Montana AHEC/ Office of Rural Health Advisory Committee April 2, 2018

AGENDA Welcome and Introductions Structured input on key AHEC Strategies Career Awareness – Pipeline Programs Education and Training AHEC Scholars Program Healthcare Workforce Development for Rural and Underserved Areas Member Updates Next Meeting – Strategic Planning Meeting, June 4, 2018, 10 am in Helena

Thinking about the AHEC Council Structure— Western MT AHEC Model

Fundamental Pathway Elements Career Awareness Education and Training Workforce Development

Relationships MT Healthcare Workforce Advisory Committee (began 2010) MORH/AHEC http://healthinfo.montana.edu/workforce-development/mt-workforce-advisory- committee.html Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) TAACCCT IV—Healthcare Montana Healthcare organizations MT Department of Labor OCHE Our Healthcare workforce advisory committee began in 2010 and has written two healthcare strategic plans for the state, published in 2011 and 2016. The MT DOLI and DPHHS also are part of this committee as well as Secondary education and the healthcare pipeline have been included in this planning. I moved my office from Helena in 2007 to the state AHEC offices in Bozeman for daily collaborative work. TAACCCT-IV funding was an incredible opportunity to move forward on the strategic planning we were already doing.

Workforce Strategic Plan 2017 Montana Healthcare Workforce Strategic Plan 2017 Grow Your Own Strategy Exposure to health careers Expand health occupations programs in schools HOSA, REACH MedStart Dual enrollment and credentials that articulate to postsecondary Tribal school strategy

MT Office of Rural Health and AHECs Research and Explore Awesome Careers in Healthcare! Freshmen/Sophomores Local Facility Day Long Camp Healthcare Stations Scrub Tops and Swag Free to Attend Med Start Camp Juniors/Seniors College/Healthcare Week Long Camp Healthcare Tours Healthcare Activities Job Shadowing Fun Adventures Cost Associated Discuss AHEC contributions- local networking and advisories; collaborative work on summer camps. This past summer students received one elective college credit for attending the Med Start camp.

2017 Med Start Camp Applicants must be from rural locations, first generation college-going, and/or low-income. We also partner with GearUp that funds 25 students from GearUp schools.

Annual Pathways into Health Brochure from the AHECs

Annual Pathways into Health Brochure from the AHECs

HealthCARE MT (TAACCCT IV) 4 MAIN GOALS: Employer engagement Curriculum Students Apprenticeships Discuss 4 main goals-

Health Career Exploration How do we continue to improve partnerships between schools, postsecondary education, healthcare organizations and facilities? How do we continue to reach out to first generation students, rural youth, and Tribal communities? How do we track students and demonstrate outcomes? How can we pool our resources to make this happen?

Montana AHEC Scholars Program Development Interprofessional Education for Health Professions Students

HRSA Requirements for AHEC Scholars Interdisciplinary curriculum 40 hours of didactic per yr/2 yrs Cover Core topic areas including: 40 hours of defined clinical activities, conducted in rural or underserved IPE Behavioral health integration Community based training activities Social determinants of health Cultural competency Curriculum must have Practice transformation IPE objectives and outcomes Current and emerging health issues Entry and exit points for students

Montana AHEC and the Scholars Program Montana intends to work across the state with the health professions programs on our various campuses WWAMI will be a partner, both as MT WWAMI, and the overall UW WWAMI Program Montana submitted a proposal that envisioned use of distance technologies to create virtual cohorts of students Regional AHEC Centers are key to engaging regional stakeholders in project design and implementation

Planning Year – Timeline and Major Tasks Interviews with health professions programs on IPE lay of the land Focus groups with students Community/clinical site interviews Environmental Scan Fall 2017 Convene educational partners Review environmental scan Create design process and plan Collaborative IPE Design Winter 2018 Pilot Project Outlined Convene stakeholders Describe pilot participation process for campuses Create student enrollment process Plan for Fall 2018 Pilot Creation/Approval of Scholars Pilot Spring 2018

Assessment of IPE in Montana Spreadsheet of environmental scan questions for academic institutions Collection of information in standardized process across the state by regions and state staff Overall analysis and report back to academic stakeholders to engage in project design Student focus groups (in collaboration with academic partners) Community site interviews (building support for IPE activities around the state)

Interviews with Health Professions Programs Structured interviews of AHEC Program Office and Center staff Deans, Department Chairs, IPE Faculty Regional and statewide Compiled into spreadsheet Covers topics including: Champions Accreditation requirements Didactic content Clinical experiences Other IPE activities Cross campus or multi-campus efforts Recommendations

Focus Groups with Students Value they associate with interprofessional or team based learning Interest in participating in a program that would give them a designation as a scholar What recognition would be important if they participated in a scholar’s program What would be barriers to participation in a scholars program

Collaborative Planning From your perspective, what would it mean to be recognized as an AHEC Interprofessional Scholar? What value would communities and healthcare organizations gain from having AHEC Interprofessional Scholars? Can you imagine good venues for health professions students from several disciplines to have a meaningful community based experience?

Workforce Development How does the AHEC Advisory Committee relate to the MT HC Workforce Advisory Committee? What are the most critical areas for AHEC to focus on? Are there creative solutions you have observed that we should pursue?

Continuing Education