Medical schools are beginning to shift their programs to align with PFCC. The University of Michigan Medical School has effectively integrated patients and families as partners, co-creators, and co-implementers in curricula transformation, admissions, and learning support processes. This presentation will walk you through a stakeholder discussion including perspectives from a medical student, patient educator, and PFCC staff member about why and how to integrate patients and families as educators in a variety of classroom settings.

Webinar Objectives:

• Describe how patient and family collaborations are evolving across the continuum of medical education.
• Recognize the value of partnering with patient and family members in admissions processes, curriculum creation and implementation, competency evaluation, and learning support.
• Identify roles for patient and family advisors as educators in learning environments.

Who Should Attend:

• Patient and family advisors/leaders
• Resident directors
• Interprofessional education staff and faculty
• Medical, nursing, and other health professional school staff and faculty
• Administrative and clinical leaders
• Physicians, nurses, and other staff
• Coordinators responsible for implementing patient- and family-centered initiatives
• Patient experience/patient relations personnel
• Risk and safety personnel
• Quality improvement personnel
• Human resources personnel
• Staff educators