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APAN - Bangkok

Ted Hanss<ted@umich.edu>

University of Michigan Medical School

26 January 2005

Global Medical Education Global Medical Education Research NetworkResearch Network

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University of Michigan

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Medical School Facts

670 medical students800 graduate students and post-docs2,000 facultyUS$750,000,000 annual budget (does not include Hospital operations)

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Why International Partnerships?

Student exchange•Interest by students and residents for

international opportunities•Important aspect of recruiting for

students and residents •Provides students with a diversity of

contexts in which to learn•Students see other healthcare systems•Teaches professional values

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Opportunities for collaboration•Multi-center international trials•International interest in Michigan’s

educational programs•Opportunities to collaborate on

international education research •Formal medical school

collaborations

Why International Partnerships?

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Global Medical Education Collaboration

Institute for International Medical EducationPurpose:

Create Global Minimum Essential Requirements (GMER)Evaluate medical students/schoolsShare with the globe

M. Roy Schwarz and Andrzej Wojtczak at Xiang-Ya Medical School, China

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Scientific Foundations

Clinical SkillsPopulation Health

Professional Values,

Attitudes, and Ethics

CriticalThinking

InformationManagement

CommunicationSkills

GMER 7 Domains

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International Medical Education Training Workshop

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Image Sharing

Review complex cases

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What’s Required?

Identification of infrastructure experts at medical schools to work with the physicians and medical educatorsEstablishment of standards for supporting online collaboration (videoconferencing and web sites)Commitment to develop prototypes during 2005

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Proposal

Next steps Establish a special interest group (mail list) for support of medical education and research collaborations Prototype videoconferences with a small number of medical schools Report on progress and include medical schools at future APAN meetings

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International Partnerships

Allow us to share global expertiseEnsure high quality medical educationPromote high quality international health careProvide opportunities to see the world of education, of health, and of healthcare in a different way

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Questions?

Ted HanssUniversity of Michigan Medical SchoolAnn Arbor, Michigan USA<ted@umich.edu>

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