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FLATLINING :Reviving the Heartbeat of Diversity in Medicine
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WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK
African-Americans make up approximately 13% of the population, but only 5% of the physician in the U.S. are African-Americans. Similarly, African-Americans and Latino-Americans make up less than 15% of all nurses. These statistics reveals how there is lack of representation in healthcare to take care of diverse communities.
I wrote this book to raise an awareness of the need to grow the pool of underrepresented students who can change these statistics. When students of color don’t see themselves represented in the world around them, it’s easy for those who want to go into a healthcare profession to get derailed. My mantra is built around the knowledge that people’s hopes and dreams are always based on what they can see. Helping these students pursue their dream career also boosts the communities they ultimately go back and serve.
MANY TALK ABOUT THE U.S. HAVING A GREAT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BUT
COULD THE AVAILABILTY OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS BE IN JEOPARDY?
The number of public health professionals equipped to serve the increasing needs of our nation is diminishing rapidly. This is an even more alarming truth for students of color seeking professions in healthcare as economic, environmental, and societal disparities deepen.
How can future healthcare systems be successful without a diverse pool of doctors, nurses, and other professional medical staff? What does the future of healthcare service delivery really look like?
Flatlining: Reviving the Heartbeat of Diversity in Medicine provides both a call to action and a detailed roadmap for healthcare delivery systems to follow in the future. It can be used as a tool for institutions that desire to be change agents through preparing the next generation of medical service providers.
THERE ARE 3 THINGS THE FLATLINING BOOK WILL HELP YOU WITH
CREATE I CAN DO MINDSET
It will help you become more competent in developing more pre-health professional students, helping them realize that they can learn what they need to learn quickly, easily, and efficiently. You will learn the importance of placing students in an environment of safety and trust while giving them a sense of belonging.
ESTABLISH SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES
It will give you insight on how to establish shadowing opportunities as early as elementary school. It will show you the design of developing an intensive summer medical program inside hospitals where students shadow doctors, nurses and observe medical procedures.
DEVELOP EMPATHIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
It will help you understand the importance of why we need to teach our youth the importance of empathy addressing a patient's social, emotional health, and physical needs. It outlines how to give students the understanding of "walking in someone else's shoes". It shows how to develop empathetic understanding and deep awareness of social determinants of health.
PRAISE FOR DR. DEXTER FREDERICK’S FLATLINING...
Flatlining is an informative and instructive book on medical training for our nation’s youth. It outlines exactly what needs to be done to implement similar programs in communities facing the potential shortage of physicians and other essential healthcare professionals. AdventHealth Wesley Chapel hospital has been transformed because of Dr. Frederick and the summer programs we implemented here. His advocacy and support for future doctors is priceless and will serve our community well, far into the future. The programs ensure we are change agents, on the cutting edge, within our community that embrace and support youth interested in health careers.
Debra J. Fuller Ellis-Chaplain - AdventHealth-Wesley Chapel
Dr. Dexter Frederick’s new book is a timely manifesto of his life’s advocacy and support for the next generation of health care professionals. Flatlining is both diagnostic and therapeutic in that it moves the reader from problem to remedy. It pairs America’s underrepresented healthcare pipeline’s manychoke points with efficacious practical solutions. The Tampa Bay region’s pre-health care students’ understanding, direction, vision, optimism, investment, commitment, expectation, and success have transformed and grown exponentially because of Dr. Frederick’s programs!
Dr. Brian Phillpotts - Board Certified Vitreoretinal Ophthalmologist - St. Luke’s Cataract and Laser Institute
Flatlining is a must-read for anyone in medicine, hospital administration, education, and public health, amongst other fields who share this passion for giving back and educating the next generation and who would like to develop creative programs for youth and engage their community. The recent pandemic underscored the shortage of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals. The time is now to create opportunities for the next generation of medical professionals who will fight to decrease the health disparities that ravish underserved communities and improve the health of our nation.
Dr. Ted W. Love - President and Chief Executive Officer - Global and Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
Just Stop for a Second and Ask Yourself:
Would I like to learn how to implement workshops, seminars, medical field experiences and symposiums for students of color interested in health careers?
Would I like to develop an engaging medical youth program so that you can make dreams come true?
Would I like to create cost efficient programs for hospital systems?
Would I like to develop teams that champion for future health professionals?
Would I like to follow some best practices for your hospital?
I KNOW YOU WILL ENJOY THE BOOK!
Here's exactly what you're getting inside the Flatlining Book
This book is based on my journey as a physician, mentor and community activist. It will explain how my misery became my ministry, how I was able triumph after my trials and how my setbacks became a setup in developing one on the most impactful non-profits that creates engaging and life changing medical experiences for aspiring medical professionals.
Chapter 1 gives you some background of Dr. Frederick's upbringing and the environment in which he was raised that prepared him for his future service. Page 6: Dr. Frederick explained when he almost quit his dream of becoming a doctor.
Chapter 2 gives you the backdrop on the development of Dr. Frederick med school journey and how events led up to forming the B.E.S.T. Organization.. Page 13: Dr. Frederick explained 3 important components of the B.E.S.T. Organization.
Chapter 3 shares an analogy created by research explaining why brainy or highly skilled women leave corporate jobs and how it correlates to many students dropping out of STEM Fields. Page 18: Dr. Frederick walks you through an Imagine If scenario.
Chapter 4 shares the power of diversity in healthcare by giving an example of the Bletchley Park codebreakers during the Second World War. Page 31 shares the importance of mentorship and the 7 types of mentors that current medical professionals can fulfill.
Chapter 5 reveals innovative activities that school teachers, principals and school districts can utilize to engage aspiring medical professionals. Page 49 shows 4 easy actionable things that hospitals can use to attract the next generation of health professionals.
Chapter 6 discusses the changing brains of our future medical professionals and the importance of removing the status quo of our medical education. Page 60 explains why instruction in social determinants is necessary to bring awareness and intentionally reduce health disparities.
Chapter 7 illustrates how the hospital environment creates lasting memories that keep students motivated and continually striving to become doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. Page 78 shares important considerations when implementing medical enrichment experience at a hospital.
Chapter 8 shares 3 interviews Dr. Frederick did with 3 doctors: an anesthesiologist, an internist, and a vascular surgeon. They share personal experiences and explanations of the importance of supporting the professional dreams of the next generation of medical professionals. Page 93 shares 10 pearls to keep students driven and on track for success.
Page 117 shares a personal letter on behalf of future medical professionals. The words, sentiments, and emotions in the letter are sentiments that recent graduates harbor as they reveal their resilience and grit.
IT’S TIME TO ACT NOW.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dexter Frederick, MD is a highly respected double-board-certified Internal Medicine and Pediatric Physician committed to reducing health disparities by opening doors for under-represented youth who aspire to become medical professionals.
He is currently the Founder and CEO of Brain Expansions Scholastic Training, Inc.(B.E.S.T.), a community based initiative whose mission is to identify, inspire, develop, and educate, with a focus on under-represented and disadvantaged youth, to address the national shortage of healthcare professionals that will impact underserved communities.
Dr. Frederick earned his undergraduate degree in Respiratory Care from Columbia Union College, his Doctorate of Medicine degree from Loma Linda School of Medicine in 1997. He completed his Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency in 2001. He was appointed to be the Pediatric Chief Resident at Loma Linda University Pediatric Residency in 2001. Dr Frederick is a diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Frederick is the proud recipient of numerous honors and distinctions for his work, including Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hero, Tampa Police Citizen of the Year, Doctor of the Year, and most recently nationally recognized by AARP as a 2022 Purpose Prize Fellow.
Connect with him at www.drfrederickmd.com
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