Michael
Anders,
PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Michael Anders, PhD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Assessment and Evaluation in the Division of Academic Affairs, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Dr. Anders coordinates the UAMS Teaching Scholars program, a longitudinal, high-caliber professional development program, in which he mentors faculty in educational research projects. He also serves as the evaluator for three grants funded by the National Institutes for Health. Previously, he served as the Director of the UAMS Simulation Center, where he facilitated simulations for students, medical residents, faculty, and clinical staff. Dr. Anders helped plan, facilitate, and evaluate the interprofessional research advocacy simulation.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Advancing health science, clinical care, and health system research is essential for healthcare effectiveness and efficiency. Health research includes bench/lab science, clinical science, community-based science, population science, implementation science, translational science, etc. Our interprofessional curriculum incorporates all students, healthcare professions and graduate school scientific disciplines, to consider health influencers and their impact from bench to bedside to breadth of population health. We incorporate activities inclusive of basic science disciplines and create…