Allied health professionals are a diverse group of health care workers who provide necessary services to patients in addition to, or in place of, services provided by physicians, nurses, and medical paraprofessionals. Two forces generating increased demand for allied health professionals are the aging of the US population and health care reform associated with the implementation of the Patient ...

Rationale and aims The study of health professions education in the context of complexity science and complex adaptive systems involves different concepts and terminology that are likely to be unfamiliar to many health professions educators. A list of selected key terms and definitions from the literature of complexity science is provided to assist readers to navigate familiar territory from a ...

Halman, Baker and Ng’s article [1] on critical consciousness captured our attention as scholars interested in engaging in educational practices that are dynamic and stay responsive to local needs. We expound on ways in which it has made us think about our practice, specifically in the face of globalization in health professions education. We argue that our practice as health professions educato...

Healthy People 2010 included an objective to "increase the proportion of … health professional training schools whose basic curriculum for healthcare providers includes the core competencies in health promotion and disease prevention." Interprofessional prevention education has been seen by the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force as a key strategy for achieving this objective and strengthening...

2 The Role of Computed Tomography in Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Replacement Tammy Jones, Stephanie Lough. Faculty: Division of Radiation Science Technology Education, College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE According to the American Heart Association, aortic stenosis, which is the narrowing of the aortic valve opening, remains one of the most comm...

Health equity is a common theme discussed in health professions schools, yet many educators are wary of addressing it. Avoidance content education leads to student frustration and missed opportunities educate the next generation care professionals about sensitive important issues. Moreover, this gap students' knowledge can negatively influence patients perpetuate disparities.

BACKGROUND Racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in the health professions. Affirmative action and educational pipeline programs play a vital role in increasing the diversity of health professions, addressing educational opportunity gaps, and reducing health disparities. Part 1 of this 2-part series discusses the need for educational pipeline programs to assist underrepresented mino...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Communication is object of increasing attention in the health professions. Teaching communication competencies should already begin in undergraduate education or pre-registration training. The aim of this project was to translate the Health Professions Core Communication Curriculum (HPCCC), an English catalogue of learning objectives, into German to make its content widely ac...