| HEALTH PROFESSIONS E-LETTER, June
2005
Dear Reader,
Let us now praise famous accrediting agency volunteers . .
.
With Memorial Day just behind us, the time is nigh to institute
a holiday in honor of the hundreds, probably thousands, of staff
and volunteers who keep health care accreditors running smoothly
and ensure the continued high quality of the US health care
educational system.
(And I'm not just saying that because I'd like another 3-day
weekend . . . )
For just one example of the yeoman's work accrediting agencies
are doing, see:
http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.2387.2.344263
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Best regards,
Fred
1. AMA Survey response rate
over 20%
2. New AMA Health Professions Education
Data Book now available
3. Happy 10th anniversary to the
Health Professions Network
4. Eight steps to providing language
services to patients
5. Submit your proposal for arts
in health care grants
6. Schoolteachers receive grants
to expand students' science skills
7. CDC seeking model communities
ready for mass casualty incidents
8. On the calendar: HOSA National
Leadership Conference
9. ASCP Names New Executive Director
of the Board of Registry and Vice President
1. AMA Survey response rate over
20%
Thanks to the more than 1,300 programs that have completed
the 2005 Survey of Health Professions Education Programs,
which went online in May.
Survey data will appear in the 2006-2007 editions of the
Health Professions Career and Education Directory and Health
Professions Education Data Book (see below).
Program directors: Have you completed the survey? If not,
contact Dorothy Grant at
dorothy.grant-bryant@ama-assn.org
(312 464-4936)
for login information.
2. New AMA Health Professions
Education Data Book now available
This newly updated publication features 30 tables of data
for academic year 2003-2004, including:
- Number of Programs and Enrollments, Attrition, and Graduates
by Occupation
- Enrollments, Graduates, and Number of Programs by State/Province
and Occupation
- Enrollments, Attrition, and Graduates by Race/Ethnic
Origin and Gender
- Health Professions Salary Ranges
The data book provides workforce analysts, policy makers,
professional associations, career counselors, and students
a wide range of allied health education data.
To order the publication in Adobe Acrobat pdf format, see:
http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.2387.3.344263
The price is $20 for AMA members or directors of allied health
professions programs and $40 for nonmembers.
3. Happy 10th anniversary to the
Health Professions Network
The initial meeting to form the Health Professions Network
(HPN) was held in August 1995 in Norfolk, VA.
Attendees discussed a report from the National Commission
on Allied Health and the recommendations from six recent national
conferences on allied health. They also heard presentations
on interdisciplinary education and the impact of technology
upon health care education and practice.
Ten years later, the HPN continues to be a leading voice
on behalf of all allied health professions as they come together
and address the many challenges facing the US health care
system. To learn more, see:
http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.2387.4.344263
4. Eight steps to providing language
services to patients
The nation's growing diversity poses special challenges for
small group practices and solo practitioners in providing
health care to individuals who are limited English proficient
(LEP).
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund recommends that small
health care providers developing language services should:
- Designate responsibility
- Conduct an analysis of language needs
- Identify resources in the community
- Determine what language services will be provided
- Determine how to respond to LEP patients
- Train staff
- Notify LEP patients of available language services
- Update activities after periodic review
To read more, see:
http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.2387.5.344263
(Adobe Reader required)
5. Submit your proposal for arts in
health care grants
Proposals are being sought for the 2005 Johnson & Johnson
/ Society for the Arts in Healthcare Partnership to Promote
Arts and Healing Grant Program.
Eligible applicants include hospitals, medical schools, clinics,
nursing homes, and other health care providers, as well as
arts organizations working in a formal partnership with a
healthcare agency.
In addition to projects serving broad patient populations
and health care providers, a portion of funds will be reserved
for arts programs serving those living with HIV/AIDS, their
families, and/or caregivers.
For guidelines, application, and FAQs, see:
http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.2387.6.344263
For a list of awardees in 2004/2005, see:
http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.2387.7.344263
6. Schoolteachers receive grants to
expand students' science skills
Five Albuquerque, NM, high school teachers will receive a
total of nearly $25,000 in grants from the ASRT Education
and Research Foundation to expand their students' knowledge
of science, technology, and health care.
The grants are designed to raise awareness of the radiologic
sciences and to enhance students' understanding of the practical
applications of science and technology.
Read more at:
http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.2387.8.344263
7. CDC seeking model communities ready
for mass casualty incidents
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through
its Linkages Project, is seeking examples of "model communities"
where emergency care and public health sectors work well together
and are prepared to respond to events that might produce large
numbers of injuries. For more information, see:
http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.2387.9.344263
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Note: Deadline for applications is June 30.
8. On the calendar: HOSA National Leadership
Conference
The 28th annual National Leadership Conference of HOSA (Health
Occupations Students of America) will be held in Nashville,
TN, June 22-25:
http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.2387.10.344263
9. ASCP names new Board of Registry
executive director
E. Blair Holladay, PhD, CT(ASCP), has been named as executive
director to head the Board of Registry of the American Society
for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and as Vice President, ASCP,
effective July 1.
Holladay is currently the director of the Center for Cytopathology
and Molecular Diagnostics at the Medical University of South
Carolina.
ABOUT US . . .
The Health Professions Career and Education E-letter is produced
by the American Medical Association (AMA).
This periodic newsletter covers educational trends and career-related
issues for more than 60 professions that participate in the
delivery of health care, including diagnostic and rehabilitative
services, therapeutic treatments, health or information services
management, counseling for psychosocial and cognitive needs,
or related services.
Newsletter readers and contributors include staff of health
professions accrediting agencies, educational programs and institutions,
professional organizations, certifying/licensing boards, and
media contacts.
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have any leads or story ideas, please contact us. Also, let
us know what you think about this newsletter--and feel free
to forward it to your colleagues.
Direct suggestions, comments, compliments, gripes, to
Fred Donini-Lenhoff
American Medical Association
Medical Education Products
515 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610
312 464-4635
312 464-5830 fax
fred_lenhoff@ama-assn.org
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