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PLANNING COMMITTEE ON EXPLORING THE ROLE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS AND TRAINEES AS MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH WORKFORCE¹

ROBERT CAIN (Cochair), American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

ERIN L. PATEL (Cochair), Veterans Health Administration

JONATHAN AMIEL, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

KENYA BEARD, Chamberlain University

JASMINE L. GARLAND McKINNEY, University of North Carolina Greensboro

REENA KARANI, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

MARK MERRICK, University of Toledo

CASEY SHILLAM, University of Portland School of Nursing

LISA VANHOOSE, Ujima Institute

Consultants

OLGERT BARDHI, University of Florida

JESSICA JOHNSON, Kentucky College of Optometry

MITCHELL KANELLIS, Chicago College of Optometry

TIFFANY MATHIS, Morgan State University

SHANE T. MATTHEW, University of Florida

MAEVE McDONNELL, Marshall B. Ketchum University

JEREMIAH McGUIRE, University of Oklahoma

ESHA MEHTA, George Washington University

CHRISTY-ANNE MITCHELL, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

JOANNA MICHELLE OCAMPO, Columbia University

AHMED OWDA, Columbia University

ISA PRUDE, Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry

YONI SIDEN, University of Michigan

GENNA WALDMAN, Columbia University

ALAN YEE, University of Pittsburgh

SERHAT YILDIRIM, Ghent University

Reviewers

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Contents

Acronyms and Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 The Decision-Making Process of Leaders

3 Keeping Learners in the Field

4 Learner Considerations

5 Cultural Safety Considerations

6 External Factors

7 Evolution of a Decision Tree

APPENDIXES

A Evolution of a Decision Tree

B Unanswered Questions for Further Exploration

C Members of the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education

D Workshop Agenda

E Speaker Biographical Sketches

Acronyms and Abbreviations