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The Rural Health Institute has secured 5 leaders in the field of rural health education and practice as speakers at the Rural Health Institute.
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Hilda R. Heady, MSW
Associate Vice President for Rural Health
Program Director, West Virginia AHEC
West Virginia University
Past President, National Rural Health Association
Presentation Title:
Myths, Magic, and the Real McCoy: Health Professions Education in Rural Communities
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Ms. Heady will be presenting for the opening reception on Thursday September 7th.

Ruth Purtilo, PhD, PT
Professor and Chair, Ethics Initiative
Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions
Presentation Title: Social Justice in Underserved Communities
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Dr. Purtilo will be presenting on Friday September 8th in the morning.

Barbara Brandt, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Academic Health Center Special Programs
Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
Director, Minnesota AHEC
University of Minnesota Academic Health Center
Presentation Title:
30,000 Feet: View of Rural Interprofessional Education at the Academic Health Center Level
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Dr. Brandt will be presenting on Friday September 8th before lunch.

Gwen Halaas, MD, MBA
Rural Physician Associate Program
University of Minnesota Medical School
Presentation Title: 30,000 Feet: View of Rural Interprofessional Education at the Academic Health Center Level
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Dr. Halaas is presenting with Dr. Brandt on Friday September 8th before lunch.
 


  

Kevin J. Lyons, PhD, FASAHP
Director, Center for Collaborative Research
Associate Dean in the College of Health Professions and the College of Graduate Studies
Thomas Jefferson University
Presentation Title: The Next Steps in Rural Health Interprofessional Education and Practice
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Dr. Lyons will be facilitating a lunch panel discussion on Friday September 8th and be speaking at the closing of the Institute on Sunday.

Amy Haddad, PhD
Director, Center for Health Policy and Ethics
Dr. CC and Mabel Criss Endowed Chair in Health Sciences
Creighton University
Presentation Title: Teaching and Learning in Interprofessional Education
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Dr. Haddad will be presenting on the morning of Friday September 8th.

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