Innovative Tracks at Established Institutions for the Education of Health Personnel
Innovative Tracks at Established Institutions for the Education of Health Personnel

Author: Martin P. Kantrowitz

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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A guide for educators seeking to reform programs and teaching methods at established medical schools is presented. Focused on practical problems, attention is directed to an innovative curricular track and the ideas, experiences, and discussions presented during a conference attended by educators at eight institutions that have used the track approach. The institutions, which are located in China, Mexico, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, have used the track approach to reform medical education to be more relevant to the health needs of given populations by using either problem-based or community-based learning in the educational process. Of concern are 23 strategies for using the track approach to implement change, with consideration of start-up, building support and overcoming resistance, evaluation, networking, and options for the future of the track. Features and experiences of the innovative track schools on seven points are compared, including motivation for seeking change, curriculum content, and policies governing admissions. Comparative information is summarized in an extensive table that illustrates common trends and differences in approaches, circumstances, or outcomes. Detailed case studies of the eight schools are also presented. (SW)

A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health
A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2016-11-14

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 0309392624

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The World Health Organization defines the social determinants of health as "the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life." These forces and systems include economic policies, development agendas, cultural and social norms, social policies, and political systems. In an era of pronounced human migration, changing demographics, and growing financial gaps between rich and poor, a fundamental understanding of how the conditions and circumstances in which individuals and populations exist affect mental and physical health is imperative. Educating health professionals about the social determinants of health generates awareness among those professionals about the potential root causes of ill health and the importance of addressing them in and with communities, contributing to more effective strategies for improving health and health care for underserved individuals, communities, and populations. Recently, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to develop a high-level framework for such health professional education. A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health also puts forth a conceptual model for the framework's use with the goal of helping stakeholder groups envision ways in which organizations, education, and communities can come together to address health inequalities.

Essays on Medical Education
Essays on Medical Education

Author: Stephen Abrahamson

Publisher: University Press of America

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9780761803669

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his is a collection of essays which recount some of the highlights of the author's thirty-odd years as an educator in a medical school. The essays are personal, yet provide an informed, insightful and incisive critique of medical education through eyewitness accounts of events in academic settings. The essays range over personal experiences in the medical school's political arena, grantsmanship exercises and commentary on the application of educational principles in the settings of medical education. The author writes from the vantage point of being one of the first educational consultants to medical schools. His views on medical education have been offered through journal articles, book chapters, and lectures, always with good humor and a message.

Current Catalog
Current Catalog

Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 782

ISBN-13:

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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement
Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement

Author: Geri LoBiondo-Wood

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2018-07-25

Total Pages: 515

ISBN-13: 0323480004

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**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Quality Improvement** 2019 AJN Book of the Year Award Recipient in the Advanced Practice Nursing category. Equip yourself to expertly conduct EBP or quality improvement projects. Written by renowned EBP experts LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, & Titler, Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement provides a straightforward yet comprehensive guide to planning and conducting EBP and quality improvement projects This brand-new, full-color, richly illustrated textbook begins with foundational content and then works through the processes of developing and exploring clinical questions, implementing results, and disseminating information. The book's content and approach have been developed specifically with the adult learner in mind, with multiple full-text appendix articles referenced throughout as examples, along with unique pedagogical aids including EBP Tips and EBP Key Points to ground concepts in a "real-life" context. - NEW! Written by renowned EBP experts LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, & Titler to provide a straightforward yet comprehensive guide to planning and conducting EBP and QI projects. - NEW! A straightforward, practical approach begins with foundational content and then works through the processes of developing and exploring clinical questions, implementing results, and disseminating information. - NEW! Developed specifically with the adult learner in mind, with multiple full-text appendix articles referenced throughout as examples, along with unique pedagogical aids including EBP Tips and EBP Key Points to ground concepts in a "real-life" context.

Report
Report

Author: Council on Graduate Medical Education (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13:

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The Medical School’s Mission and the Population’s Health
The Medical School’s Mission and the Population’s Health

Author: Kerr L. White

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 146139189X

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Medical schools exist as part of a complex educational and health care sys tem with affiliations to universities, teaching hospitals, outpatient clinics, students, and communities. Those of us who serve as trustees and volunteers on boards and commit tees of medical schools carry obvious responsibilities for the performance of the institution with regard to those affiliations, including those that relate to the community. By what criteria, and by what standards, do we as trustees assess that performance? For trustees of medical schools, I suggest that the most im portant criteria are those concerned with the purpose for which the school was originally established and those that relate to the community that sup ports it and is served by it. For a medical school performance criteria should be defined in a statement of purpose: the "mission" of the school. This mission statement should pro vide trustees with direction on such vital matters as the following: What does the medical school seek to accomplish? Whom does it serve? Where is it going? What is the relationship to the geographic region or other community that it may seek to serve? Such questions are stated more easily than they are answered, but they should be asked. For trustees who are responsible for the education of stu dents, the management of faculty, and the stewardship of funds they are a matter of serious concern.