Past Events
2018 EVENTS
Beyond Flexner 2018
April 9-11, 2018
The 2018 Beyond Flexner Conference had a theme of Community, Diversity, and Equity and included plenary, workshop and special events around health education in which social mission is present, prominent, and valued to drive health equity and improved health for individuals, communities, and nations. The conference provided tools and strategies for the implementation of interprofessional education/practice, and provide information about social determinants of health, community engagement, disparity reduction, diversity promotion, and value-based health care. Keynote presentations were provided by Sir Michael Marmot, World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health and civil rights leader Andrew Young. Conference attendees also had the opportunity to participate in a variety of community site visits, such as the SPCC Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, which is a “pipeline” program that motivates and helps prepare schoolkids in medically underserved communities for health professions education.
April 9-11, 2018
The 2018 Beyond Flexner Conference had a theme of Community, Diversity, and Equity and included plenary, workshop and special events around health education in which social mission is present, prominent, and valued to drive health equity and improved health for individuals, communities, and nations. The conference provided tools and strategies for the implementation of interprofessional education/practice, and provide information about social determinants of health, community engagement, disparity reduction, diversity promotion, and value-based health care. Keynote presentations were provided by Sir Michael Marmot, World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health and civil rights leader Andrew Young. Conference attendees also had the opportunity to participate in a variety of community site visits, such as the SPCC Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, which is a “pipeline” program that motivates and helps prepare schoolkids in medically underserved communities for health professions education.
2017 Events
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Health Workforce Needs in a Time of Transformation
May 3, 2017 The GW Health Workforce Institute (GWHWI) hosted a conference titled “Health Workforce Needs in a Time of Transformation”. The invitation only conference brought together close to 50 policymakers and researchers interested in workforce changes. Research supported by HRSA over the last three years was presented by Health Research Workforce Centers at GW, SUNY Albany, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of California San Francisco, University of Michigan, and the University of Washington. The GW team synthesized 70 studies conducted by these Centers in the report: Health Workforce Research Centers Key Findings, 2013-2016. |
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2016 EVENTS
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GME: Where Do We Go from Here?
December 2016 As a capstone to the AAHC Regional Roundtable Series on GME, the AAHC and the GW Health Workforce Institute co-hosted a panel discussion entitled GME: Where Do We Go from Here? Leading experts discussed recent developments, including the findings of the AAHC Roundtable Series, and potential next steps for policy makers with respect to this critical program. |
Panelists included:
Since concluding the series, AAHC has shared its results with numerous interested policy makers around Washington and across the country. The full report summarizing their findings can be found here.
- Donald Berwick, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, past president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and co-chair of the Institute of Medicine Consensus Report on GME
- Victor Dzau, President, National Academy of Medicine
- Karen Fisher, Chief Public Policy Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges
- Steven Wartman, President and CEO, Association of Academic Health Centers
- Gail Wilensky, Senior Fellow at Project Hope, and co-chair of the Institute of Medicine Consensus Report on GME
Since concluding the series, AAHC has shared its results with numerous interested policy makers around Washington and across the country. The full report summarizing their findings can be found here.
Health Workforce Innovations to Support Delivery System Transformation
September 12-13, 2016
This invitational meeting was co-sponsored by the Texas Medical Center (TMC) and the GWHWI. The transformation of the delivery system as been underway for years greatly spurred on by the ACA. In general, there is pressure to do more with the resources we have including the health workforce. It is timely to review some of the promising innovations in the health workforce and to identify innovations that appear ready for wider implementation. The meeting identified factors that encourage and discourage innovations. The goal of this meeting was to identify promising health workforce innovations that support delivery system transformation and develop recommendations for their implementation.
September 12-13, 2016
This invitational meeting was co-sponsored by the Texas Medical Center (TMC) and the GWHWI. The transformation of the delivery system as been underway for years greatly spurred on by the ACA. In general, there is pressure to do more with the resources we have including the health workforce. It is timely to review some of the promising innovations in the health workforce and to identify innovations that appear ready for wider implementation. The meeting identified factors that encourage and discourage innovations. The goal of this meeting was to identify promising health workforce innovations that support delivery system transformation and develop recommendations for their implementation.
Beyond Flexner 2016
September 19-21, 2016
The 2016 Beyond Flexner Conference offered a unique opportunity to learn more about the movement and how to integrate social mission into teaching, learning, and practice. It offered 30 workshop sessions and networking opportunities for professionals committed to improve health care for those impacted by social determinants.
September 19-21, 2016
The 2016 Beyond Flexner Conference offered a unique opportunity to learn more about the movement and how to integrate social mission into teaching, learning, and practice. It offered 30 workshop sessions and networking opportunities for professionals committed to improve health care for those impacted by social determinants.
2015 EVENTS
Beyond Flexner 2015: The Social Mission of Medical Education
April 13 - 15, 2015
Beyond Flexner 2015 built on the success of the inaugural meeting: identifying targets of opportunity for augmented education reform, networking innovations in the field, and launching ongoing collaborations to support and promote social mission in medical education. The conference was of interest to medical educators, policy makers, public citizens, residents, students, and movements committed to socially accountable medical education.
April 13 - 15, 2015
Beyond Flexner 2015 built on the success of the inaugural meeting: identifying targets of opportunity for augmented education reform, networking innovations in the field, and launching ongoing collaborations to support and promote social mission in medical education. The conference was of interest to medical educators, policy makers, public citizens, residents, students, and movements committed to socially accountable medical education.