Dear Service-Learning Colleagues,
Please note that the registration deadline is quickly approaching for our
upcoming conference, "Interdisciplinary Service-Learning: Best Practices
in Health Professions Education," December 3-6, 1998 in Lexington, KY.
The registration deadline is November 2. Even if you are unable to submit
payment until after that date, please be sure to fax your registration to
us by or on November 2. If you have any questions, please contact Kara
Connors, associate director, by emailing ccph@itsa.ucsf.edu and use the
email header "question about Kentucky conference"
Registration materials are available using our fax-on-demand service by
dialing 1-888-267-9183 and selecting document #203
The conference is designed for newcomers to service-learning as well as
those of you who are already involved in service-learning and seeking to
expand your knowledge and skills. Workshop sessions will help expand your
knowledge of service-learning in health professions education, strategies
for interdisciplinary service-learning, and the value of interdisciplinary
collaboration in building healthier communities. You will leave the
conference with new skills, tools and techniques for building effective
teams, developing and improving interdisciplinary service-learning courses
and programs, and assessing effectiveness and impact. The conference is
being held in collaboration with the University of Kentucky, one of
seventeen institutions to participate in the Health Professions Schools in
Service to the Nation Program, a national demonstration program of
service-learning in health professions education sponsored by The Pew
Charitable Trusts, the Corporation for National Service and the Health
Resources and Services Administration.
Featured speakers and mentors include....
Edward Zlotkowski, director of the service-learning project at the
American Association of Higher Education
Julie Sebastian, assistant dean for advanced practice nursing at the
University of Kentucky College of Nursing and program director for the
interdisciplinary service-learning program at the University
Barbara Holland, associate provost for strategic planning and outreach at
Northern Kentucky University, and co-director of a national evaluation of
service-learning in health professions education
Sarena Seifer, director of the Health Professions Schools in Service to
the Nation Program and executive director of Community-Campus Partnerships
for Health
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is a nonprofit organization that
fosters partnerships between communities and educational institutions that
improve health professions education, civic responsibility and the overall
health of communities. Check out our website at
http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph.html