Angela Scurry
Congratulations to Angela Scurry, HR director on the Nevada team and executive sponsor of the Empowered Women Caregiver Resource Group, who’s been recognized by Black Image magazine for her outreach work to the local Black community in Las Vegas.
“I’ve always had this passion for building equality,” says Angela, whose outreach efforts have spanned almost 20 years and reached community members from physicians to at-risk students to seniors. “It’s important to me to look at life through a diverse lens and think about how people are treated. I pay close attention to maintaining equality in how I think and work, and I try to help others do the same. It’s become almost second nature to me.”
Jan Stucki, equity and inclusion consultant, says, “Angela’s a real role model to all of us as we seek to connect with the diverse communities we serve. The deep partnerships she’s developing with the communities she’s part of will propel Intermountain’s long-term work of building more equitable health and well-being for all. I hope many caregivers will be inspired to follow her lead.”
“Angela is a true advocate for minoritized communities and their understanding of healthcare,” says Enrique Romo, diversity equity inclusion director. “She seeks opportunities and significant ways to address health disparities as well as provide information and access that serves these communities well.”
“Angela is one of the fiercest advocates I know. She cares deeply about the people she works with and the community she serves,” says Stephanie Stokes, statistical data analytics consultant with Strategic Research, and co-chair of the Empowered Women Caregiver Resource Group. “She is thoughtful and challenges me in the best way possible to think about if and how our efforts to improve gender equity at Intermountain are meaningful. But most importantly, we laugh at every meeting, and I feel like I can talk with her about everything. It’s rare to find a leader so equally inspiring and empathetic. I feel so lucky to learn from her leadership through the Empowered Women Caregiver Resource Group.”
Erin Tomas, PA-C, with Franz Monroy, MD
Congratulations to physician assistant Erin Tomas, the second graduate of the APP Primary Care Residency Program. Erin joined Intermountain in October 2020 with Cottonwood Family Medicine. She participated in a 12-month program with didactic curriculum and once-a-month weekly rotations through different specialties to strengthen her professional development as a new graduate.
The Primary Care program was developed to enhance the education for those new graduate APPs as they start their professional journey in primary care. There are currently nine active residents.
Erin says, “I enjoyed participating in the APP residency. It was great to get to know other providers and specialists within the Intermountain system. In addition to expanding my clinical knowledge, I now have resources to contact for questions and consults.”
“We’re excited for Erin to continue to pursue her healthcare journey with us,” says Franz Monroy, MD, her collaborating physician. “As we continue to further develop this program, we hope to have an APP fellowship program in Primary Care in the next year. Please help us congratulate Erin in completing this endeavor.”
Jeremy Rogers
A standing ovation to Jeremy Rogers, HR director, who took action to extinguish a fire in a condo in Moab rented by a fellow caregiver. Jeremy had been staying in a unit across from the entry of the condo where the fire started, when he heard the smoke alarm and jumped into action.
Jeremy says the emergency response training received by Intermountain’s Environment of Care teams helped him know exactly what to do to put out the fire. “I admire the vigilance they demonstrate to help us maintain an environment of physical safety every day,” he says. The PASS and RACER fire safety protocols helped him know exactly what to do.
Marshal Wilde, oncology service line director, was renting the unit that caught on fire and says no one was inside at the time. “Jeremy banged on the door, but when no one answered he walked around the condo and found a sliding glass door that was unlocked,” says Marshall. “He entered and found the fire, then quickly ran out to find a fire extinguisher and put out the fire.
“Had he not acted when he did, I’m 100% certain the entire building would have burned to the ground, with many potential injured people or worse. I agree, the annual fire safety training at Intermountain played a role and likely contributes to many nonwork setting benefits to our communities.”
When Ty Metcalf, HR assistant vice president, and Bruce Dent, HR director and one of Jeremy’s colleagues, heard the news they agreed: This sounds just like Jeremy.
“Jeremy’s the kind of person who will jump in to help out anyone in need,” says Ty. “He always knows how to identify a problem and find a solution. We’ve had a leadership vacancy on our team and Jeremy jumped right in and has essentially been doing two leadership jobs for the past several months, and he’s doing both well. Jeremy is a person of action. He’s always bringing creative solutions forward to solve complex issues.”