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Welcome everyone, to the
Becker's Healthcare podcast
series. I'm Maria Mohammed,

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writer and moderator
with Becker's Healthcare,

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and I'm absolutely thrilled to
have with me today. Selena Dallas,

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associate Chief Nursing Officer
at Detroit Medical Center. Selena,

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it's very nice to have you on
the podcast today. How are you?

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I'm great, thank you. How are you? Good.

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Good. Thank you so much for
asking. Well, to get us started,

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would you mind please introducing
yourself and telling us a bit about your

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background?

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Sure. My name is Selena Dallas.

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I am the Associate Chief Nursing Officer
at Harper Hudson Hospital at Detroit

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Medical Center. Um, I have been
a nurse for about 18 years. Um,

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I, my primary background is emergency
services. I love that fast pace. Um,

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I have worked in various other areas. Um,

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behavioral health would be my next
specialty as well. Um, I just love it.

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So that's a little bit
about me and my background.

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Got it, got it. Thank you so much
and congratulations on the 18 years.

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That definitely is an accomplishment.
Um, and since you've, you know,

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been in this setting for
such a long period of time,

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I'm sure you have a great answer to
this next question I'm going to ask you.

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And can you tell me about your most
successful project or initiative from the

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last year? Uh,

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what is issues were you trying to
solve and what drove the success?

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Sure.

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So I think my most successful would
be the opening of a rapid admission

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and discharge unit. Um,
very successful. Uh,

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the initiative trying to solve there was
all around patient throughput and just

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getting the patients into the appropriate
places where they need to be. Um,

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and, and it was just such a great success.

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Wonderful. Thank you so much for giving
us that insight. And as you know,

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the clinical workforce has changed
a lot in the last few years.

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What challenges are you still facing and
how do you see the clinical workforce

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evolving?

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You know, staffing just continues
to remain a challenge, I think in,

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in just in healthcare in general,
and not just nursing, it's, um,

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all disciplines. Um, I do see
the clinical workforce evolving,

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um, you know, technological advancements.

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Those advancements have the potential
to automate certain tasks, you know,

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improve diagnostic accuracy and
enhance patient care. You'll,

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I think we'll see more
interdisciplinary collaboration. Um,

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clinical workforce is likely to see
more collaboration between different

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healthcare professionals such as, you
know, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists,

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um, more coordinated care.

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I think we'll see a shift in
preventive care, you know,

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moving more towards preventive
care. And that shift, I think,

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may lead to the expansion of the
clinical workforce in areas like health

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coaching, wellness counseling,
and population health management.

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I do think we'll also see a
focus on mental health, uh, uh,

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an inc a larger focus on mental
health, I should say. Um,

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I do think we'll see it expanded
in the fields of mental health,

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including psychiatrists,
psychologists, and counselors.

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So those are just a few ways that I
see the clinical workforce evolving.

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Yeah. Thank you so much
for giving us those trends.

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I definitely heard a couple talking
to other healthcare professionals.

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I definitely think that, you
know, they will be, you know, um,

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evolving pretty quickly here.
Um, before I let you go,

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the last thing I wanted to ask you is,

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what is your best advice for
aspiring physician and nurse leaders?

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I would say stay true to yourself.
Never change who you are.

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Don't be afraid to think outside of the
box and try those things that may be

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unpopular.

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Wonderful. Wonderful. Well, thank you
so much for those final thoughts. Lena.

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This has been amazing
discussion. So again,

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I wanna thank you so much for
coming on Becker's Healthcare,

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and I look forward to
connecting with you again soon.

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Thank you so much. Have a good day.

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