Interdisciplinary Group of Students at the University of Kansas Collaborate To Improve Patient Care

Last week, Donna Peck, writing for the Kansas University Medical Center news, reported on a collaborative intiative being undertaken by students at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy that utilizes all three students expertise at a family clinic. The interdiscplinary clinic, which launched in August 2011, allows third-year medical students, senior nursing students, sixth-year pharmacy students and KU law students to work together as a team, with faculty supervision, to diagnose and recommend treatment to patients at the KU family medicine clinic. This innovative program fosters interdisciplinary collaboration that these students can continue to develop as they progress throughout their career.

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Public Health Nurse Program Expands To Idaho

Last week, Alison Boggs, of The Spokesman-Review, highlighted the introduction of a program that has been proven to improve the lives of low-income, first-time mothers and their babies. The program, known as the Nurse-Family Partnership, puts public health nurses into the homes of pregnant, first-time mothers for weekly or biweekly visits until the baby is born. The nurses then continue regular visits until the child turns 2. With the program saving $5 for every $1 invested in families' care, the Nurse-Family Partnership not only increases the quality of care low-income mothers receive but cuts expenditures for the state and federal government.

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Community Health Center Nurses Fill Needed Niche

Last week, Paul Restuccia, of the Boston Herald, discussed the continued success of neighborhood clinics and how these clinics have expanded to serve a growing demand among communities across Boston. Mr. Restuccia also pointed out that patients often like to come to neighborhood clinics because they feel more comfortable with the distinct cultures many clinics serve, whether it’s Chinese, Haitian, Hispanic or gay and lesbian.

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