Ms. Thornton develops, leads and supports health equity initiatives across Children’s Minnesota to ensure vulnerable, marginalized, underrepresented and underserved populations receive equitable patient experiences and outcomes. She also educates and coaches people to recognize and reverse the impact of structural racism in medicine. Additionally, she hosts health equity actions episodes of Children’s Minnesota’s clinical podcast, Talking Pediatrics. As part of the Twin Cities Black Nurses Rock chapter, Ms. Thornton was honored with a DAISY Award, an international program to celebrate the compassionate care nurses provide to patients, for advancing health equity.
