The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining us on our journey through consulting with Clinica Latino!

Our journey together truly began last night! Our first meeting was full of information (both positive and cringe-worthy) and lots of soul searching. Our first task was to meet our team, which happily came together seamlessly for the Healthcare Leadership crew.

Our team is comprised of leaders from across the healthcare landscape, bringing experience in sales, marketing, clinical, practice management, patient advocacy, and health administration (oh my!). It’s a good thing, too… our Clinical Latino project brief will test our expertise in all of these areas!

Our hope as a team is to be able to balance the demands of our full time jobs and, often, conflicting schedules with the dedication this project will demand. We also hope to be able to provide a tangible strategic plan for our clients that will help support their growth. Many of us have already worked together in groups so we have a lot of confidence that we will be able to foster a collaborative experience.

A few of us are really worried about the altitude in Quito and happy that prescription medicine can be procured rather easily from the pharmacy if we need it. A bigger fear, though, was obtaining clear direction from the client that does not waver during the project. Our speaker, Dennis, described a situation in which the clients themselves were not on the same page, which caused confusion and chaos for the team for a brief time. In an attempt to be proactive about this fear, we plan to communicate clearly and directly with the clients, and to “bring them along” as we work through our research and strategy.

As I mentioned before, our team is just overflowing with experience and personality. We all bring to the table unique personality traits that will help drive us forward through the process. Caroline brings calm and fun, Harriet is loud and enthusiastic , Esmeralda is resourceful and dedicated, Heidi is rational and even-keeled, while Mark brings lively banter and Rob brings objectivity.

From and experience perspective, we excel in our various fields and bring strategic thinking, people skills and a deep and diverse understanding of healthcare to the table. Together we are a venerable force!