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Optimizing Recruitment and Admissions Strategies in Health Professions Education: Proceedings of a Workshop (2024)

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Optimizing Recruitment and Admissions Strategies in Health Professions Education: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27979.

Appendix C

Workshop Agendas

Optimizing Recruitment and Admissions Strategies in Health Professions Education: A Workshop
Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education

Workshop Objective

To consider the use of admissions for ensuring a sustainable, high-quality workforce that is adequate in numbers, reflects the population being served, and is equitably distributed.

PREWORKSHOP SESSION 1—VIRTUAL
Developing a Theory of Change for the Admissions Process
February 22, 2024

Session Objective: To explore whether and why there needs to be a change in the admissions process for health professions education

10 a.m. ET

Welcome from Forum Co-Chairs:

Halaevalu Vakalahi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Council on Social Work Education
Christopher Feddock, Associate Vice President, National Board of Medical Examiners

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10:05 a.m.	Theory of Change for Admissions into Health Professions Moderator: Halaevalu Vakalahi, Workshop Co-Chair
	Framing the Theory of Change: André-Jacques Neusy, Senior Director, Training for Health Equity Network, Belgium
	Panelists: André-Jacques Neusy, Senior Director, Training for Health Equity Network, Belgium Eman Alefishat, Assistant Dean for Medical Education, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates Daniel M. Elchert, Psychology Consultant Jan De Maeseneer, Professor Emeritus, Ghent University, Belgium
	Moderator: Anthony Breitbach
10:30 a.m.	Roundtable Discussants Peter Cahn, MGH Institute of Health Professions Helene Cameron, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Patricia Francis, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing Mark Anthony Merrick, College of Health and Human Services, University of Toledo Nancy Spector, National Council of State Boards of Nursing JoAnn Yánez, Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges
11 a.m.	Adjourn
11 a.m.	Resources on Theory of Change: Theory of Change: a tool to guide the evaluation of complex health interventions: https://resyst.lshtm.ac.uk/resources/theory-of-change-a-tool-to-guide-the-evaluation-of-complex-health-interventions. Developing a Theory of Change: Practical Theory of Change Guidance, Templates and Examples: https://www.aecf.org/resources/theory-of-change

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Optimizing Recruitment and Admissions Strategies in Health Professions Education: A Workshop
Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education

Workshop Objective

To consider the use of admissions for ensuring a sustainable, high-quality workforce that is adequate in numbers, reflects the population being served, and is equitably distributed.

PREWORKSHOP SESSION 2—VIRTUAL
Growing the Learner throughout the Application Process
March 6, 2024

Session Objective: To explore the health professions education admissions process to ensure better prepared applicants who knows their options

10:30 a.m. ET	Welcome from Co-Chairs Christopher Feddock, NBME, and Halaevalu Vakalahi, CSWE
10:35 a.m.	The Learner Applicant Perspective Facilitator: Sarah Walters, Executive Director, HOSA–Future Health Professionals
10:35 a.m.	Participants: Mielad Ziaee: Will be applying soon Rachael Thumma: Applying for early acceptance Emily Hathcock: Completed one application cycle Tom Punnen: Entering a gap year with plans for a research internship and plans to apply Chetana Movva: Direct entry applicant
11:00 a.m.	The Go-Between: Getting into a Degree Program Moderator: Peter Cahn, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, MGH Institute of Health Professions
	Amy Smith, Chief Learning Officer, StraighterLine
	Questions/Comments

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11:15 a.m.	Influencing the Learner Applicant: Recruitment & Program Perspectives
	Roundtable Discussion Facilitator: JoAnn Yánez, Executive Director, Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges
	Advisors and Influencers Tony Wynne, Executive Director, National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions Michelle Rogers, Program Director, Office of Admission, Saint Louis University Jen Perniciaro, Senior Director, Account Planning and Marketing Strategy Elizabeth Szpilka, Director of Outreach Enrollment and Professional Advisement, Adelphi University
	Admissions Teams Molly Moeller, Senior Director of Admissions and Recruitment, Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences Adrianne Jones, Chief Admissions Officer, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Kimberly Nicely, Interim Dean of Student Success, Medical Education Campus, Northern Virginia Community College
12:15 p.m.	Adjourn

WORKSHOP AGENDA
Optimizing Recruitment and Admissions Strategies in Health Professions Education: A Workshop
Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education

Workshop Objective

To consider the use of admissions for ensuring a sustainable, high-quality workforce that is adequate in numbers, reflects the population being served, and is equitably distributed.

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WORKSHOP SESSION 1—HYBRID
The Admissions Process: A Snapshot of a Candidate
March 27, 4–6 p.m. ET

Session Objective: To learn from and with colleagues in health professions education on different processes and considerations for admitting students into programs

4 p.m. ET	Welcome from Co-chairs Christopher Feddock, Associate Vice President, National Board of Medical Examiners Halaevalu Vakalahi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Council on Social Work Education
4:05 p.m.	Admissions Trends in the Health Professions Moderator: Amy Addams, Director, Student Affairs Alignment and Holistic Review, Association of American Medical Colleges
	George Haddad, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Liaison International
	Q&A - Virtual audience: Use Slido to ask a question or make a comment
4:40 p.m.	University of Hawai’i West O’ahu “Dare to Dream, Promise to Serve” Moderator: Mark Colip, President, Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
	Ricardo Custodio, Professor of Health Professions, O’ahu, Hawaii (virtual)
	Discussion: Question for the audience - Virtual audience: Add a brief response in Slido
5:05 p.m.	Growing Socially Accountable Graduates: From Pre-Admissions Through Practice Outcomes Moderator: Zohray Talib, Chair, Executive Vice Dean for Education, California University of Science and Medicine
5:05 p.m.	Sarah Larkins, James Cook University, Australia (virtual)

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	Discussion: Question for the audience - Virtual audience: Add a brief response in Slido
5:30 p.m.	Interprofessional Table Discussion Moderator: Anthony Breitbach, Professor and Vice Dean, Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University
	How can we collaborate to help potential applicants better understand and navigate diverse professional pathways?
	Table Discussion Leads: Mark Colip, President, Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry Peter S. Cahn, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, MGH Institute of Health Professions Nancy Spector, Director, Regulatory Innovations, National Council of State Boards of Nursing Mark Merrick, Dean, College of Health and Human Services, University of Toledo Amy Addams, Director, Student Affairs Alignment and Holistic Review, Association of American Medical Colleges Daniel M. Elchert, Psychology Consultant, Washington, D.C.
	Virtual discussion leads: Helene Cameron and Patricia Francis-Johnson
6 p.m. ET	Adjourn

DAY 2 OF THE WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP SESSION 2—HYBRID
The Post-Admissions Process
March 28, 9–12pm ET

Session Objective: To understand how university administrators and others measure the success of their admissions processes; to learn about tools used for attaining the desired goals of the admissions processes (e.g., AI); and to explore support provided to those who are doing the admissions

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9 a.m. ET	Welcome from Co-Chairs Halaevalu Vakalahi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Council on Social Work Education (virtual) Christopher Feddock, Associate Vice President, National Board of Medical Examiners
9:05 a.m.	Lifelong Learners Moderator: Eman Alefishat, Assistant Dean for Medical Education, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates (virtual)
	Tien Yin Wong, Vice Provost, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (virtual)
	Discussion: Question for the audience - Virtual audience: Add a brief response in Slido
9:30 a.m.	Holistic Admissions Moderator: Amy Addams, Director, Student Affairs Alignment and Holistic Review, Association of American Medical Colleges
9:30 a.m.	Mark Henderson, Associate Dean, Admissions, UC Davis Health (virtual)
10:30 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.	Unique ID for Outcomes Tracking Moderator: Nancy Spector, Director, Regulatory Innovations, National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
10:45 a.m.	Nur Rajwany, Chief Information Officer, NCSBN
11:15 a.m.	Open Discussion Facilitator: Mark Merrick, Dean, College of Health and Human Services, University of Toledo
11:15 a.m.	Planning committee members, speakers, and guests are invited to share their thoughts on any of the pre-workshop and workshop sessions.

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11:55 a.m.	Closing Remarks Halaevalu Vakalahi, Ph.D. (Co-Chair), President and Chief Executive Officer, Council on Social Work Education
12:00 p.m. ET	Adjourn
12:00 p.m. ET	Resources Henderson, M.C., T. Fancher, and S. Murin. 2023. Holistic admissions at UC Davis—Journey toward equity. JAMA 330(11):1037–1038.