DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Truman Medical Centers proudly promotes a culture where everyone is welcomed.

Leadership at TMC

At Truman Medical Centers, our leadership is committed to embracing diversity and inclusion within our organization. It is essential to maintain a culture where individual differences and contributions are valued and understanding those differences allows our organization to achieve a higher level of performance.

This is TMC

Ebunoluwa Babalola

Resident Physician

Department:
OB-GYN

Hobbies:
Singing, dancing, running

Favorite Movie:
Coming to America

Something about me that no one knows:
I have lived in 4 different countries.

Kali Bekele

Concierge (Red Coat)

Department:
Guest services

Hobbies:
Learning to play music, act and drawing

Favorite Movie:
All Nicholas Sparks’ movies, The Sound of Music

Something about me that no one knows:
I sponsor children from Compassion International. My biggest dream is to open an orphanage. I am originally from Ethiopia. When I was born, my parents were told I would not live because my mother’s blood type was fighting mine. That’s why they named me God’s Covenant (Kalkidan).

Racheal Busendo

Food Service Specialist

Department:
Food & Nutrition

Hobbies:
Reading.. Music.. Meeting New People.

Favorite Movie:
Winners and Sinners

Something about me that no one knows:
I hate shrimp.

Steve Davidson

Recruiter

Department:
Human Resources

Hobbies:
Travel

Favorite Movie:
Sophie’s Choice

Something about me that no one knows:
My mother was in labor at home on the farm and she called my dad. The only doctor in town was out making another house call (common back then) so dad stopped at the farmhouse not far from ours and got the veterinarian to assist until the doctor arrived. So I was born at home and the doctor was a veterinarian!

Sybil Fowler

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Department:
Social Services

Hobbies:
African Dancing, watching documentaries, being with family and traveling

Favorite Movie:
Pretty Woman

Something about me that no one knows:
While I was In College I participated in the Miss Michigan Pageant and was 1st runner up.

Kael Martin

Community Health Projects Specialist

Department:
Community Health Strategies & Innovation

Hobbies:
Travelling, learning Spanish, long walks/hiking, listening to music

Favorite Movie:
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Little Miss Sunshine

Something about me that no one knows:
My wife and I walked the last 125 miles of the Camino De Santiago in northwestern Spain. It is an ancient pilgrimage dating back over one thousand years.

Fariha Shafi

Associate Professor of Medicine

Department:
General Internal Medicine

Hobbies:
Reading, writing poetry, cooking

Favorite Movie:
Ferris Bueller’s Day off

Something about me that no one knows:
I sing well and am a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Sareth Eng-Washington

Clinical Nurse RN

Department:
LDRP

Hobbies:
Fishing, reading, hiking, and going to the movies

Favorite Movie:
Lord Of The Rings

Something about me that no one knows:
Lived in two different refugee camps in Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore before getting sponsored to the USA by Don Bosco. I arrived in Kansas City in 1981 with my mother and 4 older sisters. My father and eldest sister did not make it out of Cambodia alive.

Diversity and Inclusion is more than just race, gender, and ethnicity. It is our individual differences in experiences, skills, and talents and leveraging those differences, which allows us to evolve as an organization.

Willy F. Pegues IV
Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Diversity and Inclusion Community Partners

Diversity and Inclusion Councils

Truman Medical Center’s developed two councils, Leader’s Diversity and Inclusion Council - this council consist of various staff members ranging from front-line staff to department managers and practitioners; Executive Diversity and Inclusion Council - this council is composed of executives and key physician leaders.

Mission Statement

To implement initiatives to embrace a diverse culture and build an inclusive environment that assist Truman Medical Centers in providing quality healthcare to our community.

Vision Statement

Leading the way to a diverse and inclusive environment

Executive Diversity and Inclusion Council

Interviews