The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions hosted its 4th Annual ASAHP Regional Summit hosted by ASAHP’s Interprofessional Committee This year’s theme focused on “Joining Forces to Build a Resilient, Collaborative and Practice-Ready Healthcare Workforce” and sought to promote dialogue between academic institutions and their health care industry partners to improve collaboration and enhance health outcomes.
Due to high demand and through the support of national sponsor LifePoint Health, the number of in person hubs doubled this year from three to six across the US with over 240 total participants from academic institutions and their healthcare industry partners.
Hub sites and hosts included:
Nutley, New Jersey – Seton Hall University host
Layton, Utah – Weber State University and University of Utah hosts
Houston, Texas – University of Texas (UT) MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Medical Branch Galveston and UT Health San Antonio hosts
Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Nova Southeastern University host
Cincinnati, Ohio – University of Cincinnati host
Sioux Falls, South Dakota – University of South Dakota host
The hubs all met simultaneously in-person using a structured 3-hour process to generate and support dialogue around workforce readiness concluding with national virtual harvest session where key takeaways were shared from each hub. Comments, conversations, and recommendations from each hub and the virtual harvest were recorded and will be analyzed for themes for dissemination and publication.
Preliminary themes included:
We need to work to “bridge the gap” between education and clinical practice through consistent, communication and dialogue;
Empower students to make an authentic impact in clinical practice;
Support and train clinical preceptors who have such an important role
Create new models to provide win-wins and change workplace culture;;
Development of structures and resource to improve access, affordability and support collaboration; and
Evidence-based change should be embraced to improve the system moving forward.
ASAHP President Dr. Deb Larson stated: “ASAHP highly values its collaborative relationship with its industry and professional members, thank you to our hub hosts and their industry partners for participating in such a dynamic and impactful event.”
For more information, and to watch the video recording of the national virtual harvest session: https://www.asahp.org/asahp-regional-summits