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Dallas Ducar
OccupationHealthcare Executive
Known forHealthcare activism, policy leadership, and founding Transhealth, Inc.

Dallas Ducar is an entrepreneur, advocate, and healthcare leader. She currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Donor Engagement and External Relations at Fenway Health.[1] Prior to this Dallas was the founding President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Transhealth[2][3] opening the first ‘independent, comprehensive’ transgender health center.[4][5] She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a nurse practitioner, and healthcare executive.[6][7][8] Her writing has appeared in the Boston Globe,[9][10] the Hill,[11] Newsweek,[12] and STAT[13] among other outlets. She has been featured on major media outlets including MSNBC, NBC,[14] NPR,[15] Reuters,[16] and Radio Boston.[17][18]

Early life and education

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Dallas Ducar is from Phoenix, Arizona. She studied at the University of Virginia,[19] where she majored in philosophy and cognitive science with a focus on neuroscience, and minored in bioethics.[20] She volunteered on the Charlottesville-Albermarle Rescue Squad,[21] and was an emergency nurse, psychiatric nurse, and psychiatric nurse practitioner.[22] She also holds a certificate in Public Leadership from the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Career

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Ducar founded and led Transhealth as its CEO from April 2020 to May 2024.[23] Transhealth was founded in Western Massachusetts in 2021 to provide clinical care, research, advocacy, and education related to gender-affirming healthcare.[24] Dallas oversaw the expansion of Transhealth which founded in 2021, has welcomed patients from other New England states such as Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont and the expansion of telehealth.[25][26]

Ducar left Transhealth in the summer of 2024. Soon thereafter, Ducar joined Fenway Health, one of the largest providers of LGBTQIA+ healthcare, in Boston. She joined Fenway to lead policy, communications, and development activities as the Executive Vice President of Donor Engagement and External Relations.[citation needed]

According to Fenway Health, “Dallas joins Fenway Health at a unique juncture in our history, a time demanding courage and unyielding dedication to our values. In a climate where equality, freedom, and dignity are more than words but urgent calls to action, Dallas understands that Fenway Health’s role is not just regional but national. Her strategic insight and experience in public policy, healthcare advocacy, and development will bolster our partnerships and bring together voices from Boston to beyond, uniting them in our shared vision for a healthier, more inclusive world.”[1]

She has also held positions as a faculty member at the University of Virginia School of Nursing,[27] Columbia University,[28] and the MGH Institute for Health Professions. Dallas's career includes her role at the UVA Medical Center and her significant contributions to the MGH Transgender Health Program.[29]

Advocacy and impact

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Ducar holds an elected seat to the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee.[30] Ducar also serves on the board of directors for GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD),[31] and the Healing Our Community Collaborative (HOCC).[32] She is the Chair of the Healthcare Alliance.[33] Ducar has been a member of the Northampton Board of Health[34] and served on the Official Transition Team for Attorney General Andrea Campbell.[35] Her efforts in policy advocacy focus on creating more inclusive and affirmative healthcare systems.[36]

She has been recognized for her contributions to healthcare, some recognition include those by MassLive[37] The Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare Award by The Women's Edge,[38] The Ellen Paradise Fisher Award for Activism by Reproductive Equity Now,[39] and the AACN Pioneering Spirit Award by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.[40] In 2022, she was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, received the Tim Porter-O'Grady Leadership Award from the American Nurses Foundation,[41] and was honored in the Nurses Leading Innovation by Johnson & Johnson.[42]

Dallas is a renown speaker and is often called on to speak about novel models of innovative healthcare, community-based care, and the importance of systemic change in healthcare to encourage value-based healthcare.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b Viveiros, Chris (2024-11-08). "Fenway Health Announces Dallas Ducar as New EVP for Donor Engagement and External Relations - Fenway Health". fenwayhealth.org. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  2. ^ "Dallas Ducar, MSN, APRN, She/Her/Hers". Transhealth. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  3. ^ Republican, Anne-Gerard Flynn (2022-06-30). "Transhealth Northampton celebrates first year with plans to expand services". masslive. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  4. ^ Anne-Gerard Flynn (2021-05-04). "Transhealth Northampton opens as first 'independent, comprehensive' transgender health center". masslive. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  5. ^ Sosin, Kate (2021-10-19). "In Western Massachusetts, a clinic by and for transgender people". The 19th. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  6. ^ Dorien, Megan. "Dallas Ducar | Keynote Speaker, Expert on Gender-Affirming Care". Consciousness Leaders. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  7. ^ "Transgender patients get specialized health care in western Massachusetts, with long waiting lists". Vermont Public. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  8. ^ "CEO and Founder of Revolutionary Transgender Health Care Clinic is Awarded the Tim Porter-O'Grady Nurse Leadership Award". ANA. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  9. ^ Ducar, Dallas (July 4, 2022). "Gender-affirming health care is simply good health care". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  10. ^ Ducar, Dallas (August 9, 2022). "Massachusetts can continue to lead the way in providing gender-affirming health care". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  11. ^ Ducar, Dallas (2021-08-05). "Expanding telehealth is vital to the trans community". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  12. ^ Transhealth, Dallas Ducar Founding CEO of (2023-07-04). "Trans Rights Are as American as Apple Pie". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  13. ^ Campbell, Dallas Ducar, Cathy (2023-08-22). "How to take care of trans patients in hospice". STAT. Retrieved 2024-01-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "TransAmerica". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  15. ^ "Trans Medical Experts Take The Lead On Transition Healthcare". Science Friday. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  16. ^ "Trans people waiting years for gender healthcare as demand surges". news.trust.org. December 7, 2021. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  17. ^ "MassHealth Expands Covered Care For Transgender And Non-Binary Residents". www.wbur.org. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  18. ^ "How LGBTQ+ organizations are preparing for a second Trump presidency". www.wbur.org. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  19. ^ "School of Nursing • University of Virginia". www.nursing.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  20. ^ "Nurse Practitioner Transitions and Seeks to Help Others Who Are Suffering | UVA Today". news.virginia.edu. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  21. ^ Ducar, Dallas M.; Penberthy, J. Kim; Schorling, John B.; Leavell, Virginia A.; Calland, J. Forrest (2020-01-01). "Mindfulness for healthcare providers fosters professional quality of life and mindful attention among emergency medical technicians". Explore. 16 (1): 61–68. doi:10.1016/j.explore.2019.07.015. ISSN 1550-8307. PMID 31471216. S2CID 201177956.
  22. ^ "A Most Meaningful Graduation". WVTF. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  23. ^ Flynn, Anne-Gerard (2021-05-04). "Transhealth Northampton opens as first 'independent, comprehensive' transgender health center". masslive. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  24. ^ "Trans healthcare center opens in Northampton". WWLP. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  25. ^ Nygard, Liesel (2023-08-04). "Mass. trans health care org. sees growth as people flee states with anti-LGBTQ laws". masslive. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  26. ^ Engrav, Phoebe Kolbert, Charlotte (2023-02-09). "Telehealth Providers Prepare for the Future". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ eCareers, Health. "Interview with Dallas Ducar MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNL, FAAN". healthecareers.com. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  28. ^ "Transgender Non-Binary (Trans NB) Health Care for Advance Practice Nurses and PAs". Columbia School of Nursing. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  29. ^ "NP Transitions and Walks the Lawn - Finally - As a Woman". UVA School of Nursing. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  30. ^ "State Committee". Massachusetts Democratic Party. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  31. ^ "Dallas M. Ducar MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNL". GLAD. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  32. ^ "Leadership – Healing Our Community Collaborative". Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  33. ^ "The National LGBTQ+ Healthcare Alliance". The National LGBTQ+ Healthcare Alliance. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  34. ^ "Health: Board of Health | Northampton, MA - Official Website". www.northamptonma.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  35. ^ "Mass Attorney General-Elect Campbell Announces Transition Team". Framingham Source. 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  36. ^ "CEO and Founder of Revolutionary Transgender Health Care Clinic is Awarded the Tim Porter-O'Grady Nurse Leadership Award". ANA. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  37. ^ Chris McLaughlin (2024-02-17). "Dallas Ducar strives for a new healthcare status quo through TransHealth". masslive. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  38. ^ "Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare". The Women's Edge. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  39. ^ "Reproductive Equity Now Gala". Reproductive Equity Now. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  40. ^ "Transhealth CEO Dallas Ducar Receives AACN Award - AACN". www.aacn.org. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  41. ^ "CEO and Founder of Revolutionary Transgender Health Care Clinic is Awarded the Tim Porter-O'Grady Nurse Leadership Award". ANA. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  42. ^ "Nothing About Us, Without Us". Discover Nursing. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
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