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April 10, 2009

University Grand Rounds Discussions of Town/Gown Collaboration to Focus on HEROs

The second in the three-part University Grand Rounds Discussions of Town/Gown Collaborative Work, is set for Wednesday, April 15 from noon – 1:30 p.m. in George Pearl Hall room P104.

The focus of this installment is Health Extension Rural Offices (HEROs): The Hidalgo Medical Services Model. The Hidalgo HERO exemplifies how community agents who are knowledgeable about both their community’s health and social priority needs and the range of resources at UNM can interweave the two for improved access to care and increased health in their community.

Charlie Alfero, CEO of Hidalgo Medical Services, and Art Kaufman M.D., UNM vice president for community health; will present the HERO model.

Grand Rounds is a term borrowed from the medical establishment to describe how they present a case, discuss it and learn from it. The town/gown grand rounds are an opportunity for UNM and the community to work collaboratively – each session partners a community member with a UNM counterpart.

“Research service learning and its assessment have long been a part of the work of the University of New Mexico. This is an opportunity to learn from one another and showcase our efforts,” said Mark Childs, associate professor, UNM School of Architecture and Planning and associate, UNM Office of Support for Effective Teaching. 

For more information, contact Mark C. Childs, mchilds@unm.edu. This event is sponsored by the UNM Office of Support for Effective Teaching.

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