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Health professions education : a bridge to quality / Committee on the Health Professions Education Summit, Board on Health Care Services; Ann C. Greiner, Elisa Knebel, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Greiner, Ann C.
Knebel, Elisa.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Health Professions Education Summit.
Series:
Quality chasm series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medical education--United States.
Medical education.
United States.
Health Occupations--education.
Education, Professional.
Medical Subjects:
Health Occupations--education.
United States.
Education, Professional.
Physical Description:
xvi, 175 ; 28 cm.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2003]
Contents:
Building a Bridge to Cross the Quality Chasm 2
Health Professions Education Summit 3
A New Vision for Health Professions Education 3
Health Professions Education Summit 20
Building Upon Previous Reform Efforts 22
Organization of the Report 24
2 Challenges Facing the Health System and Implications for Educational Reform 29
Implications for Health Professions Education 37
3 The Core Competencies Needed for Health Care Professionals 45
Origin of the Five Competencies 46
The Five Competencies in Practice 49
A Vision of the Prepared Health Care Professional 65
4 Current Educational Activities in the Core Competencies 75
Provide Patient-Centered Care 75
Work in Interdisciplinary Teams 79
Employ Evidence-Based Practice 81
Apply Quality Improvement 83
Utilize Informatics 85
A Vision of the Future Health Professions Student 87
Outcome-Based Education 89
5 Health Professions Oversight Processes: What They Do and Do Not Do, and What They Could Do 97
Educational Accreditation 98
Licensure 104
Certification 108
Organizational Accreditation 109
Demonstration and Maintenance of Competence 111
6 Recommendations for Reform 121
Common Language and Adoption of Core Competencies 122
Integrating Competencies into Oversight Processes 125
Training Environments 129
Research and Information 133
Providing Leadership 135.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
0309087236
OCLC:
53839868

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