"We're not going to let old traditions and rivalries stand in the way of us moving forward and breaking down some of those barriers." — Deborah Washington, PhD, RN, DEI health and community partnerships manager, Massachusetts General Hospital Deborah Washington, PhD, RN, Mass General's DEI health and community partnerships manager, has been a fixture in the hospital's DEI initiatives since the mid-1990s and is responsible for programs that serve underserved community members and work to sweep away longstanding inequities. In the fifth and final story of a weeklong series commemorating nurse leaders during National Nurses Week, Washington spoke to HealthLeaders about how nurse leaders can begin to implement DEI in their organizations. | 