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 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
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