity of the patients they serve. Her...
Susan Ehrlich at San Francisco

At the Center of San Francisco's Safety Net, the CEO Leans In

Photo: Susan Ehrlich, MD, MPP, the CEO of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, presides over one of California’s most important safety-net institutions. Photo by: Josh Edelson Story source: ...

CHCF Health Care Leadership Program Announces New Class of Fellows (2018–2020)

Thirty-two clinical leaders have been selected to participate in the California Health Care Foundation’s Health Care Leadership Program to expand their management skills and meet the challenges...
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San Joaquin Health Plan CEO Built the Plane as She Was Flying It

Photo: Health Plan of San Joaquin CEO Amy Shin, right, meets with Chief Information Officer Cheron Vail. Photo: Craig Sanders. Story source: California Health Care Foundation By Tracy Seipel,...
Dr. Wei An Lee speaks at the LAC+USC Farmers Market

Leadership Alum's Project Continues to Bear Fruit (and Vegetables)

As a fellow in the  CHCF Health Care Leadership Program, Dr. Wei An Lee, an endocrinologist at Los Angeles County+University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center, developed a medical...
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Slow But Steady: The Growing Numbers of Men Who Choose Nursing

CHCF Health Care Leadership Program fellow Sergio Camarillo, MBA, MS, RN, decided he wanted to be a physical therapist after he learned about the profession at a career day in high school. While...