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Celebrate Diversity Month 2022

By Matthew Krauthamer, DO, Medical Director, Special Operations, TeamHealth Northeast Group   April is distinguished as Celebrate Diversity Month. It is a great opportunity for us all to recognize and honor the diversity surrounding us. Celebrating the Diversity in My Life Diversity is understanding and appreciating people from all walks of life, sexes, religion and...

Celebrating National Women Physicians Day 2022

Each year on February 3, we join our colleagues across the country in celebrating National Women Physicians Day. February 3 is the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the United States to receive a medical degree in 1848. Today, TeamHealth recognizes women physicians for their impactful contributions to our company and the...

Choosing a Career in Anesthesia

Earlier this year, Dr. Vibhuti Chopra shared her inspiring story for Women Physicians Day. Now, she's sharing more about facing COVID-19 with her team and why she chose a career in anesthesia. 

Celebrating Diversity at TeamHealth

By Eric Norman, TeamHealth Chief Human Resources Officer   Celebrate Diversity Month Started in 2004 to recognize and honor the diversity surrounding us all, Celebrate Diversity Month is celebrated in April. By recognizing differences and similarities during this month, we can gain a better understanding of each other and develop a deeper appreciation for the...

TeamHealth honors 2020 Women in Leadership awardees

TeamHealth’s Women in Leadership (WIL) Steering Committee recognizes 10 clinicians and administrative associates as the 2020 Women in Leadership Award winners. The WIL program supports the sustained development of women leaders within TeamHealth, and each awardee demonstrates dedication to professional growth, exemplary leadership skills and mentoring abilities that advance healthcare and enable others to succeed,...

Know Your Worth

By Janice Rice, DO, Facility Medical Director at Southwest Brunswick Emergency Medical Center This past summer, I was promoted to facility medical director for a small, freestanding emergency department at Southwest Brunswick Emergency Medical Center in Brunswick, Ohio. This gave me the opportunity to attend the Leadership Education And Development (LEAD) program, a conference held...

Beyond Clinical Medicine Episode 17: Women in Leadership

Listen in on conversations with leading clinicians across the country that cover all the things they don’t teach you in residency in our new podcast Beyond Clinical Medicine. This #BeyondClinicalMedicine podcast highlights the vital role of women in the world of medicine today, examines some of the challenges that women face in healthcare, and shares...

Barbara Blevins’ Impact on TeamHealth’s Women in Leadership Program

We recently spoke with Barbara Blevins, former TeamHealth president of integrated operations, about her career in healthcare, her time at TeamHealth and the impact she continues to leave on the organization through her vision in founding our Women In Leadership (WIL) program. TeamHealth: Tell me about your roles and responsibilities while working in healthcare and...

Women In Leadership Celebrate Dr. Mary Haven Merkle

With decades of experience as a practicing internist, hospital physician and physician executive, Dr. Mary Haven Merkle lends her wealth of knowledge and skills to the company as Senior Vice President of Integrated Services and we are pleased to award her the Women In Leadership – Leadership Award. The Women in Leadership Award is designed...

Celebrating Our Women In Leadership for National Women Physicians Day

TeamHealth joins National Women Physicians Day in celebrating women physicians as colleagues, friends, family and doctors. We want to recognize not only the strides that have been made by generations of women doctors but that a balance must be struck that allows women to succeed professionally while balancing family. Watch this great video with our own...

Female Physicians: Let Your Voice Be Heard

We recently spoke with one of our regional medical directors, Dr. Gina Wilkins, MD, MHA, FACEP, about her role as a leader at TeamHealth, and she offered great insight on mentorship and her calling to enter medicine and gave advice for female physicians wanting to advance their careers. How long have you worked with TeamHealth?...