Duke AHEAD is excited to announce the recipients  of the 3rd annual Interprofessional Excellence Award for professionals and staff. Congratulations to Kathy Andolsek, MD, MPH and Poonam Sharma, MD. 

From Dr. Andolsek's nomination: "Dr. Andolsek has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to inclusion, collaboration and excellence for all healthcare professional learners throughout her distinguished career. She is a pillar of excellence and true role model within our community here on campus."

The Medical Professionalism Project is a short film series and CME course that explores ethics and professionalism in healthcare through the lens of behavioral science. 

Accessing the course is very simple!

1. Go to our website: https://www.professionalismproject.com/

2. On the registration page, select whether you’re completing the series as an Individual, or as a Group or Institution. 

Brenda Armstrong, MD, renowned pediatric cardiologist and community hero, dies

Whether coaching Durham Striders student athletes on the track field, caring for her patients, or recruiting and mentoring Duke University medical students, Brenda Armstrong, MD, was passionate about people, especially young people, and she committed her life to helping ensure every person was valued, treated with respect, and offered opportunities to learn and prosper.

At this year’s 5th annual Education Day, the 2018 Duke AHEAD grant recipients were announced. This year 5 projects were funded totaling $36,350. See below for project descriptions and investigators and collaborators.

Assessing the feasibility and impact of a webinar-based shame resilience seminar for interprofessional healthcare learners

PI: William Bynum, MD

Collaborators:

AHEAD Steering Committee member and PA Program director, Dr. Jacqui Barnett recently made a trip to Capitol Hill as part of a panel to update congressional staff on the National Health Service Corps' (NHSC) impact on PA students.  “The congressional briefing provided a wonderful opportunity to serve the PA profession and to sit alongside passionate leaders to advocate for funding that is so critical to fulfilling a basic human need: access to health care.

General membership renewals are set to begin soon for those members that joined two years ago.  At that time you'll be asked to review and update your information on file and to fill out a self-assessment.  If you'd prefer to get a head start on the renewal process, you may begin filling out the self-assessment here (link is external).  Your renewal packet may not be considered complete without this information.  Renewals are good for two years. 

July kicked off the third year of the our certificate program. We are proud to welcome 18 new members from around the Health System. Members will participate in monthly classes based around our educator competencies and present a project at a year end reception. Congratulations to all chosen!

Duke AHEAD Health Professions Education Day:

Duke AHEAD is excited to announce the 3rd annual Interprofessional Excellence Award for professionals and staff. One award will be presented to faculty or professional staff member who demonstrates excellence in interprofessional education.

Nomination Process 

To be nominated for this prestigious award requires:

Call for Applications – DASHE (Duke AHEAD Supporting Health Professions Educators)

Health Professions Educators are often lacking resources needed to advance educational research and scholarship. In recognition of this challenge, we are proud to announce the second cycle of  Duke AHEAD Supports Health Professions Educators (DASHE) program. DASHE Vouchers are designed to be used in a wide variety of ways by connecting our educators with high quality academic services that facilitate their engagement in scholarly work.