balancing act: physician, vice president, wife, mother, and woman of faith

Balancing Act: Physician, Vice President, Wife,

Mother, and Woman of FaithApril 5, 2014Julie B. Schuller, MD, MPH, MBA

Executive Vice President16th Street Community Health Center

Milwaukee, WI

“The will of God is constantly before you like an immense, inexhaustible ocean that no human heart can fathom….”

Jean-Pierre de Caussade, SJ

Abandonment to Divine Providence

Call to Vocation

Call to ServiceCall of the Poor

Call to Leadership

Call to Lead

Call to Motherhood

Call to Vocation

Call to Vocation

Call to Service

Call to Vocation

Call to ServiceCall of the Poor

To Improve the Health and Well-being of Milwaukee and Surrounding Communities

by Providing Quality, Patient-Centered, Family-based Health Care, Health Education and Social Services, Free From Linguistic,

Cultural and Economic Barriers

Mission Statement

Call to Vocation

Call to ServiceCall of the Poor

Call to Leadership

Call to Vocation

Call to ServiceCall of the Poor

Call to Leadership

Call to Motherhood

Call to Vocation

Call to ServiceCall of the Poor

Call to Leadership

Call to Lead

Call to Motherhood

Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

• Serve 33,000 patients per year

• 125,000 patient visits per year

• 50 Medical Doctors and Clinicians

• 25 Mental Health Clinicians

Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

• Race/Ethnicity– 80 % Hispanic– 8 % African American– 7 % Caucasian– 5 % Hmong, Arabic (Iraqi), Burmese, other

• Insurance Status– 50% Medicaid– 30% Uninsured– 15% Commercial Insurance– 5% Medicare

What is a CHC/FQHC

• Independent 501c(3) Organization

• Focus on Mission of Service to the Underserved

• Required to be located in an officially designated Medically Underserved Area (MUA)

• Required to have a Board of Directors made up of at least 50% community members

What is a CHC/FQHC

• Recipient of Federal Grant (10% of total budget) accompanied by a large amount of federal regulations

• Allows us to provide services on a sliding fee scale for those without insurance

• Provide an economic engine to local neighborhoods

• Community Health – Programs and outreach focused on the community

Ethical Issues Arising in Daily Practice

Religion in the Public Square

• Work outside of a faith-based organization leads to issues not faced within faith-based organizations

• What principles can I use to ensure that I am practicing in a manner consistent with my Catholic faith?