We are excited to announce that after much deliberation by our judging panel, the finalists for the MD Connector 2009 Competition on Health Education Reform have been selected.
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Finalists: Click the links to read the full text and PDF entries of our finalists. We invite you to rate and comment on their respective entries.
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MD Connector in partnership with Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center is pleased to announce open registration for the MD Connector 2009 National Competition on Health Education Reform. This essay competition is open to health profession students to stimulate thought, discussion, and innovation on health education reform. Over$10,000 in cash, travel, and registration prizes will be awarded to competition finalists, as well as the opportunity to present at the 2009 Health Care Education Symposium at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN April 26-28, 2009. This invitation-only event of national healthcare leaders will be the venue of finalist judging and discussion of proposed ideas. We welcome you to find out more about this unique opportunity. Essay submissions are due by March 16, 2009. (Note this has been extended from March 9, 2009)
The prompt for the competition is as follows:
In order to create a health care workforce equipped to provide a high-value team approach to coordinated, patient-centered health care, what is the most important change required of the health care education system?
(23 votes, average: 4.39 out of 5)
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We are excited to announce that after much deliberation by our judging panel, the finalists for the MD Connector 2009 Competition on Health Education Reform have been selected.
