Dr. Dawn Ellison is an ABEM certified Emergency Medicine physician who has found her encore career in engagement and well-being. Communication, compassion, community, and connection are core to her approach. As the president of Influencing Healthcare, LLC (circa 2008), she has leveraged her leadership and clinical experience to create collaborative healthcare cultures through coaching, workshops, and retreats. As the leader of engagement and well-being in a large healthcare organization, she collaborated to create accessible resources for well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is a global steward of Art of Hosting and uses these skills to create inclusive spaces for robust conversations. Most recently, she has been conducting retreats aimed at post-traumatic growth, relationship building, and decision-making for healthcare units recovering from the pandemic. Ellison is a certified
