Trashawn Britt Jr. is a healthcare quality professional and patient advocate at Children’s Mercy Kansas City dedicated to helping patients and families navigate healthcare with confidence and compassion. A former Division I football player, his life changed after suffering a heat stroke sending him into a medically induced coma. This experience transformed his perspective on patient advocacy and the importance of healthcare systems that truly meet people where they are through systemic change. He earned his executive master’s in Clinical Quality, Safety, and Leadership from Georgetown University and is a certified professional in healthcare quality (CPHQ). Today, Trashawn combines his lived experience with his professional work to advance patient-centered care, empower caregivers, and build healthcare systems that are safer, more equitable, and better for the people who come after us.