Montana AHEC / Office of Rural Health Advisory Committee

1. Montana AHEC/Office of Rural Health Advisory Committee April 2, 2018

2. AGENDA • Welcome and Introductions • Structured input on key AHEC Strategies • Career Awareness – Pipeline Programs • Education and Training • AHEC Scholars Program • Healthcare Workforce Development for Rural and Underserved Areas • Member Updates • Next Meeting – Strategic Planning Meeting, June 4, 2018, 10 am in Helena

3. Thinking about the AHEC Council Structure— Western MT AHEC Model

4. Fundamental Pathway Elements • Career Awareness • Education and Training • Workforce Development

6. Relationships • MT Healthcare Workforce Advisory Committee (began 2010) MORH/AHEC • http://healthinfo.montana.edu/workforce-development/mt-workforce-advisory-committee.html • Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) • TAACCCT IV—Healthcare Montana • Healthcare organizations • MT Department of Labor • OCHE

7. Montana Healthcare • Workforce Strategic Plan 2017 • Grow Your Own Strategy • Exposure to health careers • Expand health occupations programs in schools • HOSA, REACH MedStart • Dual enrollment and credentials that articulate to postsecondary • Tribal school strategy

9. MT Office of Rural Health and AHECs • Research and Explore Awesome Careers in Healthcare! • Freshmen/Sophomores • Local Facility • Day Long Camp • Healthcare Stations • Scrub Tops and Swag • Free to Attend • Med Start Camp • Juniors/Seniors • College/Healthcare • Week Long Camp • Healthcare Tours • Healthcare Activities • Job Shadowing • Fun Adventures • Cost Associated

11. 2017 Med Start Camp

14. Annual Pathways into Health Brochure from the AHECs

15. Annual Pathways into Health Brochure from the AHECs

16. HealthCARE MT (TAACCCT IV) 4 MAIN GOALS: • Employer engagement • Curriculum • Students • Apprenticeships

17. Health Career Exploration • How do we continue to improve partnerships between schools, postsecondary education, healthcare organizations and facilities? • How do we continue to reach out to first generation students, rural youth, and Tribal communities? • How do we track students and demonstrate outcomes? • How can we pool our resources to make this happen?

18. Montana AHEC Scholars Program Development Interprofessional Education for Health Professions Students

19. HRSA Requirements for AHEC Scholars • Interdisciplinary curriculum • 40 hours of didactic per yr/2 yrs • 40 hours of defined clinical activities, conducted in rural or underserved • Community based training activities • Curriculum must have • IPE objectives and outcomes • Entry and exit points for students • Cover Core topic areas including: • IPE • Behavioral health integration • Social determinants of health • Cultural competency • Practice transformation • Current and emerging health issues

20. Montana AHEC and the Scholars Program • Montana intends to work across the state with the health professions programs on our various campuses • WWAMI will be a partner, both as MT WWAMI, and the overall UW WWAMI Program • Montana submitted a proposal that envisioned use of distance technologies to create virtual cohorts of students • Regional AHEC Centers are key to engaging regional stakeholders in project design and implementation

21. Planning Year – Timeline and Major Tasks

22. Assessment of IPE in Montana • Spreadsheet of environmental scan questions for academic institutions • Collection of information in standardized process across the state by regions and state staff • Overall analysis and report back to academic stakeholders to engage in project design • Student focus groups (in collaboration with academic partners) • Community site interviews (building support for IPE activities around the state)

23. Interviews with Health Professions Programs • Structured interviews of AHEC Program Office and Center staff • Deans, Department Chairs, IPE Faculty • Regional and statewide • Compiled into spreadsheet • Covers topics including: • Champions • Accreditation requirements • Didactic content • Clinical experiences • Other IPE activities • Cross campus or multi-campus efforts • Recommendations

24. Focus Groups with Students • Value they associate with interprofessional or team based learning • Interest in participating in a program that would give them a designation as a scholar • What recognition would be important if they participated in a scholar’s program • What would be barriers to participation in a scholars program

25. Collaborative Planning • From your perspective, what would it mean to be recognized as an AHEC Interprofessional Scholar? • What value would communities and healthcare organizations gain from having AHEC Interprofessional Scholars? • Can you imagine good venues for health professions students from several disciplines to have a meaningful community based experience?

26. Workforce Development • How does the AHEC Advisory Committee relate to the MT HC Workforce Advisory Committee? • What are the most critical areas for AHEC to focus on? • Are there creative solutions you have observed that we should pursue?

27. Continuing Education