America
Two Indian-Americans honoured with health innovator fellowship
Washington, Aug 7
Two Indian Americans are
among 20 healthcare leaders named for participation in the inaugural
class of a US fellowship programme aimed at transforming the healthcare
system.
Rishi Manchanda, chief medical officer, The Wonderful
Company, Los Angeles, and Nisha Money, senior medical advisor at US
Department of Homeland Security were selected for the Aspen Institute
Health Innovators Fellowship.
This new two-year fellowship will
strengthen the leadership of innovators across the US health care
ecosystem and challenge them to create new approaches that will improve
the health and well-being of all Americans, The Aspen Institute, an
educational and policy studies organisation based in Washington, DC,
said in a statement.
"We are thrilled to recognise an
extraordinary group of individuals -- 10 men and 10 women -- who reflect
the best of passion and commitment in the US health care system," said
Rima Cohen, managing director of the Health Innovators Fellowship.
"The
Fellowship will harness the creativity, deep expertise, and diverse
experiences of these leaders to help solve our health system's complex
challenges," she said.
The Fellowship has been launched in
partnership with the Greenville Health System, a South Carolina-based
not-for-profit healthcare system.
"Remarkable leadership talent
from across the US is represented in this first cohort of Fellows," said
Michael Riordan, president and CEO of Greenville Health System.
"As
an academic health centre committed to innovative care, we are excited
to partner with the Aspen Institute and witness the power of the
Fellows' collective talents in leading the charge to transform health
care," Riordan said.
Among other efforts, Money creates and leads
integrative mental fitness training programmes used in deployment,
training, work, and personal site settings to address prevention,
resiliency, and treatment of psycho-neurological disorders.
Besides
being the chief medical officer of The Wonderful Company, a privately
held $4 billion company committed to offering consumers high-quality,
healthy brands, Manchanda is also president of HealthBegins, an
organisation that provides healthcare providers with tools to improve
care and the social determinants of health.