dr. craig j. lenz - school of osteopathic med
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APT Conference 2014TRANSCRIPT
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ACOM update:
• Grand Opening: July 2013, Class 162• August 2014: Second class : 320• September 2014 : Interview cycle, 15% increase
over year 1, 21% over year 2, Projected # of applicants : 3500 to 4000
• Clerkships across Alabama and beyond: August of 2015
• Partnerships: Troy, UAB, Research Launch, New GME
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Barriers to Telehealth:
• Is it only technology?• How can medical education integrate with
telehealth?• Gaining acceptance with the health care
providers?• Classical medical-psychiatric model success?• Role of mid-level providers?
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An “Eye Opening Experience” in Telehealth
• Place: San Bernardino County California• Year: 2000• Tri-City Mental Health• Terry: executive director, magician with
Grants, LCSW• Distance barrier: County the size of Rhode
Island• Psychiatrist model failure: outpatient and ED
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Medical Center/University Health Science Center
• Barrier: patients expected to come to medical center, distance & time & transportation
• Who expects it? Physicians• New model: SAMC medical outreach falls
short• Next step: San Bernardino model and others
at this conference
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Changing Physician Culture/Barriers?
• Age of physicians: “old” equals hands-on & face to face
• Technology use in medical school training: paperless curriculum and learning resources (onset of student contribution)
• Years 1 and 2: Pt actor based training and testing and learning
• Years 3 and 4: Shrinking the State of Alabama
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Application of Video Conferencing Units to the Medical School
• Change in technology and cost: Tri-city Mental Health, San Bernadino, dependence on high cost and T-1 line: Lack of true high definition visual and audio
• Adjunct equipment: otoscope, derm scope, cardiac auscultation (teaching unit)
• What specialties are perfect for VCU?• Delivery in high definition
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Pilot Program for combining med-ed and clinical care
• International Clerkship elective: Year 4• Previous barrier to Faculty delivery• Current solution: Send faculty with students• Future innovation: Lap-top or Mini-I-Pad with
morning report from Nicaragua to ACOM Small Group Room,
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Closing
• Questions?• Comments?• Ideas?