Balancing Act: Physician, Vice President, Wife, Mother, and Woman of Faith April 5, 2014 Julie B. Schuller, MD, MPH, MBA Executive Vice President 16th Street Community Health Center Milwaukee, WI The will of God is constantly before you like an immense, inexhaustible ocean that no human heart can fathom. Jean-Pierre de Caussade, SJ Abandonment to Divine Providence Call to Vocation Call to Service Call of the Poor Call to Leadership Call to Lead Call to Motherhood Call to Vocation Call to Service Call to Vocation Call to Service Call of the Poor To Improve the Health and Well-being of Milwaukee and Surrounding Communities by Providing Quality, Patient-Centered, Family-based Health Care, Health Education and Social Services, Free From Linguistic, Cultural and Economic Barriers Mission Statement Call to Vocation Call to Service Call of the Poor Call to Leadership Call to Vocation Call to Service Call of the Poor Call to Leadership Call to Motherhood Call to Vocation Call to Service Call of the Poor Call to Leadership Call to Lead Call to Motherhood Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers Serve 33,000 patients per year 125,000 patient visits per year 50 Medical Doctors and Clinicians 25 Mental Health Clinicians Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers Race/Ethnicity 80 % Hispanic 8 % African American 7 % Caucasian 5 % Hmong, Arabic (Iraqi), Burmese, other Insurance Status 50% Medicaid 30% Uninsured 15% Commercial Insurance 5% Medicare What is a CHC/FQHC Independent 501c(3) Organization Focus on Mission of Service to the Underserved Required to be located in an officially designated Medically Underserved Area (MUA) Required to have a Board of Directors made up of at least 50% community members What is a CHC/FQHC Recipient of Federal Grant (10% of total budget) accompanied by a large amount of federal regulations Allows us to provide services on a sliding fee scale for those without insurance Provide an economic engine to local neighborhoods Community Health Programs and outreach focused on the community Ethical Issues Arising in Daily Practice Religion in the Public Square Work outside of a faith-based organization leads to issues not faced within faith- based organizations What principles can I use to ensure that I am practicing in a manner consistent with my Catholic faith?