Spring 2021 Newsletter
President’s Message May 2021
Our first few months of 2021 have been productive and energizing! Anchored by our strategic map, we continue to move the Society forward and advance our Mission. I invite you…
Read MoreEditor-in-Chief’s Message: Is DEI just the flavor of the month?
PCICS created a Diversity & Inclusion committee in June 2020 in response to national events in the United States, as a way to raise awareness about diversity, equity and inclusion…
Read MoreVice President’s Message May 2021
“The promise of spring’s arrival is enough to get anyone through the bitter winter!” — Jen Selinsky Well, folks, we have made it through winter and the light at the…
Read MoreDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee May 2021 Update
The current climate has brought to the forefront issues of discrimination, inequality, and disparities within our society as a whole. Not only does it permeate our societies globally but infiltrates…
Read MoreAdministrative SIG May 2021 Update
The PCICS Administrative Special Interest Group (SIG) continues to provide a forum for networking and provide opportunities for sharing perspectives and information among administrative leadership across the PCICS community. This…
Read MoreConnections Committee May 2021 Update
The Connections Committee has welcomed several new members this year: Francis Kim, Meghna Patel, Robyn Puente, Kriti Puri, Claire Rizk, Vamsi Yarlagadda, Matthew Pizzuto and Amy Romer. We are looking…
Read MoreThe Quest to Reduce Health Disparities in Congenital Heart Disease: Moving beyond Descriptions of Race-Based Outcomes
Despite medical and surgical advances in congenital heart disease (CHD), recent data has shown that racial/ethnic disparities in CHD mortality continue to persist throughout the lifespan.[1] For many years, the…
Read MoreCall to Action: Examining Health Disparities at the Institutional Level
“Yeah, but do you really think we treat kids differently because of their race?” It was a common question interviewers would ask me as I navigated subspecialty fellowship interviews across…
Read MoreWomen in Leadership
As I gathered my thoughts for this newsletter, I reflected on my experiences as a woman (and now a woman leader) in pediatric cardiac critical care. Although pediatric training has…
Read MoreEvery Rainbow Requires A Spectrum
I cannot think of another profession where it is of the utmost importance to have a thorough understanding and active participation in diversity, equity, and inclusion than healthcare. Each shift,…
Read MoreSawubona
Nearly ten years ago, my family and I spent about two weeks in South Africa during the Christmas and New Year holiday. We traveled to Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town.…
Read MoreImplicit Bias in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” – Martin Luther King, Jr As we cross the 1-year mark of living through…
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