9 Practices for Building Health Equity
“You never know who’s swimming naked until the tide goes out.” Warren Buffett might have been speaking of economics when he said that, but the principle applies to healthcare as well. Sometimes it takes a disease, an accident – or a pandemic – to reveal who’s really unprotected when a medical disaster hits. The determining […]
Apply for our Residency Stipend Program
Back in the early days of Tribal Health, we were known as Tribal EM – Tribal Emergency Medicine. And though we’ve expanded since, offering every clinical specialty, we still have a strong focus on managing and staffing emergency departments in Indigenous communities. In fact, we’re growing so fast that we’re looking for more top-notch EM […]
Eating Disorders in Indigenous Communities
Bring up the topic of disordered eating and it’s likely that people will picture an affluent, thin, White woman. It’s a cultural myth ingrained in our consciousness, it’s a clinical barrier, and most importantly – it’s dead wrong. Eating disorders are just as common in Indigenous communities, but you’d never know it to look at […]
Meet our October Nurse of the Month: Joe Lliteras
Today we talk to a veteran nurse highly praised by his leadership. “Joe is always helping wherever we need it,” says nurse supervisor Katie Schindler. “If we are short an MSA, he will go up front and work the window; if the outpatient clinic is short, he will go over and help them if asked. […]
Physician Finance: Interview with Dr. Dahle of White Coat Investor
Recently we spoke to Dr. Jim Dahle, an emergency physician and founder of White Coat Investor. Since 2011, he has been guiding physicians into financial success through blog posts, books, courses, podcasts, and other resources. He provides comprehensive financial literacy education on investment strategies, student loan debt, life insurance, physician finance, retirement planning, taxes, burnout […]
Improving Data Quality in Native Communities
Brookings Institution just released a report called “Good Data, Stronger Tribes” on the need for better data collection and utilization for Native American communities. You might recall that we issued our own report on flawed data and Indigenous health a few years ago – so we were intrigued to read their findings. In case you didn’t […]