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Greater than the sum of our parts

Interviews by Anita Martin
Photos by John Sattler

Kathy Rice, M.B.A.
President and CEO, Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital

 

How does CORE membership affect quality of care?

Having worked in both teaching and non-teaching hospitals, I prefer those with education programs, as both an administrator and a patient. Teachers are constantly questioning, and residents and students challenge everyone to do our best and stay at the highest level of care.

Has your involvement with the CORE benefited you as an administrator?

I think because of the CORE I understand better what’s needed in a medical education program. In my role as president of the American Osteopathic Bureau of Hospitals, I’m better able to advise and to connect people.

Also, most of the physicians on our medical staff are osteopathic. My role is to support those physicians and provide educational opportunities for future osteopathic physicians. The CORE and OU-COM are invaluable to those efforts. Before the CORE, (Ohio osteopathic) hospitals worked in silos when it came to medical education. (The CORE) gives us a consistent, coordinated program.

From your point of view, what are some areas in which OU-COM excels?

I’m not a physician, but if my directors of medical education are happy, I’m happy. As an administrator, I’m pleased to see the fantastic support that our DMEs and program directors receive from the CORE. We are proud to be a part of such a nationally esteemed medical training network, and I think that high level of support and consistency accounts for much of the CORE’s success and its national attention. continue

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