06/25/21

Healthcare Justice Perspectives

Vituity CEO Imamu “Mu” Tomlinson, MD, MBA, has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of this year’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives! This award recognizes his leadership in expanding Vituity’s scope of care delivery via virtual care models and deploying its clinicians to one of the hardest hit areas of the country in the early months of the pandemic.

This is Dr. Tomlinson’s second major award recognition in 2021, following his acknowledgement as one of Fierce Healthcare’s Most Influential Minority Executives!

Healthcare Justice Starts With Us

As healthcare leaders and clinicians, we must “walk the walk” to promote inclusiveness and recognition of inequality. The noticeable influence of racism permeates heavily throughout our society, with healthcare injustice being one of the most pervasive and dangerous determinants.

At Vituity we are committed to creating a more equitable healthcare system for all. We are joining crucial conversations on healthcare inequities, enforcing culturally competent care standards in our organization and actively creating pathways for future generations of diverse leaders.

IMPACT Series: Creating Pathways for Future Generations of Diverse Leaders

IMPACT stands for Influence, Purpose, Action, Commitment, and Trust. IMPACT forums are designed to provide tools needed to successfully navigate the healthcare professional journey. These educational events are free of charge and encourage residents and medical students to network with physicians and job creators.

IMPACT: Level Up
A Forum for Black Physicians

Our Vituity physician leaders are committed to amplifying the voices of the underrepresented. Register for IMPACT: Level Up – A Forum for Black Physicians June 23, 2021 12:00pm – 2:00pm ET.

Featured speakers include Vituity’s Mike McGee, MD, Maureen Bell, MD, and Savoy Brummer, MD and more! Listen as they share how they have led the fight for diversity, inclusion and health equity and their own medical careers.

Vituity’s Physician Leaders Drive Positive Change in the Healthcare Industry

CEO Imamu Tomlinson, MD, MBA published a prescription for achieving equitable distribution and acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Fierce Healthcare.

Earlier this year, Dr. Tomlinson reflected on the important role healthcare leaders can play in bringing healthcare justice to our communities: Inclusion and Equality in Healthcare podcast.

“As an African American healthcare CEO and emergency physician in an underserved rural community, healthcare justice is close to my heart.”

Imamu Tomlinson, MD, MBA

Maureen Bell, M.D., Vituity Medical Director and chair of the emergency department at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., has seen the disproportionate burden that COVID-19 has had on older Black adults, firsthand. Dr Bell, the recipient of the 2020 Wes Curry Award in Executive Leadership and is featured in AARP article COVID-19 Proves Especially Fatal to Aging African Americans.