Intend Health Strategies

Target demographics: In the short term, it is our goal to help individuals build the mindset and tactical skills needed to create strong interpersonal connections and positive team dynamics. In the long term, we work to build leadership capacity and drive systems-level change by focusing on three fundamental things: (1) Provider wellbeing, specifically by supporting strong relationships that allow clinicians to be their full, human selves. (2) Fostering strong connections across teams, across professions, and across the wider system. (3) Supporting health professionals to have agency, voice, and power to help drive the systems-level change that healthcare needs.

Direct beneficiaries per year: Last year our programs served 950+ healthcare providers and students from across the country to develop critical leadership skills. Our work had a presence in 21 states, and involved providers in 14+ healthcare professions (medicine, nursing, dentistry, mental health, physical therapy, and so many more.)

Geographic areas served: Intend Health Strategies strengthens the people, teams, and community at the heart of healthcare. We work with current and future healthcare professionals from across disciplines and career stages, to build the leadership and teaming skills needed to excel in healthcare today. Each year, we support more than 2,500 healthcare professionals in developing skills that re-energize and empower authentic human connection.

Programs: Our model, Relational Leadership, is a human-centered approach to working with others that cultivates connection and awareness in order to increase belonging, collaboration, equity, and impact across health systems. We teach skills that foster work cultures where all team members or stakeholders share a greater sense of psychological safety and feel seen, heard, and valued for their perspectives and contributions. Our vision is to have a healthcare workforce that is connected, empowered, and thriving; who can provide excellent patient care and drive the positive transformation that our healthcare system so badly needs. Intend Health Strategies offers the following programs, courses, and workshops: - Relational Leadership Institute - Student Action Network - Relational Leadership for Clinician Leaders - Relational Coaching Course - Other workshops and multi-session courses