Episode Description
Welcome to another episode of The Health Management Academy’s The Table Podcast. In this conversation, our host and CEO Renee DeSilva, engages in a thought-provoking dialogue with Dr. Angela A. Shippy, MD, FACP, FHM, Senior Physician Executive, Nonprofit Healthcare at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Listen in as Renee and Dr. Shippy delve into the heart of The Health Management Academy’s AWS Technology Fellows program—an initiative that unites promising technology leaders. Together, they explore how this program empowers these leaders with a blend of essential skills: from honing their leadership capabilities to enriching their business acumen and deepening their technical healthcare expertise. The overarching goal? Equipping them to spearhead their organizations into a future characterized by innovation and progress.
The conversation takes an enlightening turn as they traverse the dynamic landscape of healthcare’s current evolution. Amidst transformative times, all stakeholders are rallying for a fresh approach to care delivery. The imperative to reimagine the healthcare landscape has never been stronger.
Naturally, the conversation turns to AWS’s unwavering customer-centric ethos. Driven by an obsession with customer satisfaction, AWS is attuned to the resounding chorus of health systems across the nation. These institutions are voicing the desire for their leaders to possess unparalleled expertise in the realm of technology. As Renee and Dr. Shippy delve into this aspect, they reveal how AWS is responding to this demand. The conversation also navigates towards sculpting these high-potential technology leaders into future executives who will command and orchestrate the ongoing technological transformation.
Join us in this illuminating episode as we uncover the intricacies of leadership, technology, and the future of healthcare—all from the vantage point of industry visionaries.
The full transcript of our conversation is also available to read. Show the Transcript.
About our Guest
Angela Shippy, MD, FACP, FHM Senior Physician Executive, AWS
Angela A. Shippy, MD, FACP, FHM is Amazon Web Services (AWS) Senior Physician Executive, Nonprofit Healthcare. She earned a B.S. in biology from Texas A&M University and an M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where she also completed her residency in internal medicine. Dr. Shippy has served on local, state, and national councils and committees and held volunteer clinical faculty positions at Baylor College of Medicine and UT Health in Houston.