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The AHC Office of Education was created in 2000 with the establishment of the position of Assistant Vice President for Education and the subsequent hiring of Dr. Barbara Brandt to lead efforts in interprofessional education, technology-enhanced learning, community-based education and faculty development in education in the Academic Health Center.

As today's health care delivery system evolves, all levels of professionals are learning that a "team" approach is both efficient and effective for providing quality patient care. However, while new graduates may learn to work as a team after entering the job market, little is currently done to provide students with the skills necessary for interdisciplinary team work during the educational process. The Academic Health Center's Team Development Task Force was created to respond to the need for a well-articulated approach to interdisciplinary health sciences education.

The University of Minnesota Academic Health Center is perfectly positioned to develop interprofessional team education and exemplary practice sites. We have committed leadership, multiple health professional schools under one roof, several initial experiments in providing interprofessional experiences to our students, and a student body that is calling for this kind of training. This report proposes a new way to think about interprofessional education.

Minnesota's 150-year commitment to the health and well-being of its residents and communities has propelled a quality of life that is second to none. The University of Minnesota Academic Health Center and its constituent disciplines have played a vital role over the years in building on this essential value. It is the sole institution in the state capable of steadfastly transforming cutting edge health research into innovative clinical and community applications, professional education, and public outreach.

This Macy Conference that was held April 3 to 6, 2014, in Arlington, Virginia represented the Macy Foundation’s first formal initiative to bring together the worlds of health professions education, healthcare delivery, and patient and community advocacy. The conference was chaired by Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN and Martha Gaines, JD, LLM.

This report is from the first of two conferences sponsored by the Josia Macy Jr. Foundation focused on ensuring an effective physician workforce for America.  This conference - which took place in October, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia -  was chaired by Michael M.E. Johns, MD.  This report includes the original papers which were commissioned for the conference:

This report is from the second of two conferences sponsored by the Josia Macy Jr. Foundation focused on ensuring an effective physician workforce for America.  This conference - which took place in May, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia -  was chaired by Debra Weinstein, MD.  This report examines the structure, content, and efficiency of training in graduate medical education.

Conclusions from the conference:

1. GME must meet the needs of - and be accountable to - the public.

This report summarizes the National Academies of Practice annual meeting, convened in cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Health Care Team Conference, on April 13, 2002 in Washington, D.C.

Please note: The full text of this article is only available to those with subscription access to the Informa Healthcare database. Contact your institutional library or the publisher for details.

This report describes the National Academies of Practice membership Forum Day, held on April 28, 2000 at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

Please note: The full text of this article is only available to those with subscription access to the Informa Healthcare database. Contact your institutional library or the publisher for details.

Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses identifies solutions to problems in hospital, nursing home, and other health care organization work environments that threaten patient safety through their effect on nursing care.

A companion to the Institute of Medicine's earlier patient safety report, To Err is Human, the report puts forth a blueprint of actions that all health care organizations which rely on nurses should take.