ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
A Public Workshop of the Global Forum on Innovation in
Health Professional Education
April 23–24, 2015
The Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Workshop Purpose
The purpose of this workshop is to explore the implications that shifts in health, policy, and the health care industry could have on health professional education and workforce learning; to identify learning platforms that could facilitate effective knowledge transfer with improved quality and efficiency; and to discuss opportunities for building a global health workforce that understands the role of culture and health literacy in perceptions and approaches to health and disease.
DAY 1: APRIL 23, 2015
9:00am | Welcome |
Susan Scrimshaw, Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education (IHPE) Co-Chair | |
SESSION I: SETTING THE STAGE | |
Objective: To envision a future where there is an adequate supply of competent, confident, and health literate health and health care providers, educators, and associated professionals to meet the needs of a global population. |
9:10am | Orientation to the workshop |
Beth Mancini and Christopher Olsen, Workshop Co-Chairs | |
9:25am | Keynote address |
Francisco Campos, former National Secretary of Labor and Education Management in Health of the Ministry of Health, Brazil | |
9:45am | Discussion and Q&A |
SESSION II: ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF CURRICULUM DESIGN AND STRUCTURE |
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Objective: To explore health professional education within the context of new collaborations and nontraditional partners within and outside of academia with a focus on creating value for health systems and improving health outcomes. | |
Models of partnerships within and outside of academia | |
Moderator: Susan Skochelak, American Medical Association | |
10:00am | Model 1: Social Determinants of Health: Changing the Care Team |
Arthur Kaufman, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center | |
Model 2: A Model for Educational Efficiencies | |
David Asprey, Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Services, University of Iowa | |
Model 3: Faculty Development for Improving System Teaching and Curriculum Design | |
Elizabeth G. Baxley, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University | |
10:35am | Moderated discussion with the audience |
11:00am | BREAK |
Value in new partnerships Moderator: Susan Skochelak, American Medical Association |
11:30am | Students as patient navigators and coordinators program Therese M. Wolpaw, Penn State College of Medicine |
Discussion and Q&A | |
11:55am | Small-table discussions |
Facilitator: Timi Agar Barwick, Physician Assistant Education Association | |
Question 1: Who are the educators of the future and how will their roles be different from the traditional “teacher”? Report back and Discussion | |
Question 2: How will these evolving roles impact the educational process and the community? Report back and Discussion | |
12:30pm | LUNCH |
SESSION III: ENVISIONING THE NEW WORKFORCE | |
Objective: To illuminate issues that have arisen because of a changing workforce, and how such transformations impact the current and future education and training of health professionals. | |
1:30pm | Debate 1 proposition: Health professional schools should adjust their curriculum and training to provide greater work life balance for their learners |
Speaker/Moderator: Deborah Trautman, American Association of Colleges of Nursing | |
Debaters: | |
– Yes: Rick Talbott, Association of Schools of the Allied Health Professions | |
– No: Rick Valachovic, American Dental Education Association | |
Perspectives: | |
– Perspective from Nigeria: Emilia Iwu, Jonas Nursing Scholar | |
– Perspectives from China: Xuejun Zeng, Peking Union Medical College |
2:15pm | Debate 2 proposition: The creation of new task-specific roles should be the strategy for health professionals to meet individual and community health needs |
Speaker/Moderator: Holly Wise, American Council of Academic Physical Therapy | |
Debaters: | |
– Yes: Liza Goldblatt, Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care | |
– No: Elaine Tagliareni, National League for Nursing | |
Perspectives: | |
– Perspective from Nigeria: Emilia Iwu, Jonas Nursing Scholar | |
– Perspective from China: Xuejun Zeng, Peking Union Medical College | |
3:00pm | BREAK |
SESSION IV: ENVISIONING A GLOBALIZED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (GLOBALIZATION AND CHALLENGES TO HPE) |
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Objective: To illuminate the strengths and weaknesses of the current health professional educational systems as the workforce is functioning in an increasingly interconnected global community, and implications for education worldwide. | |
3:30pm | Moderator: Andrew Pleasant, Canyon Ranch Institute |
Examples of health literacy in the health professional curriculum | |
Speaker 1: Clifford Coleman, Oregon Health & Science University (via video connection) | |
Speaker 2: Jennifer Cabe, Ohio State University College of Nursing and Canyon Ranch Institute | |
Discussion and Q&A | |
4:20pm | Small-table discussions |
Question 1: Are health professionals being prepared to function and serve in a globalized community? What is in place? | |
Report back and Discussion |
4:40pm | Question 2: How might health literacy be globally integrated into health professional education to improve communication in a globalized world? Report back and Discussion |
5:00pm | ADJOURN |
5:15pm | Institute of Medicine and Society for Simulation in Healthcare Gaming Arcade and Showcase (Reception) |
DAY 2: APRIL 24, 2015
8:20am | Welcome and expectations |
Beth Mancini, Workshop Co-Chair | |
8:30am | Society for Simulation in Healthcare Leading Innovator Award presentation |
– Presented by Beth Mancini and Jeffrey Taekman | |
– Remarks by Leading Innovator | |
SESSION V: ENVISIONING A GLOBAL HEALTH WORKFORCE | |
Objective: To discuss opportunities for building a global health workforce that considers such crosscutting themes as technology, health literacy, social accountability, culture, and humanism as they relate to the education and training of health professionals. | |
8:50am | Reflections of day 1 |
Malcolm Cox, Global Forum on IHPE Co-Chair | |
9:00am | A global health workforce through a One Health framework |
Moderator: James Fox, Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges representative | |
Public health and global health as venues for cross-disciplinary health professional education | |
Christopher Olsen, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Environment, climate, and human health: Waterborne diseases | |
Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | |
A global health workforce through a One Health framework: A public health perspective | |
Laura H. Kahn, Cofounder, One Health Initiative | |
10:00am | Breakout groups and webcast session |
Provide instructions and disperse to breakout rooms | |
10:20am | Breakout Groups: |
Question 1 (Room 105): What are the implications that shifts in health, policy, and the health care industry will have on health professional education and workforce learning? | |
Facilitator: Thomas Clawson, National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates | |
Question 2 (Room 207): What roles do the public and private sectors have in facilitating effective knowledge transfer with improved quality and efficiency? | |
Facilitators: Susan Skochelak, American Medical Association, and Timi Agar Barwick, Physician Assistant Education Association | |
Question 3 (Room 101): What opportunities are available for building a global health workforce that understands the role of culture and health literacy in perceptions and approaches to health and disease? | |
Facilitator: Andrew Pleasant, Canyon Ranch Institute | |
Main room: Webcasting Forum members’ examples of “envisioning the future of health professional education” | |
11:30am | BREAK |
12:00pm | Breakout group report back |
Moderator: Beth Mancini, Workshop Co-Chair | |
Group 1 | |
Group 2 | |
Group 3 |