Ethics & Leadership in Health Care

January 11, 2022, Filed Under: Internship

Health Communications Social Media Internship with Resilient Georgia – Spring 2022

About Resilient Georgia:

Our mission at Resilient Georgia is to lead a state-wide coalition to develop a closely aligned trauma-informed public and private network working toward a united vision to create a birth through 26 year-old integrated behavioral health system. This includes the use of essential tools such as education/teaching/training, workforce development, policy strengthening, practice research, and evaluation. Resilient Georgia is among the only organizations focused on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) prevention and increasing trauma-informed awareness and care delivery through statewide coalitions.

Organization Contacts:

Emily Anne Vall, Executive Director, evall@resilientga.org

Neha Mehta Khanna, Director, Strategy & Operations, nkhanna@resilientga.org (BDP Children & Society 2005 Alum & Former BDP Alumni Mentor)

Health Communications Social Media Internship Details:

Our Health Communications Social Media Intern will help to build and shape a visitor’s experience with our social media channels to help further Resilient Georgia’s ability to share our work, highlight innovation and partnerships, and promote best practice resources and training. The intern will work closely with the Executive Director & Director, Strategy & Operations to receive weekly strategic input & guidance, and to ensure that all design and content aligns with Resilient Georgia’s communication objectives, vision & mission.

Social Media Responsibilities:

Ideate, create and post content to different social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn & YouTube)
Plan and adhere to content calendars to schedule posts on different social media platforms
Track user traffic and assess user response to different content posted
Plan social media campaigns to reach a wider audience and increase awareness
Align social media content across all communications channels including newsletter, website, and blog posts
Increase online interaction and engagement with state and national partners and stakeholders

To Apply:

Please email a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to Resilient Georgia’s Executive Director and Director, Strategy & Operations (contact information above).

Additional Information:

Number of hours per week: 10-20

Location: Remote

Compensation: $15/hour

December 13, 2021, Filed Under: Internship

Internship with Tarrytown Pharmacy – Spring 2022

Tarrytown Pharmacy

About us

Tarrytown Pharmacy has been serving the Austin community since 1941, and has brought top-notch service to our patients. We are also one of the leading compounding pharmacies in the city of Austin and the state of Texas.

Tarrytown Pharmacy, originally owned by Guy Kelly, opened its doors the day before Pearl Harbor Day on December 6, 1941, at 3310 Windsor Road. Soon thereafter Mr. Kelly sold the store to Gatewood Newberry, a local investor and businessman. In 1950 Gatewood sold the store to his younger brother Jack (J.D.) Newberry, who lived on Cherry Lane with his wife, Helen, and two children Brian and Neal. J.D. raised his family in Tarrytown, eventually moving to Mountain Laurel Lane to a development his uncle William Gatewood had established. J.D. and Helen had two more children – Keith and Sharon – and continued running the store until 1973.

That year, JD and Helen’s eldest son Brian and wife Judy purchased the store. Brian had graduated from The University of Texas College of Pharmacy in 1968 and spent 5 years gaining experience in chain stores and hospital pharmacies in Austin and Dallas. When Brian took over operations, he made the decision to remove the Soda Fountain and expanded the inventory. The pharmacy continued its legacy as a central gathering place for Tarrytown residents.

In 1986, Brian and his wife Gail moved into a larger space across the parking lot, next door to the Tarrytown Post Office. The move enabled the Newberrys to expand their gift, card, and cosmetic offerings while maintaining efficient pharmacy operations. Tarrytown Pharmacy has been a backbone of the neighborhood, and the Austin community, for over 75 years. We regularly donate merchandise, time, and funds to local schools and charities and we pride ourselves in our community service – service that begins with our customers. We know their names and their families, and they know ours. Many of them have been shopping with us for five generations and we value their trust and loyalty.

Tarrytown Pharmacy continues to be owned and operated by the Newberry family – the third generation owner Mark Newberry, and his wife Leslie Newberry, are continuing in Brian and J.D.’s traditions of service, community, and dependability.

Internship Opportunity – Pharmacy Technician Trainee

We are looking for interns for our community compounding lab. Interns would be paid part-time employees and commit to 1 or 2 shifts per week. Since we are a pharmacy, interns would have to obtain a Technician in Training license through the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, which can be done online. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter, and a copy of your Spring 2022 schedule to Linh Nguyen, Director of Compounding, at linh@tarrytownpharmacy.com.

December 13, 2021, Filed Under: Internship

Internships with Wye River Group – Spring 2022

Wye River Group Overview

Wye River Group is a nonpartisan, not for profit entity, which serves as catalyst to raise awareness and broaden perspectives to enable cross stakeholder engagement. The organization tackles challenging public policy issues such as water and health and health care.

Based in Washington DC WRG and its sister organization GKEN.org (Global Knowledge Exchange Network) create an intellectual exchange of fresh ideas in a neutral environment, employing a dynamic process that works to stay ahead of emerging trends. We identify and advance approaches that build on the value of consensus and public private partnerships.

The strength of this work rests on the active engagement of a cross-section of stakeholders committed to advancing common goals. The unique, inclusive process employed in reaching agreement on issues helps ensure its long term viability in the public policy arena and in the marketplace.

Our success depends on maintaining our position as neutral catalyst skilled at creating an environment of trust and in setting the stage for dialogue involving diverse interests within an ‘apolitical’ philosophical framework.

For more information, please visit wrgh.org.

Available Internships

The Wye River Group has 3 different internship opportunities currently available

First Internship Opportunity

From: January through June 2022

We are seeking interns to work with us on a very timely social and public policy issue, substance use (SU). Ideally the student(s) would have a background in public and a strong interest in public policy.

This is an excellent opportunity to meet key health and health care influencers and learn more about the impact SU is having on individuals, families, and communities across Texas.

The internship may start now and continue through the fall and or spring term, for the right candidate. The candidate selected will research and draft background policy papers, on substance use trends through multiple lens for example; underserved, gender, ethnicity, age, disparity in treatment dispersal, stigma, etc. The background research will be used to develop writings reviewed by UTH professionals and ultimately published in media, trade and professional societies across the state.

We are working with the individuals listed below. Your research will support papers to be published under one or more of these leaders with a reference to your contribution.

The work is remote and will require that you have a computer and telephone. Thank you for your consideration. If interested, please contact me at the email below.

My best,

Jon

Jon Comola

Email: jrcomola@wrgh.org

Founder, Wye River Group, wrgh.org

Mobile; 512 695 8806

Danette Castle, CEO Texas Council

Jamie Defensing, CEO Texas Association of Health Plans

Maureen Milligan, CEO Teaching Hospitals of Texas.

Jana Eubanks, CEO, Texas Association of Community Health Centers

Kay Ghahremani, Texas Association of Community Health Plans CEO.

Mary Dale Peterson, Driscoll COO

Helen Kent Davis Senior VP Texas Medical Association.

Robert Hebert, Ft Bend County Court Judge (former)

Barbara Canales, Nueces County Court Judge

Ken Janda, Founder Blue Sky consulting

Laura and Patrick, Children’s Defense funds general counsel and president respectfully.

Sara Ramirez, Senior VP Texas Hospital Association

Mark Chassay, Medical Director Texas BCBSTX

Second Internship Opportunity

From: January to June 2022

We are seeking interns to work with us on a very timely social and public policy issue answering the question: “What are we seeing happening in Texas communities during the pandemic; socially, emotionally, economically, and with wellbeing?” Ideally the student(s) would have an active interest in public policy or public health.

This is an excellent opportunity to meet key health and health care influencers and public policy makers and learn more about the impact the pandemic is having on individuals, families, and communities across Texas. Understanding what we are experiencing and translating those learnings to inform our policy moving forward.

The internship will start in the Spring 2022 and may continue through the summer or fall term, for the right candidate. The candidate selected will research and draft background papers, on various aspects the pandemic is having on Texas communities, gather data and highlight contemporary writings that inform the conversation.

The effort will launch with a facilitated panel discussion among many of Texas; thought leaders; leadership of the; Texas Rural Hospital Association, Children’s Defense Fund, Texas Hospital Association, Texas Demographer, Texas Medical Association, University of Texas Health have all agreed to serve on a scheduled panel discussion January 18^th 2022.

The discussion will be filmed, and the footage will be reconstituted into a 5–7-minute film short to be distributed across Texas communities through civic groups like the Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club, Rotary club, etc. This is designed to stimulate dialogue and spark action to improve our ability to respond to crisis.

We are working with the individuals listed below.

The work is remote and will require that you have a computer and telephone. Thank you for your consideration. If interested, please contact me at the email below.

My best,

Jon

Jon Comola

Email: jrcomola@wrgh.org

Founder, Wye River Group, wrgh.org

Mobile; 512 695 8806

Danette Castle, CEO Texas Council

Jamie Defensing, CEO Texas Association of Health Plans

Maureen Milligan, CEO Teaching Hospitals of Texas.

Jana Eubanks, CEO, Texas Association of Community Health Centers

Kay Ghahremani, Texas Association of Community Health Plans CEO.

Mary Dale Peterson, Driscoll COO

Helen Kent Davis Senior VP Texas Medical Association.

Robert Hebert, Ft Bend County Court Judge (former)

Barbara Canales, Nueces County Court Judge

Ken Janda, Founder Blue Sky consulting

Laura and Patrick, Children’s Defense funds general counsel and president respectfully.

Sara Ramirez, Senior VP Texas Hospital Association

Mark Chassay, Medical Director Texas BCBSTX

Third Internship Opportunity

From: January to June 2022

Substance Use legislative interim recommendations

We are seeking interns to work with us on a very timely social and public policy issue what is the social and economic impact of the growth in substance use in Texas communities? Ideally the student(s) would have an active interest in public policy or public health.

This is an excellent opportunity to meet key health and health care influencers and public policy makers and learn more about the impact the pandemic is having on business, individuals, families, and communities across Texas. Understanding what we are experiencing and translating those learnings to inform our policy moving forward.

This initiative will support one of the THIN recommendations: (THIN is described below)

“Study the impact of the COVID pandemic on the rate of substance use. Include an analysis that compares substance use (all categories) before the pandemic, during the pandemic and the project long term costs to the state.”

The work is remote and will require that you have a computer and telephone. Thank you for your consideration. If interested, please contact me at the email below.

My best,

Jon

Jon Comola

Email: jrcomola@wrgh.org

Founder, Wye River Group, wrgh.org

Mobile; 512 695 8806

PLEASE NOTE this internship is NOT with THIN and is not directly affiliated with THIN. This is strictly a Wye River Group initiative designed to augment legislative interim study of substance use impact on Texas.

Texas Health Improvement Network Advisors:

The THIN Advisory Council is a group of thirty leaders from both traditional and non-traditional sectors impacting health. (See attached for list of current members.) When the Council was established in 2016 it included members representing the state health agencies, state healthcare trade organizations, and the large Texas public employer and academic systems, including Teachers Retirement System of Texas, Employees Retirement System of Texas, University of Texas System, Texas A&M University System, Texas Tech University System, and University of North Texas System. At its inception the Council also included representation from several regional national organizations including the Federal Reserve, Episcopal Health Foundation, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, and American Heart Association.