Hosting a Virtual White Coat/Oath Ceremony

Elizabeth N. Cleek, Psy.D., is Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President at the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, an organization committed to the Gold Standard in healthcare - compassionate, collaborative, and scientifically excellent. Dr. Cleek oversees Gold program initiatives, develops partnerships that bring new innovation to the organization, and implements strategic priorities important for continuing the Gold Foundation’s mission.

Richard Levin, MD is President and CEO of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Vice-Principal for Health Affairs at McGill University. He was Vice Dean for Education, Faculty and Academic Affairs, and a Professor of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine. He is an Attending Emeritus at Bellevue Hospital. He also served as President of the Council of Deans of the Faculties of Medicine of Quebec and Chairman of the Board of the Canadian Resident Matching Service.

Director of Program Initiatives at the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, and the Assistant Director of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). GHHS recognizes medical students, residents, and faculty who practice patient-centered care by modeling the qualities of integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect, and empathy.

Partnerships and Special Advisor on Quality Initiatives at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Ms. McGuinn has been a leader for AACN’s strategic initiatives related to interprofessional education and practice, which include assisting with the planning of the national Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Institutes; actively participating with the Interprofessional Professionalism Collaborative (IPC); representing academic nursing at the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education (IHPE); and partnering with the Schwartz Center on collaborative compassionate care. Most recently, Ms. McGuinn was the lead staff for AACN’s 2016 groundbreaking report, Advancing Healthcare Transformation: A New Era for Academic Nursing. This report has strong interprofessional underpinnings. Further, Ms. McGuinn has been involved in facilitating a variety of initiatives including the creation and updating of AACN’s Essentials documents for the baccalaureate, master’s, and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees. Each of these documents has a standard related to Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient Health Outcomes. Prior to joining AACN, Ms. McGuinn was on the Senior Management Team at The George Washington University Hospital as Director of Quality and Education. In that capacity, Ms. McGuinn led many interprofessional efforts: 1) led teams to conduct root cause analyses for sentinel events and implement systematic processes for improvement; 2) led interprofessional education to implement national patient safety goals; and 3) led teams to create multidisciplinary action plans. All of these interprofessional efforts had high impact and resulted in high quality patient care.

Deborah Trautman, PhD, RN, FAAN, assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in June 2014. Formerly the Executive Director of the Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Transformation at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Trautman has held clinical and administrative leadership positions at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. She also served as the Vice President of Patient Care Services for Howard County General Hospital and as Director of Nursing for Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She has held a joint appointment at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.