Pathways Into Health

Pathways Into Health is now accepting abstracts for the 3rd Annual Conference:
Achieving Excellence, Harmony, and Balance:
Transforming health professions education in American Indian and Alaska Native communities

Submission Deadline
August 25

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 including academics/educators, health care providers (physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, community health workers, etc…), health facility administrators, public health officials, policy-makers, Elders and students 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, and
3) Distance Learning /Telehealth technologies.

Pathways Into Health is now accepting poster presentation abstracts that address one or more of the three core concepts. We are particularly interested in abstracts describing successful implementation of these core concepts in or for American Indian and Alaska Native communities and institutions serving AI/AN individuals.

Abstracts must be limited to 500 words or less. To submit, attach a MS Word document of your abstract to an email message with the subject line "PATHWAYS ABSTRACT SUBMISSION" and send it to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Submission of an abstract implies a commitment to make the presentation at the annual meeting or send a knowledgeable substitute who is qualified to present the material and answer questions regarding the reported work. Please make sure your email address is correct. Housing and transportation are the responsibility of the speaker. It is the author's responsibility to obtain internal company approvals consistent with the above terms and stated deadlines.

Evaluation criteria: (1) quality; (2) potential significance to three core concepts described above; (3) clarity of writing and presentation; and (4) relevance to theme.

July 25 - submission deadline

To submit, attach a MS Word document of your abstract to an email message with the subject line "PATHWAYS ABSTRACT SUBMISSION" and send it to  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 
QUESTIONS?

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