**MCH Training Program 2006-2007 Strategic Planning Workgroups**

**Reporting and Monitoring Teleconference**

**August 15, 2006**

**Meeting Notes**

**Members Present:**

**Grantees:** Arnie Birenbaum, Carolyn Gregor, Shirley Robinson, Mary
Ott, Cheryl Shaul, and Connie Wieman. (John Ehiri unable to participate
due to prior commitment).

**MCHB Training Program**: Laura Kavanagh

**AUCD LEND Coordinator**: Crystal Pariseau

**Resource Center**: Sheryl Mathis

> Judy Gallagher

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| **Agenda  | **Discussion**                                           |
| Item**    |                                                          |
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| **Review  | No comments.                                             |
| of notes  |                                                          |
| from July |                                                          |
| 25^th^    |                                                          |
| call**    |                                                          |
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| **Wo      | -   **Clarify 1^st^ goal and activity.** Is the focus    |
| rkplan:** |     here on long term or short term trainees? May be a   |
| **Item    |     very limited pool of trainees and difficult to       |
| 1**       |     recruit "underserved". Workplan is focused on the    |
|           |     *standard* we want to achieve for inclusion of       |
| **Goal I, |     trainees from underserved groups/communities and     |
| objective |     trainees who choose to work with underserved         |
| 7**       |     groups/communities.                                  |
|           |                                                          |
|           | -   **Discussion of term "underserved".**                |
|           |                                                          |
|           | > \- Need shared definition of what we mean by trainees  |
|           | > from "underserved" group/community. Can use various    |
|           | > criteria to develop a definition. For example, at      |
|           | > Baylor include level of parents' educational           |
|           | > achievement. Race and ethnicity, often used but is     |
|           | > limiting. NIRS data includes race, ethnicity, gender,  |
|           | > disability data -- new programs entering country of    |
|           | > origin data. Pipeline training programs developing     |
|           | > criteria to identify economically disadvantaged        |
|           | > students.                                              |
|           | >                                                        |
|           | > \- Need better definition also of "underserved" as     |
|           | > target for trainee work following completion of        |
|           | > training. What dimensions of underserved are we        |
|           | > concerned with?                                        |
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| **A       |                                                          |
| ctions:** |                                                          |
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|           | -   Explore existing descriptions and definitions of     |
|           |     "underserved". (Include review of HRSA definitions   |
|           |                                                          |
|           | > for medically underserved and of grantee use of term   |
|           | > in progress reports.) -- **Judy and Sheryl**           |
|           |                                                          |
|           | -   Email Judy and Sheryl the operational definitions    |
|           |     used in grantee program and/or academic setting      |
|           |                                                          |
|           | > to describe/define grantee -- **Workgroup members by   |
|           | > September 8^th^**                                      |
|           |                                                          |
|           | -   Summarize findings and email to workgroup members -- |
|           |     **Judy and Sheryl by September 14^th^**              |
|           |                                                          |
|           | -   Use summary of findings to develop operational       |
|           |     definition of "underserved" for use by workgroup     |
|           |                                                          |
|           | > members in exploring options for measuring and         |
|           | > reporting **-- Next call September 18^th^**            |
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| **        | -   **Discussion of what is meant by "translated         |
| Workplan: |     research to knowledge".** Examples include providing |
| Item 2**  |     legislative testimony and preparing policy analyses. |
|           |     These can lead to practice changes (example of       |
| **Goal 5, |     research conducted regarding IHS dentists, resulted  |
| Objective |     in program changes). Questions rose about use of     |
| 5**       |     research in training programs: 1) Does training      |
|           |     correspond to current evidence based practices? 2)   |
|           |     Do trainees use research in their approach to        |
|           |     patient care (i.e. in decision-making and            |
|           |     formulation of recommendations).                     |
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| **        |                                                          |
| Actions** |                                                          |
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|           | -   Review grantee progress reports to ascertain how     |
|           |     "translated research to knowledge" is currently      |
|           |     described. **-- Judy and Sheryl**                    |
|           |                                                          |
|           | -   Look outside training programs for how this is       |
|           |     described/measured. **Judy and Sheryl**              |
|           |                                                          |
|           | -   Provide summary of findings to workgroup members     |
|           |     **-- Judy and Sheryl by September 14^th^.**          |
|           |                                                          |
|           | -   Use summary of findings to develop operational       |
|           |     definition of "underserved" for use by workgroup     |
|           |                                                          |
|           | > members in exploring options for measuring and         |
|           | > reporting **-- Next call September 18^th^**            |
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**Next Call:** Monday September 18^th^ -- 2 PM EDT

**Outcomes for next call**: 1) Draft operational definition of
"underserved" (see workplan).

2\) Draft workgroup description of what we mean by "translated research
to knowledge" (see workplan).