Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Discuss what academic advancement looks like at UMMS.
2. Define UMMS’ Areas of Distinction.
3. Illustrate the nuts & bolts of academic promotion process.
4. Describe the role of team based care in improving care and controlling costs in an accountable care organization.
5. Experiment with a variety of team models to address the needs of identified patient populations. 
6. Identify six Key Elements of a Population Health Program.
7. Identify two factors driving the growth of the Population Health model.
8. Differentiate between Population Health and Direct Patient Care.

Faculty

Amy S. Gottlieb, MD
Chief Faculty Development Officer, Baystate Health
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, UMMS-Baystate
Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology
UMMS-Baystate  

Jacqueline Spain, MD
Medical Director for Medicaid, Health New England
Co-CMO Be Healthy Partnership, Baystate Health

Peter K. Lindenauer, MD
Assistant Dean for Population Health
Director, Institute for Healthcare Delivery and Population Science
Professor of Medicine, UMMS-Baystate
Professor of Quantitative Health Sciences, UMMS 

Cristina Huebner Torres, PhD
V.P. Research & Population Health
Adjunct Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Delivery & Population Science
Caring Health Center 

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.