Urban Universities for HEALTH Meeting Summary

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1 Urban Universities for HEALTH Meeting Summary June Partnering Meeting June 16-17, 2013 Executive Summary On June 16-17, 2013, the Urban Universities for HEALTH Learning Collaborative convened more than 50 university leaders at the to discuss evidencebased approaches to tackling health disparities through workforce development. On the first day, leadership teams from the five universities selected as demonstration sites for Urban Universities for HEALTH shared their progress to date and discussed approaches for developing institutional health workforce goals and metrics. On the second day, demonstration sites were joined by members of the USU/APLU-wide health action groups and presidents and chancellors to prioritize a set of strategies that the network of USU/APLU institutions can implement collectively. Highlights from the two-day meeting include: Dr. Estela Bensimon of the University of Southern California (USC) shared insights on making data meaningful from her groundbreaking work with the Equity Scorecard. Dr. Bensimon described the process of using data to drive equitable education outcomes. She emphasized that data identify problems but do not create solutions and that universities need systems in place to develop actionable goals and measure their progress against established metrics. Demonstration sites identified lessons learned from convening leadership locally. Sites have made progress in assembling key stakeholders from the university and community for their teams, including an executive council, program management, and a data team at each site. Effective strategies for convening leadership included: 1) clearly articulating roles as well as a specific ask from the outset, 2) identifying a time for regular meetings of inter-professional deans or incorporating Urban Universities for HEALTH into existing executive leadership meetings, and 3) articulating the added value of this work in achieving the institution s mission. Collaboration among deans is also strengthened when benefits are shared across schools and departments (e.g. greater access to data, shared staff 1

2 time), and when each has the opportunity to nominate members for the project s team. Sites also stressed the importance of sustaining leadership commitment amidst competing priorities, of leadership that translates to action (above and beyond verbal approval), and of being willing to address political challenges that arise. Demonstration sites discussed approaches to developing health workforce goals in the areas of desired impact, and launched two learning groups. Working in small groups on a fictional case study, participants explored university goal-setting with regard to achieving community workforce outcomes related to health disparities. Participants identified strategies within the core areas of impact for Urban Universities for HEALTH: access, educational opportunity, and competence. The group then discussed the goals of the first two learning groups and defined a set of deliverables and timeline for each deliverable. The Metrics Learning Group will learn and share insights across the sites regarding data, evidence, and the use of metrics and propel the development of a national metrics dashboard. The Sustainability Learning Group will determine how best to sustain the work of the sites and embed it into university operations, with a focus on partnershipbuilding both locally and nationally. USU/APLU presidents and chancellors agreed upon several new ideas and innovations to bring to scale across the university network. Prior to the meeting, members of USU/APLU s health action groups identified a set of new ideas for collaborative work based on existing needs and evidence across member campuses. Presidents, chancellors, and their health leaders engaged in discussion and rapid learning around six of these ideas and identified ways to improve them. Projects in the following areas were prioritized for immediate development: 1) faculty cluster or cohort hiring around diversity and health disparities research topics, 2) transforming the admissions process to further diversify the institution, 3) convening pipeline program leaders to better coordinate local efforts and track students across programs, and 4) adapting and piloting a tool at USU/APLU institutions to assess institutional culture and climate. An idea for a national pipeline project to connect veterans with health professional education at member institutions has been earmarked for further study regarding feasibility and impact. The June partnering meeting was the first full convening of the Urban Universities for HEALTH Learning Collaborative, and effectively engaged both demonstration sites and the broader network of USU/APLU presidents and health leaders. Overall, participants found the meeting to be valuable and engaging, and returned to their campuses with new knowledge and fresh ideas for transforming the health workforce in their communities. 2

3 Urban Universities for HEALTH June Partnering Meeting Participants Name Title Institutional Affiliation Paula Allen-Meares Chancellor Karen Bankston Charles Bantz Associate Dean, College of Nursing Chancellor University of Cincinnati Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Mark Becker President Georgia State University Ronald Berkman President Cleveland State University Meredith Bond Aaron Bonham Dean, College of Sciences and Health Professions Senior Statistician Cleveland State University Michael Brown Professor of Kinesiology Lynda Brown-Wright Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Georgia State University Scott Cook Director of Research University of Chicago David Cox Carlos Crespo Jennifer Danek Betty Drees Lienne Edwards Executive Assistant to the President Director, School of Community Health Senior Director, Urban Universities for HEALTH Dean, School of Medicine Associate Director, School of Nursing Undergraduate Division University of Memphis Portland State University USU University of North Carolina Charlotte Tom Enders Managing Director Manatt Health Solutions Malika Fair Director of Public Health Initiatives AAMC Robert Frank President University of New Mexico Debra Friedman Chancellor University of Washington Tacoma 3

4 Andrew Furco Dorothy Fyfe Shari Garmise Lisa Gaynier Jorge Girotti Associate Vice President for Public Engagement Assistant Vice President for Planning Vice President of Urban Initiatives Director, Diversity Management Program Director of Admissions, College of Medicine University of Minnesota SUNY Downstate APLU/USU Cleveland State University Greer Glazer Dean, College of Nursing University of Cincinnati Lynda Goodfellow Kevin Harris Dianne Harrison Jody Hironaka-Juteau Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Nursing and Health Professions Assistant Vice President, Health Sciences Academic and Diversity Affairs President Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services Georgia State University Virginia Commonwealth University California State University Northridge Fresno State University Sherese Johnson Senior Specialist AAMC Robert Jones President SUNY Albany Arthur Kaufman Anahid Kulwicki William Lafferty Sheldon Landesman Vice Chancellor for Community Health Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences Hicklin Endowed Chair in Informatic Medicine and Personalized Health Assistant Dean for Clinical Education University of New Mexico University of Massachusetts Boston SUNY Downstate Richard Larson Vice Chancellor for Research University of New Mexico Lora Lefebvre Naty Lopez Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Assistant Dean for Admissions and Diversity, School of Dentistry SUNY System University of Minnesota Joan Lorden Provost UNC Charlotte 4

5 Sandra Magana Tammy Mentzel Julia Michaels Ken Morgan Leo Morton Professor, Department of Disability and Human Development Project Director and Research Associate Learning Collaborative Coordinator for Urban Universities for HEALTH Director of the Urban Health Program Chancellor University of Cincinnati APLU/USU Roderick Nairn Provost University of Colorado-Denver Marc Nivet Chief Diversity Officer AAMC Ann Christine Nyquist Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, School of Medicine University of Colorado-Denver Santa Ono President University of Cincinnati Darryl Pendleton Erik Porfeli Valerie Prater Marsha Pyle Associate Dean for Student and Diversity Affairs, College of Dentistry Assistant Dean for Community Engagement and Admissions Clinical Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Health Information Sciences, College of Applied Health Sciences Dean, School of Dentistry NEOMED Mohammad Qayoumi President San Jose State University Kim Ramsey-White Michael Rao Director, Research Training and Education Core, Institute of Public Health President Georgia State University Virginia Commonwealth University Tracy Riley Associate Professor of Nursing University of Akron Valerie Romero-Leggott Vice Chancellor for Diversity University of New Mexico Linda Scott Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Nursing 5

6 Mike Sherman Senior Vice President, Provost and Chief Operating Officer University of Akron Molly Smith Manager Manatt Health Solutions Barbara Tobias Chair, Family Medicine University of Cincinnati Andrea Wall Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Pharmacy University of Cincinnati Robert Wimpelberg Dean, College of Education University of Houston Imam Xierali Manager for Public Health and Diversity Initiatives AAMC Nancy Zimpher Chancellor SUNY System 6