Sojourns
Since 2014, we've selected groups of committed catalysts working toward a more person-focused, holistic, sustainable and healing health care system. Learn more about these inspiring leaders.
2022
Sarah Byrne-Martelli
Chaplain
Massachusetts General Hospital

Alyssa Aguirre
Social Worker
The University of Texas at Austin

Channing Tate
Researcher
University of Colorado

Colleen McIlvennan
Nurse
University of Colorado

Cristal Brown
Physician
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

Dio Kavalieratos
Researcher
Emory University

Edward Peñate
Chaplain
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Erin Collins
Nurse
The Peaceful Presence Project

Heather Bemis
Psychologist
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Karen Moss
Nurse
The Ohio State University

Michelle Fortier
Psychologist
University of California Irvine

Nneka N. Ufere
Physician
Massachusetts General Hospital
2021

Natalie McAndrew
Nurse
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Becca Hutchinson
Physician
MaineHealth

Becky Cammy
Social Worker
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health

Billy Rosa
Nurse Practitioner
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

David Wang
Physician
Scripps Health

Jung Kwak
Social Worker
The University of Texas at Austin

Khaliah Johnson
Physician
Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Elizabeth Dzeng
Physician
University of California, San Francisco

Michelle M. Milic
Physician
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Tracy Fasolino
Nurse Practitioner
Clemson University
2020

J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom
Nurse
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Angela M. Feraco
Physician
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Bethany-Rose (BR) Daubman
Physician
Massachusetts General Hospital

Cara L. Wallace
Social Worker
Saint Louis University

Donald Sullivan
Physician
Oregon Health and Science University

Heather Coats
Nurse
University of Colorado, College of Nursing

Jennifer Needle
Physician
University of Minnesota

Rachel Rusch
Social Worker
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Rachel Thienprayoon
Physician
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Stephanie P. Wladkowski
Social Worker
Eastern Michigan University

Tamryn Gray
Nurse
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Laura Gelfman
Physician
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sanai
2019

Kei Ouchi
Physician
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Meghan Potthoff
Nurse
Creighton University
Ranak Trivedi
Psychologist
Stanford University/VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Danetta Sloan
Social Worker
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

David Wu
Physician
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Medical Center

James Fausto
Physician
University of Washington

Jessica Merlin
Physician
University of Pittsburgh

Susan Lysaght Hurley
Nurse
Care Dimensions, Inc.

Kashelle Lockman
Pharmacist
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy

Megan Lippe
Nurse
The University of Alabama
2018

Cardinale Smith
Physician
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Joanna Paladino
Physician
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Ariadne Labs
Carey Candrian
Communications
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Rebecca Wright
Nurse
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Charlotta Lindvall
Physician
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Allison Kestenbaum
Chaplain
UC San Diego Health
Bridget Sumser
Social Worker
UCSF Medical Center
Jennie Kung
Health System Executive
UCLA Health
Abby Rosenberg
Physician
University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital
Elizabeth Anderson
Social Worker
Western Carolina University
Stephen Berns
Physician
Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
Deborah Fisher
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Children's National
2017
Valerie Cotter
Nurse
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Andrew Epstein
Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Matthew Gonzales
Physician
Providence Institute for Human Caring
Vanessa Grubbs
Physician
University of California, San Francisco
Stephanie Harman
Physician
Stanford University School of Medicine
Debra Lotstein
Physician
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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Phillip Rodgers
Physician
University of Michigan
Tatiana Sadak
Nurse
University of Washington
Gretchen Schwarze
Physician
University of Wisconsin
Jennifer Seaman
Nurse
University of Pittsburgh
2016
Eric Roeland
Physician
Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health
Brook Calton
Physician
The Massachusetts General Hospital
Constance Dahlin
Nurse Practitioner
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Susan DeSanto-Madeya
Associate Clinical Professor
Boston College
DorAnne Donesky
Nurse Practitioner
University of California, San Francisco
Joshua Lakin
Physician
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Justin Sanders
Physician
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Jennifer S. Scherer
Physician
NYU School of Medicine
Anne Walling
Physician
University of California, Los Angeles
Brie Williams
Physician
University of California, San Francisco
2015
Daniel Lam
Physician
University of Washington, Seattle
Deborah Lafond
Nurse Practitioner
Children’s National Health System, Washington, D.C.
Corita Grudzen
Physician
NYU School of Medicine, New York City

Dulce Cruz-Oliver
Physician
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD (formerly Saint Louis University)
Jennifer Tjia
Physician
University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts
Jennifer Walter
Physician
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rachelle Bernacki
Physician
Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Ariadne Labs, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Seiko Izumi
Nurse
Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Portland, Oregon
Thomas LeBlanc
Physician
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina

Zara Cooper
Physician
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
2014
Abraham Brody
Nurse
Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, College of Nursing, New York City
Anne Kinderman
Physician
San Francisco General Hospital/UCSF
Arif H. Kamal
Physician
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Claire Creutzfeldt
Physician
University of Washington, Seattle
Caroline Hurd
Physician
University of Washington, Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, Seattle

Elizabeth Lindenberger
Physician
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City
Lynn F. Reinke
Nurse
Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Puget Sound Healthcare, Seattle

Toby Campbell, MD, MSCI
Physician
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Renee Boss
Physician
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Berman Institute of Bioethics, Baltimore
Wendy Anderson, MD, MS
Physician
University of California, San Francisco