Dr. Craig J. Lenz - School of Osteopathic Med

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ACOM update:

• Grand Opening: July 2013, Class 162• August 2014: Second class : 320• September 2014 : Interview cycle, 15% increase

over year 1, 21% over year 2, Projected # of applicants : 3500 to 4000

• Clerkships across Alabama and beyond: August of 2015

• Partnerships: Troy, UAB, Research Launch, New GME

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Barriers to Telehealth:

• Is it only technology?• How can medical education integrate with

telehealth?• Gaining acceptance with the health care

providers?• Classical medical-psychiatric model success?• Role of mid-level providers?

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An “Eye Opening Experience” in Telehealth

• Place: San Bernardino County California• Year: 2000• Tri-City Mental Health• Terry: executive director, magician with

Grants, LCSW• Distance barrier: County the size of Rhode

Island• Psychiatrist model failure: outpatient and ED

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Medical Center/University Health Science Center

• Barrier: patients expected to come to medical center, distance & time & transportation

• Who expects it? Physicians• New model: SAMC medical outreach falls

short• Next step: San Bernardino model and others

at this conference

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Changing Physician Culture/Barriers?

• Age of physicians: “old” equals hands-on & face to face

• Technology use in medical school training: paperless curriculum and learning resources (onset of student contribution)

• Years 1 and 2: Pt actor based training and testing and learning

• Years 3 and 4: Shrinking the State of Alabama

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Application of Video Conferencing Units to the Medical School

• Change in technology and cost: Tri-city Mental Health, San Bernadino, dependence on high cost and T-1 line: Lack of true high definition visual and audio

• Adjunct equipment: otoscope, derm scope, cardiac auscultation (teaching unit)

• What specialties are perfect for VCU?• Delivery in high definition

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Pilot Program for combining med-ed and clinical care

• International Clerkship elective: Year 4• Previous barrier to Faculty delivery• Current solution: Send faculty with students• Future innovation: Lap-top or Mini-I-Pad with

morning report from Nicaragua to ACOM Small Group Room,

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Closing

• Questions?• Comments?• Ideas?