Strengthening the connection between health professions education and practice : proceedings of a joint workshop /

Cuff, Patricia A.,

Strengthening the connection between health professions education and practice : proceedings of a joint workshop / Patricia A. Cuff and Erin Hammers Forstag, rapporteurs ; Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education, Board on Global Health, Health and Medicine Division, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine. - Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (ix, 95 pages) : color illustrations

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Workforce and training data -- Patient-centered care and education -- The role of health care in developing the health workforce -- Meeting needs of populations, students, and educators -- Envisioning future educators -- Disruption in health education and practice -- Appendixes

"On November 13 and 14, 2018, members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education participated in a joint workshop with affiliates of the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. The workshop participants explored the intersection of health professions education and practice. Both sectors are working toward the same goal of improving the health of patients and populations, without compromising the mental stability and wellbeing of the workforce or its learners. However, while education and practice have the same goal, there is a need for greater alignment between the sectors to more fully realize these desired outcomes. For example, educators, practitioners, and administrators must learn to adapt and respond to the growing role of technology within a wider context, in order to most effectively apply higher education within health systems. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop"--Publisher's description



9780309490979 9780309490993


Medical education--Congresses.
Medical personnel--Practice--Congresses.
Medical education.


Electronic Books.

RA735 / .S774 2019