Seoul 2011 - The discipline meetings

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Following on from the multidisciplinary programme, the discipline groups convened separately over two afternoons to discuss a range of issues. Meeting programmes included both discipline-specific and multidisciplinary issues, as well as follow up on a range of matters including previously identified projects, proposed initiatives, and key meeting themes.

DENTISTRY

Fourteen members from eight U21 universities participated in the Dentistry group meetings. Among the topics discussed were a report on the Association of Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) conference, student exchange (short programs and electives), virtual reality dentistry and best practice models for final year assessments. Dentistry colleagues agreed on the importance of avancing discussions around student exchange opportunites before the annual meeting in 2012. Please see the agenda and report below for more information.

Agenda and report:
The Dentistry meeting agenda [PDF 117kB]
The Dentistry meeting report [PDF 133kB]

HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES

Eleven members from four U21 universities took part in the Health and Rehabilitation Sciences group meetings. The first afternoon was mostly dedicated to HRS accreditations and standards in different regions, and to the potential for future developments for standards and benchmarking . During the second afternoon, discussions focused on course structure (core program curriculum and clinical experience), research interests, peer review amongst teaching staff- and peer review for redirection for teaching and learning, and UNMDG in the curriculum. The group agreed to try to find strategies to keep momentum between annual meetings and recruit additional U21 universities to take part in the discussions. Please see the agenda, report and available presentations below for more information.

Agenda and report:
The Health and Rehabilitation Sciences meeting agenda [PDF 114kB]
The Health and Rehabilitation Sciences report [PDF 200kB]

Available presentations:
PT education and standards in Korea [PDF 1.83MB] (Paul Sung)

MEDICINE

More than twenty members from eight U21 universities participated in the medicine group meetings. Discussions mainly focused on benchmarking, student mobility and major trends in medicine and medical education in each region. Deans of medicine also met separately over lunch to discuss matters related to the focus of the medicine group to make sure members remain engaged and see the U21 HSG as a priority. Deans agreed for the need to keep promoting the value of networking in itself, while also developing concrete projects with real outcomes. Please see the agenda below for more information.

Agenda:
The Medicine meeting agenda [PDF 114kB]

Available presentations:
Academic Health Centres in Australia [PDF 4.45MB] (Nick Fisk)

NURSING

Eighteen members from ten U21 universities took part in the nursing group meetings. Members addressed important topics such as student exchange and virtual exchange, regional overviews of the future of nursing, benchmarking, research collaborations and scholarship opportunities. In addition to the two afternoons dedicated to nursing group meetings, Deans and Heads of nursing met over lunch to discuss the strategy of the group. They decided to develop a 3-year plan around the themes of visiting lectureships, PhD opportunities, student exchange and summer school.

Please see the agenda, report and available presentations below for more information.

Agenda and report:
The Nursing meeting agenda [PDF 130kB]
The Nursing meeting report [PDF 305kB]

Available presentations:
U21 student exchange: the University of Auckland [PDF 173kB] (Heather Baker)
University of Connecticut's partnerships for international nursing education [PDF 384kB] (Anne Bavier)
Changing Face of Nursing: a Global Perspective: North America [PDF 509kB] (Dorrie Fontaine)
Changing Face of Nursing: a Global Perspective: North America [PDF 535kB] (Anne Bavier)
Changing Face of Nursing: a Global Perspective: Oceania [PDF 740kB] (Fiona Bogossian)
Changing Face of Nursing: a Global Perspective: Asia [PDF 584kB] (Agnes Tiwari)
Changing Face of Nursing: a Global Perspective: Europe [PDF 400kB] (Elizabeth Crang Svalenius)
Interprofessional Education at the University of Virginia [PDF 1.16MB] (Dorrie Fontaine)
Research Collaborations within the U21 HSG network: University of Queensland [PDF 236kB] (Fiona Bogossian)
Research Collaborations within the U21 HSG network: University of Hong Kong [PDF 1.68MB] (Sophia Chan)
Research Collaborations within the U21 HSG network: Lund University [PDF 341kB] (Elizabeth Crang Svalenius)
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition [PDF 805kB]  (Fiona Bogossian)

PHARMACY

Nine members from four U21 universities participated in the meeting and discussed important issues such as the development of a new 6-year pharmacy program at Korea University, interprofessional education, student exchange and accreditations. In 2011, the pharmacy group did a lot of efforts in organizing teleconferences with pharmacy members to increase participation of U21 members in the group. The efforts will be continued in 2012 to find ways to engage more universities. The group is also interested in discussing the idea of postgraduate awards for the annual meeting in Auckland in 2012. Please see the agenda, report and available presentations below for more information.

Agenda and report:
The Pharmacy meeting agenda [PDF 115kB]
The Pharmacy meeting report [PDF 22kB]

Available presentations:
Development of New Pharmacy Degrees from Korea University’s Perspective [PDF 4.94MB] (Sang-Eun Choi)
Interprofessional Experiential Opportunities [PDF 153kB] (Robert McCarthy)
Exchange programs between U21 Pharmacy Schools: the University of Auckland [PDF 90kB] (John Shaw)
Postgraduate awards: the University of Auckland [PDF 92kB] (John Shaw)

PUBLIC HEALTH

For the first time, the public health group met separately to fully discuss their own agenda items. Fourteen members from seven U21 universities gathered and discussed topics related to undergraduate public health education, postgraduate research, professional education and collaborative programs. The future of the U21 public health section was also discussed and the group decided to focus on recruiting more U21 public health schools to participate to next U21 HSG meetings. The group also expressed interest in developing a joint collaborative program that could take the form of a global health summer school. Please see the agenda and available presentations below for more information.

Agenda:
The Public Health meeting agenda [PDF 116kB]

Available presentations:
The Connecticut Primary Care Risk Screening Project [PDF 462kB] (Robert Aseltine)