{"id":8452,"date":"2020-08-24T13:03:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T13:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bisk-preprod.go-vip.co\/msu\/?p=8452"},"modified":"2020-08-26T22:22:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T22:22:59","slug":"rising-to-the-covid-19-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bisk-preprod.go-vip.co\/msu\/resources\/student-spotlight\/rising-to-the-covid-19-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising to the COVID-19 Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Unprecedented challenges require extraordinary solutions. Perhaps no one knows this better than Dr. Andrew Champine, the Director of Behavioral Medicine Education – Internal Medicine at McLaren Flint<\/a>, in Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help health care professionals handle the stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Champine is working with colleagues to develop a behavioral health support program for McLaren\u2019s approximately 22,000 healthcare employees across 14 hospitals and an extensive network of physician practices. People around the country are taking note of Champine\u2019s efforts \u2014 the program has been profiled in a recent issue of the American Psychological Association\u2019s newsletter, the Monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Champine is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Healthcare Management<\/a> at Michigan State University, and he credits his coursework with giving him the skills, knowledge and confidence to build a comprehensive mental health support network quickly and efficiently.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen COVID hit, we really saw this as an opportunity to not only serve our patients, but also, importantly, to take care of our professionals on the front lines,\u201d Champine said. \u201cWe were called upon quickly to devise a strategy for a systemwide behavioral response. I used a lot of the skills that came up through my business management training.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designing the Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Champine and his colleagues had to start from scratch to design their support program: As there hasn\u2019t been a pandemic like COVID-19 for decades, there was no blueprint for them to follow. \u201cWe had to look at acute stress and trauma in other capacities and recognize that, at the end of the day, some of those emotional support strategies were ubiquitous,\u201d he said. \u201cBut thinking outside the box was one of the pieces that really helped us respond so quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was important to Champine that the support program could evolve as healthcare workers\u2019 needs changed. Early on, the program helped frontline workers deal with uncertainties like use of PPE, managing stressful thinking, and mask claustrophobia. Later on, the program pivoted to help people deal with grief and reduce opportunities for burnout and exhaustion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the pandemic won\u2019t disappear anytime soon, \u201cpresently, I think we\u2019ve hit the \u2018new norm\u2019 phase,\u201d Champine said. \u201cResources seem sufficient, and we\u2019re transforming a bit into long-term, post-trauma responses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The support program engages healthcare professionals in many ways, such as consultations with mental health professionals, group discussion sessions, informational videos, self-help guides and a directory of resources. Since its launch at McLaren, the program\u2019s virtual content has been accessed around the world. \u201cIt has been well received,\u201d Champine said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Holistic Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Champine, a fellowship trained health psychologist, said the support program was designed around a humanistic-existential philosophy, which \u201csees human beings as more than the reducible components of their parts.\u201d Addressing the combined physical health and emotional needs of the whole person are extremely important elements of the APA-accredited Michigan Center for Advanced Psychological Training<\/a> program that is run at McLaren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a humanistic-existential framework, humans can recognize and realize their potential for growth. There is a focus on dignity, empathy and the ability to heal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a more holistic vision of humans and well-being,\u201d Champine explains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An MSU Education Without a Campus Commute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Champine said the 100% online classroom<\/a> has provided him with the flexibility to study at a leading school like MSU without compromising his job duties at McLaren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot having to go to Lansing has been a huge advantage to the program,\u201d he said. \u201cThe program was quite responsive, and the structure is very supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Champine received partial tuition assistance from his employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putting Knowledge Into Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Champine said much of what he has learned in the classroom could be directly applied to the development of the support program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe classes were great sources of providing knowledge that helped me understand what kind of strategies could be employed,\u201d he said. Learning about business analytics, for example, showed him how he and his team could measure the results from the support program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cComponents of strategy and the knowledge gained from the program have been invaluable in constructing this response,\u201d he said. \u201cI hope to use this as a platform to continue to permanently shape the new norm of healthcare at our institution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See how the Master of Science in Healthcare Management can support your success.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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