| Authors or developers | Patient & Community Partnership for Education Office of the Vice-Provost Health, UBC |
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| Country / Language | Canada/English |
| Creation or publication date | 2016 |
| Clinic context | Chronic conditions/disabilities long-term care |
| Target users | University students from interdisciplinary UBC health and human services programs: audiology dentistry genetic counseling kinesiology medicine nursing occupational therapy pharmacy physical therapy speech-language pathology |
| Pre or post licensure | Pre-licensure |
| General objectives | The HM (health mentors) Program helps students learn about chronic disease and the range of work involved in chronic disease self-management (CDSM). Carefully considering the perspectives of the patients, students will explore their roles-both as individual practitioners and as a part of interprofessional groups- learning how to support CDSM, as well as addressing psychosocial and biomedical needs. The HM (health mentors) Program will help students develop interprofessional competencies in patient-centred care. There will be emphasis on understanding and valuing a patient’s individual experience, including psychosocial aspects, and involving the patient as a partner in his/her health care- sharing both the power and responsibility The HM Program will also permit students to meet discipline-specific objectives on topics such as the social determinants of health and communication skills |
| Format | Discussion group |