Achieving Excellence, Harmony, and Balance

Transforming health professions education in

American Indian and Alaska Native communities

Conference date: September 9–10, 2008

Location: Alyeska Resort, Girdwood, Alaska

Sponsor: Pathways Into Health

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Pathways Into Health is a grassroots collaboration of more than 200 individuals and organizations dedicated to improving the health, health care and health care education of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). We are combining the expertise, resources, and strength of Tribes and AI/AN organizations, tribal colleges, prominent universities, the Indian Health Service and American Indian and Alaska Native communities as we work together to solve a major problem that exists today — the shortage of AI/AN healthcare professionals.

The purpose of this conference is to bring together a diverse group of individuals to contribute to the development of appropriate and effective educational methodologies for primarily distance-based AI/AN health professions education.Three core concepts that will be illuminated to advance this process include:

1  Cultural Attunement

2  Interprofessional Education

3  Distance Learning /Telehealth technologies