Medical Experience (MedEx) Academy Workforce for Health Taskforce Meeting August 16, 2018 Brenda J. Thames, EdD Executive Vice President and Provost, GHS Health Sciences Center and Associate Dean for Culture and Inclusivity, USC School of Medicine Greenville

MedEx Academy An Innovative “Pipeline” Program for Health Care Careers Vision: A transformative pipeline program for health care careers Mission: Innovative teaching and learning to promote health care careers Goal: To equip high school seniors and college undergraduates to make more informed career decisions and prepare for advance training/education in health care

Healthcare Workforce Direction Education and Workforce Development Strategic Roadmap - “Grow our Own” Healthcare Workforce Direction A GHS Workforce Development Model for Healthcare Careers Goal: To establish a system-wide healthcare workforce development approach to address health professions shortages. GHS Workforce Priorities: Workforce shortages Training and retooling of current workforce Education and training of the future workforce (MedEx Academy – A Pipeline to Health Careers)  

A Workforce Development Model for Health Care Careers Health Care Workforce Direction A Workforce Development Model for Health Care Careers Health Care Workforce Direction Mission: To develop an innovative, research-based, comprehensive workforce development model that outlines multiple pathways for learning experiences designed to engage and challenge students. Human Resources Academic Development = Health Care Workforce UNDERGRADUATE - Health Science Cardiovascular (BS) - Nursing School - Allied Health (Clinical) - MedEx Tiers 2 , 3, 4 - Nurse Externs (MedEx Tier 4) - Internships K-6 7-8 9-12 GRADUATE/ ADVANCED TRAINING Graduate Medical Education (GME) Health Careers Club Health Sciences Career Center Child Advocacy Career Day Medical Experience (Med-Ex) Academy Tier 1 LIFE LONG LEARNING - Leadership & Professional Development - Continuing Medical Education (CME) Medical School (MD) Pharmacy (PharmD) Safety Patrol Dream Connectors Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) Spiritual Care Education Health Care Workforce Health Care Workforce Direction Rationale A crucial factor precipitating the health-care-work-force crisis is a lack of comprehensive workforce planning on the parts of academe, government, and the health-care professions. We need strategic direction instead of the current piecemeal approach at the national and state levels. The institutions that educate the nation’s future health-care professionals must work together to devise innovative solutions to the myriad challenges we face – and must finance them, too. Source: The Chronicle Review – November 2, 2007 Goal To establish a system-wide health care workforce development approach to address health professions shortages Strategies Focus on increasing and improving the diverse pool of health care professionals Inspire students to be successfully-employed, future health care professionals Brand healthcare competencies across the lifespan of the continuum Create an electronic student learning portfolio Align best practices quality measures across the model appropriate for each core component Integrate inter-professional learning opportunities (focus on teamwork) Provide community service learning opportunities for each core component 10/22/12

Medical Experience (MedEx) Academy Preparing Students for the Future Health Care Environment

MedEx Academy Overview – 4 Tiers Al Squire Executive Director, Medical Experience (MedEx) Academy Greenville Health System MedEx Academy is a 4 – Tier aligned experience designed to enhance learning and bridge the gap across health care professions. TIERS STUDENTS Tier 1 Rising high school seniors engage in clinical and non-clinical health care experiences that will guide their career decisions Tier 2 College freshmen/sophomores engage in interdisciplinary clinical and non-clinical health care experiences that will guide their career decisions Tier 3 College sophomores/juniors engage in interdisciplinary clinical and non-clinical health care experiences that will position them for Tier 4 Tier 4 Rising college seniors engage in interdisciplinary “specialized” health care experiences that prepare them for advanced training and professional careers Tier 5 (to be determined) What are the future needs for MedEx Academy?

MedEx Program Certifications, Activities, & Assessments  Tiers Certifications/Activities All Tiers BLS Certification (Healthcare Provider level CPR) QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention  Tier 3 Bibliotherapy (Expressive therapy that involves storytelling or the reading of specific texts with the purpose of healing) Tier 4 (Gap year students) CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant Training) Instructional Activities  (Depth and breadth varies by Tier) Academic Guidance Career exploration Clinical experiences Medical Research Orientation, Compliance, & Program Operations Patient-Centered Learning Professional Development Team-based Leadership Program Assessments (Depth and breadth varies by Tier)  Health Risk Assessment HIPAA Compliance AIDET Clinical Research Self-Reflection Journal

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Medical Experience (MedEx) Academy A Pipeline to Medical School

USC School of Medicine Greenville (Pipeline Program Highlights) MedEx Academy and Medical School USC School of Medicine Greenville (Pipeline Program Highlights) Class of 2016: 2 of  54 matriculating students (4%) Class of 2017:  8 of 53 matriculating students (15%) Class of 2018:  7 of 82 matriculating students (8.5%) Class of 2019:  14 of 99 matriculating students (14%) Class of 2020:  10 of 103 matriculating students (10%) Class of 2021:  17 of 105 matriculating students (16%) Class of 2022: 16 of 104 matriculating students (15%) Note: MedEx Academy received commendations as a “best practice” Medical School pipeline from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) during the provisional accreditation.

Partnering to Create an Innovative Pipeline Program to GHS Medical Experience (MedEx) Academy Claflin University USC School of Medicine Greenville Partnering to Create an Innovative Pipeline Program to Prepare Students to Enter and Succeed in Medical School

A “Pipeline” to Medical School Overall Goal: To build a collaborative “pipeline” model focused on preparing students for entry and success in Medical School. Function: This model will include partners (academic and clinical) focused on increasing the pool of diverse students prepared to enter and succeed in Medical School. Building on the success of the GHS MedEx Academy, this collaboration will provide a pipeline for students pursuing a career in medicine. Key Partners: Claflin University GHS MedEx Academy USC School of Medicine Greenville GHS Medical Experience (MedEx) Academy Greenville Health System Claflin University USC School of Medicine

Strategic Institutional Leaders Brenda J. Thames, EdD Executive Vice President & Provost GHS Health Sciences Center Jerry R. Youkey, MD Dean USC School of Medicine Greenville Karl Wright, PhD Provost & Chief Academic Officer Claflin University Program Leaders – Implementation Team Verlie A. Tisdale, PhD Dean, School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics & Professor of Biology Claflin University Paul Catalana, MD Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Admissions University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville Al Squire, MS Director, Medical Experience (MedEx) Academy Greenville Health System

Financial Support from Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of South Carolina for a 2 Year Pilot $224,000 over 2 Years

MedEx Academy “It’s not a program… it’s a relationship”

Medical Experience (MedEx) Academy GHS Health Sciences Center Pipeline Program http://university.ghs.org/medex/ https://youtu.be/TBU-JyRV14g

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