Summa Health President and CEO, Cliff Deveny, M.D., shared his time as a virtual guest presenter for 麻豆视频最新最全 College of Public Health undergraduate students on December 9 for the 鈥淟eadership and Management during a Disease Outbreak鈥 course module. Dr. Deveny discussed Summa鈥檚 extensive communication program, collaborating with area health care systems, public health agencies and state government in the midst of a pandemic. He stressed the need for frequent, transparent information updates available to patients, staff and throughout the community. In addition, Dr. Deveny fielded student questions on leadership and his advice on success and professionalism, and offered useful advice about emerging career opportunities for public health graduates.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 thank Dr. Deveny enough for spending his time with our students, especially during this most challenging time in history for hospital leadership. To be able to see Summa鈥檚 communication techniques and hear what鈥檚 worked directly from Dr. Deveny during a worldwide pandemic is priceless to our students,鈥 said Bob Howard. Howard, Bill Franks and Matt Stefanak are retired public health and hospital executives who developed the course and serve as course instructors and public health ambassadors for the college.