Healthcare Workforce Without Walls

By Bridget K. Burke – Principal Investigator at BridgetLab.ai, HIMSS Professional Development Committee member, and IEEE Robotics and Automation Society member.

Author’s Note

Every January, I feel a pull to pause not just to look ahead, but to reflect on how far we have come. Over the past few years, healthcare professionals have navigated extraordinary change, from rapid digital transformation to new models of care delivery that extend far beyond hospital walls. This article grew out of conversations, research, and observations across healthcare, robotics, mobility, and smart city systems and a growing realization that our definitions of “healthcare work” are quietly being rewritten. My hope is that this article offers you not predictions, but orientation: a way to think differently about careers, skills, and professional growth in a healthcare ecosystem that is increasingly connected and mobile.