Everyone can actively work to develop greater intercultural competence. The Intercultural Development Continuum™ provides a roadmap for individuals, teams and organizations who wish to improve on their ability to understand and adapt to the diversity around them and become more fully inclusive.

Sidney Van Dyke, the director of health equity and language access at Regions Hospital, discusses the five mindsets along the Intercultural Development Continuum™ and shares practical examples to bring it to life.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Sidney Van Dyke

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In this special episode of Off the Charts, we get to know co-host Steven Jackson, MD, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, and the medical director of patient experience at Regions Hospital.

Dr. Jackson shares stories about growing up in Chicago, his desire to help people and how he always knew that he wanted to be a doctor.

Host: Kari Haley, MD

Guest: Steven Jackson, MD

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In this special episode of Off the Charts, we get to know co-host Kari Haley, MD, an emergency medicine physician and assistant medical director of Regions Hospital EMS.

Dr. Haley shares stories about her birth in South Korea, adoption and growing up in Delano, Minnesota, her decision to pursue emergency medicine and passion for health equity.

Host: Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Kari Haley, MD

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Cultural humility is as essential as anything else in the journey toward equity. Humility comes when we’re critical of ourselves and able to realize our map is only a piece of the whole territory.

Miguel Ruiz, MD, a HealthPartners hospice and palliative medicine physician, inspires us with a conversation about cultural competency vs. cultural humility, seeking to understand vs. seeking to be understood, and the hospitality of the heart.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Miguel Ruiz, MD

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In order to be anti-racist, we need to understand the levels of racism, how they impact public health and identify racism when we see it.

Nathan Chomilo, MD, a HealthPartners pediatrician and internist and the medical director of Minnesota Medicaid, shares how to apply anti-racism to our everyday lives.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Nathan Chomilo, MD

Dr. Chomilo on Twitter: @ChomiloMD

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Learning about, understanding and appreciating the community we serve are critical pieces for building trust along the health care journey.
Toweya Brown-Ochs, the director of diversity and inclusion at HealthPartners, discusses how it doesn’t happen overnight, the differences between intent and impact, and why impact matters.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Toweya Brown-Ochs

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Microaggressions are one of the main ways racism and prejudice persist, even in health care. But what exactly are microaggressions? Benji Mathews, MD, joins hosts Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD, to talk about the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways discrimination can influence the world around us. They also discuss everyday ways we can recognize and counteract unconscious bias — in both ourselves and others.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Benji Mathews, MD

Dr. Mathews on Twitter: @MDbenji

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Where’s COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy coming from? How do disparities in underserved and marginalized communities affect health equity and outcomes? On the debut episode, hosts Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD, welcome guest Zeke McKinney, MD, for an eye-opening discussion on health care access and community education.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Zeke McKinney, MD

Dr. McKinney on Twitter: @ZekeMD

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We’re proud to present HealthPartners Off the Charts: Examining the Health Equity Emergency. This innovative diversity and inclusion podcast asks candid questions about what equity means for health care. Join hosts Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD – plus leading guest experts – as they:

• Dig into social determinants of health
• Examine the past, present and future impact of disparities within health care
• Talk about ways to help yourself, friends and neighbors take action, create change and find better health

Through open dialogue and conversations, we’re helping expand the definition of healthy communities.