Monday, November 15, 2010
Medical Staff Development
I recently read James Londis' book, "Faith-Based Caregivers". There he asserts that "A true revolution in Christian health-care would result in patients experiencing the person of Jesus in the care they receive at our hands. Anything less cannot claim to be an heir to Christ's healing ministry." Developing a medical staff to provide that level of care while honoring its cultural and religious diversity requires us to think carefully, deeply and critically about what Christ's healing ministry actually signifies. This kind of thinking comes out of dialogue. What opportunities have we provided in the hospital that encourage that dialogue? How do we move to the point that patients experience that kind of care if we have not begun the dialogue?
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I have a pastor/friend who often tells our congregation that our relationship with Christ is both vertical and horizontal. Our relationship with Jesus (vertical) will ultimately affect our relationships with others (horizontal). I find when you have a living example of someone who accurately reflects the life of Christ that this is one of the most effective ways of showing what Jesus is all about. I feel blessed that I work with physician leaders who portray a Christ-like character not only in their words, but in also their actions. They are not going around "hitting staff members with a Bible" but in their simple, Christ centered mannerisms they are extending the healing ministry of Jesus in their lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteJason, you are blessed to work with physicians like that. I think that even a few physicians on the staff with a strong "vertical" relationship can create a strong "horizontal" influence on other colleagues. Seen from the perspective of medical staff development, look for ways to foster that horizontal influence.
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