The person I interviewed was Dr. Erlinda Abacede, a pediatrician in the Adventist Health White Hospital Artesia. Dr. Abcede is a physician for over 15 years. She has been active in advocating appropriate prenatal, and postnatal treatments to support a healthy generation.
Do you consider leadership to be the most important attribute of health care leaders?
Dr. Abcede stated that healthcare leaders must be able to demonstrate transformational leadership. Leaders, who are stewards to business values and must encourage cooperation, teamwork, innovation, among other things, should be able to motivate others (Kutney Lee 2016,). Erlinda answered my question about why she preferred a transformational approach to a participative one. She said that transformative leadership involves inspiring other people towards a specific goal. It also incorporates shared governance which is crucial for the implementation of coordinated care.
What have you done with knowledge and resources to improve your leadership abilities?
Leaders use mentoring and coaching to help improve their skills and to coach others (Fisher 2016, 2016). Dr. Abcede spoke of the institution’s mentoring program that allows younger professionals to gain knowledge from older ones. The university embraces a culture for learning, she said. Since I started my career seven years ago, an older doctor gave me the latest evidence-based methods of natal care. To ensure the highest quality patient care, I mentor a team of five young professionals.
What is so important about an inter-disciplinary culture that encourages collaboration? What is the reason?
Dr. Abcede defined collaborative multidisciplinary culture, a way of working where people with different skills work together to accomplish a common goal. Dr. Abcede highlighted that collaboration multidisciplinary culture had helped with care coordination in particular the pediatric division.
Do you love the work of pediatrics most?
Because I can provide hope and assistance to many children, it is a great job in the pediatric unit. Her words were, “Entering the ward, helping to relax an infant, watching their real smile, and then telling them that all will be fine by providing nest care make me profoundly happy.”
What made you choose this career?
Due to an increasing number of kids with chronic illnesses, I chose this profession path. Because there are not many specialists in the field, her job prospects for this career were very good.