Best Practices for Improving Access to Quality Care for the Medically Underserved: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Sixth Annual Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Congress

摘要

The members of the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (the Committee) represent programs funded under Federal Title VII, Part D, Section 751 through 755 Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Training Grant Programs. They are aware of the services these programs provide in their communities and the key roles they play in the training of our Nation's health care workforce. Committee members are also aware of the significant impact the recent defunding and dismantling of some of these programs has had on the communities they serve. Other Title VII Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Training Grant Programs have experienced funding cuts but are still striving to meet the needs of students and patients. In response to these negative developments for Title VII Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Training Grant Programs, the Committee shifted its focus in 2006. In the past, the Committee has addressed such issues as workforce diversity, cultural competence, and expanding the involvement of allied health in Title VII Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Training Grant Programs.