MMIT Healthcare Learning Community

                                                                   

        "Think Spring"

 

February 5th  forum in review:

 

Agenda:

 

ATTENDEES   Dennis Brieske - East Central RSA Mark Nichols - Spicer Group John Bailey - Michigan Works! Lorri Tupica - St Mary's of Michigan Bill Hetchler - Career Alliance, Inc Al McKay - Delta College Amy Ames - Michigan Works! SMB Gary Weisserman - U of M Flint Karen Burdick - Genesys Cindy Whittum - Capital Healthcare Council Michelle Buckner - Career Alliance Flint Lorie Herzog - L. Herzog & Associates Paul Edwards - Great Flint Health Coalition Tim Florinki - University of Phoenix Monique Owens - SVSU JoAnn Shabazz - U of M Flint Matt Shields - DLEG / RSA Marc Jordan - Scofes & Associates John Blyth - Burcham Hills Foundation Jan Dean - GASC Technology Center

8:30 - Registration and Continental Breakfast

 

8:45 -  Recap and discuss the MMIT Healthcare Learning Community Model

 

9:00 - Internet Based System for Clinical Placement

 

Dennis Brieske, Consultant LLC, Saginaw Midland Bay Michigan Works! and Mark Nichols, the Spicer Group

  

9:30 - Genesee Early College

  

Gary Weisserman, Director of Early College and K-16 initiatives Office of the Provost, University of Michigan-Flint

 

10:00 -  Burcham Hills Alzheimer's Nursing Certification Program

 

Burcham Hills Retirement Community & LCC - Marc Jordan, Scofes & Associates Consulting Inc.

 

10:30 Break

 

10:45 - Your input on Innovators in healthcare to highlight at the next meeting (Promising Practices)

 

11:00 - Discussion of sustainability of the MMIT Learning Communities forum, NCRC and next steps

  

11:30 - Meeting adjourned – Thank you for attending

 

 

 

Healthcare Learning Champion Norma Hagenow lead discussion in reviewing information from previous meetings about the Model MMIT Healthcare Learning Community Strategies shown above in the wheel. 

 

Previous meeting discussions have included the following questions and answers:

 

What are examples of successes in the region?

Educational facilities                                                 Regional access to policymakers

Success stories (our promising practices)                Greater Flint Health Coalition and FHEO accelerated program

Career Alliance HCP for Mi Future                             Lansing Area Manufacturing Partnership/Sparrow spin-off – Super Saturday program (CHEC)

Clinical Placement Center (RSA) – Saginaw ECRSA   Nursing councils

Some of the top hospitals in country                        Town Hall meetings

Regional Tech Centers                                              Shared history of resilience

CNA curriculum revision                                             Competitors are beginning to collaborate (RHIO in Lansing)

Diversity summit at MSU

 

What are the challenges to our goal(s) in Mid-Michigan?

Overlap of efforts – need a map to prevent duplication

Lack of connection with other resources – need to showcase and leverage resources

Uninformed, inconsistent communication/message

Limited diversity of industry

Aging workforce (40-55 year olds in difficult transition)

Brain drain of younger, skilled workforce

Attitude that education is unnecessary – i.e., complacency (i.e. lack of “entrepreneurial spirit”) “Change is Bad”

High drop-out rate

Too much competition

The real cost of doing business/costs of healthcare and lack of collaboration around costs

Lack of economic education for healthcare workers (understanding that quality leads to reduced costs)

Sustainable funding (esp. for healthcare faculty)

Time and ROI for involvement

Technological infrastructure

High unemployment rate/job loss 

 

What assets do we have that could help us address these challenges?

 

Educational institutions/excellence                          Legislative champions

Center for Nursing                                                   Focus on cultural competency

Streamlining health programs at schools                 Success stories to highlight, foster, leverage and replicate

Relationships throughout region and industry         Motivation: well-informed, good communicators as advocates

Access to media, press and legislators

 

MMIT Healthcare Learning Community Sustainability discussion