Balancing Act: Physician, Vice President, Wife,
Mother, and Woman of FaithApril 5, 2014Julie B. Schuller, MD, MPH, MBA
Executive Vice President16th Street Community Health Center
Milwaukee, WI
“The will of God is constantly before you like an immense, inexhaustible ocean that no human heart can fathom….”
Jean-Pierre de Caussade, SJ
Abandonment to Divine Providence
Call to Vocation
Call to ServiceCall of the Poor
Call to Leadership
Call to Lead
Call to Motherhood
Call to Vocation
Call to Vocation
Call to Service
Call to Vocation
Call to ServiceCall of the Poor
To Improve the Health and Well-being of Milwaukee and Surrounding Communities
by Providing Quality, Patient-Centered, Family-based Health Care, Health Education and Social Services, Free From Linguistic,
Cultural and Economic Barriers
Mission Statement
Call to Vocation
Call to ServiceCall of the Poor
Call to Leadership
Call to Vocation
Call to ServiceCall of the Poor
Call to Leadership
Call to Motherhood
Call to Vocation
Call to ServiceCall of the Poor
Call to Leadership
Call to Lead
Call to Motherhood
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers
• Serve 33,000 patients per year
• 125,000 patient visits per year
• 50 Medical Doctors and Clinicians
• 25 Mental Health Clinicians
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers
• Race/Ethnicity– 80 % Hispanic– 8 % African American– 7 % Caucasian– 5 % Hmong, Arabic (Iraqi), Burmese, other
• Insurance Status– 50% Medicaid– 30% Uninsured– 15% Commercial Insurance– 5% Medicare
What is a CHC/FQHC
• Independent 501c(3) Organization
• Focus on Mission of Service to the Underserved
• Required to be located in an officially designated Medically Underserved Area (MUA)
• Required to have a Board of Directors made up of at least 50% community members
What is a CHC/FQHC
• Recipient of Federal Grant (10% of total budget) accompanied by a large amount of federal regulations
• Allows us to provide services on a sliding fee scale for those without insurance
• Provide an economic engine to local neighborhoods
• Community Health – Programs and outreach focused on the community
Ethical Issues Arising in Daily Practice
Religion in the Public Square
• Work outside of a faith-based organization leads to issues not faced within faith-based organizations
• What principles can I use to ensure that I am practicing in a manner consistent with my Catholic faith?