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1 Introduction
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... But, as was the norm for physicians of the day, a lack of sterile technique resulted in overwhelming sepsis as doctors repeatedly attempted to locate and remove the bullet from Garfield's back using their fingers and unwashed probing devices. Garfield died 11 weeks later weighing 80 pounds less than when he entered the train station that fateful morning (CBS News, 2012; Millard, 2011)
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... In recognition of the desire for educational changes that better match the needs of the local health care system and of the patients themselves, the global independent Commission on Education on Health Professionals for the 21st Century launched a study on transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world. This study called for national forums as a way of bringing together "educational leaders from academia, professional associations, and governments to share perspectives on instructional and institutional reform" (Frenk et al., 2010)
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...  uman resources for health -- Focuses on how capacity can be innova H tively expanded to better ensure an adequate supply and mix of educated health workers based on local needs; and 5.  etrics -- Addresses how one measures whether learner assessment M and evaluation of educational impact and care delivery systems influence individual and population health.
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... This section is mainly designed to help those individuals seeking to construct or redesign interprofessional education at their schools to learn from the experiences and challenges of others who participated in designing IPE experiences at their own universities. Chapter 4 looks into how educators measure IPE using the currently available tools and how groups are considering new ways of improving these measurements to more accurately assess learners' knowledge, skills, and understanding of IPE.
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... 2010. Health professionals for a new century: Transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world.


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