High Reliability, The Healthcare Facilities Management Podcast

So, You Want to Be....a Woman in Healthcare FM

July 13, 2020 Peter
High Reliability, The Healthcare Facilities Management Podcast
So, You Want to Be....a Woman in Healthcare FM
Show Notes

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function. 

Episode 2 of "So, You Want to Be..."
In this episode of High Reliability, we re-introduce So, You Want to Be..., a podcast episode dedicated to exploring the various roles available in healthcare facilities management.  

In today's installment, we speak with three leaders in healthcare facilities management, all of whom happen to be female. In a field dominated by males, we had an interesting conversation with these three leaders.   

  • Karen Dethloff, Vice-President of Facilities Management, MetroHealth, Cleveland
  • Michelle Kirk, Director of FM, Environment of Care, and Life Safety Officer, University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, Easton, MD
  • Claire Meeks, Manager, Plant Operations & Maintenance, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

This career-based conversation has information that all professionals will find informative and covers many topics, from challenges faced every day to using exercise to form a cohesive facilities team. Topics include:

Transitioning from higher education to healthcare (7:50);
Working with facility teams (14:00);
Women in healthcare FM (22:00);
Career advice (35:00);
Breaking into leadership (41:45). 

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