Confluence and Founders 2009:
Thank you to all attendees
for making these events so successful.

Highlights & Minutes of Confluence

Confluence Photo Gallery

Founders' Evening Photo Gallery

See DO's Making A Difference video

Confluence Founders’ Weekend Schedule

Crowne Plaza Hotel

1441 NE 2^nd Ave, Portland, OR  97232

Hotel Directions & Attractions 

Friday, March 20, 2009, 8:30 to 4:30

Confluence: Building Quality Medical Education in the Pacific Northwest

Enhancing the Clinical Rotation Experience for Physicians and Medical Students: 

A critically important part of third and fourth year medical school education is the opportunity to observe and learn from physicians in clinical and hospital settings.  Although many physicians appreciate the benefits of being a preceptor to students, doing so may increase economic, patient, stress and malpractice pressures.  Ensuring the highest quality educational experience in a busy practice can be a significant challenge. 

Ø      With new medical schools on line and more on the way, how can we develop more rotation sites and nurture more preceptors?  Who are the outstanding practitioners who will teach the next generation?

Ø      How can we reduce barriers that keep physicians from becoming preceptors and how do we build more accessible preceptor training? 

Ø      How have some physicians improved office efficiencies while integrating students into the flow?

Ø      What is the standard of educational excellence experienced by today’s students, and what should it be in the future? 

The Confluence will explore ways to support the medical schools’, doctors’ and students’ commitments to quality rotation experiences. 

Growing Residency Programs: 

Since there is a correlation between where physicians do residency programs and where they end up practicing, one important way to address the imminent Northwest physician shortage is the creation of more local residency programs.  The Confluence will explore: 

Ø      What makes a site ripe for a residency program? How have others done it?

Ø      The financial impact of residency programs? What are the financing options?

Ø      How effective are they in recruiting doctors? 

Ø      What is the value added?  Does the teaching/learning process involved in a residency program enhance an institution’s quality of care? 

Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:30 to noon

Confluence: Building Quality Medical Education in the Pacific Northwest

Faculty Development: training, support, expectations, evaluations
        Building and supporting quality medical education in the Pacific Northwest through clinical faculty development. 

Saturday, March 21, 2009 1:30 to 4
Osteopathic Medical School Forum

Sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) and the Foundation, this forum is an interactive opportunity for pre-med students to engage with D.O.’s and leadership of colleges of osteopathic medicine.

Ø      Discussions with medical school admission directors

Ø      Admission requirements, statistics, and application procedures

Ø      Osteopathic physicians discussing the challenges and rewards of being a D.O.

Ø      Osteopathic physicians demonstrating manipulation

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Founders’ Evening & Awards Ceremony

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Portland, OR

       Hotel Directions & Attractions 

6 pm: reception

7 pm: dinner and program

A unique blend of recognition, inspiration, festive cuisine and time to connect with colleagues and friends.  Founders’ Evening honors distinguished practitioners and community leaders.

For more information or questions:

Contact Ned Rosch at rosch@nwosteo.org

or call 503.222.7161     Toll-free 1-888-NWOSTEO

Exploring the “Alabama Model” with Dr. Wil Baker, AL Med Ed Consortium

A unique collaborative effort which has the potential of producing over 100 physicians annually for Alabama. The “Physician Pipeline” begins by recruiting students predominately from Alabama’s rural and underserved communities into medical school and ends with their return to such communities as primary care physicians. In establishing the pipeline, the collaborative has formed partnerships with 20 Alabama colleges/universities, 8 out of state osteopathic medical schools, 14 in-state core teaching sites for students to complete their final 2 years of medical school and Alabama hospitals where students do their residencies.