About this episode

The episode discusses building a healthcare workforce that reflects diverse communities with insights from Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO of Futuro Health.

How can we build a healthcare workforce that truly reflects and serves our diverse communities? Our host Dr. Salvatrice Cummo, talks with founder and CEO of Futuro Health, Van Ton-Quinlivan. Together, they tackle some of the most pressing challenges in today’s healthcare labor market—from meeting critical workforce shortages to designing inclusive, accessible pathways into stable, middle-class careers. Van shares her story of escaping from the Vietnam War with her family at the age of six, being a first-generation college graduate, and how she was able to become a trailblazer in workforce strategy. In this discussion, Salvatrice and Van emphasize how community colleges can become powerful engines for equity, and explore how partnerships and innovative approaches are reshaping the bridge between education and employment, especially with AI on the horizon. You’ll learn: How Futuro Health is addressing both workforce shortages and equitable access to healthcare careers How partnerships between education and industry—especially at community colleges—are being reimagined to scale opportunities Why AI and technology are fundamentally reshaping workforce structures and what that means…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Salvatrice Cummo

Guest: Van Ton-Quinlivan

Topics covered

• healthcare workforce
• equity in education
• community colleges
• workforce development
• AI in jobs

Keywords

• healthcare
• workforce development
• equity
• community colleges
• AI
• career pathways
• middle-class careers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Futuro Health, Pasadena City College

Places: Vietnam

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