People to People Citizen Ambassador Programs Launches New Schedule - Provides Continuing Education For Healthcare Professionals
October 14 2008 - 7:58AM
PR Newswire (US)
Medical Professionals to Exchange Ideas with Global Colleagues in
China, Vietnam, India, South Africa, Russia, Egypt and Rwanda to
Improve Care SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
People to People Ambassador Programs, a subsidiary of Ambassadors
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EPAX), a leader in global educational travel
experiences, announces its Citizen Ambassador Programs fall travel
season with unique opportunities for healthcare professionals to
meet and share ideas with international colleagues. Various groups
of trained healthcare professionals comprised of surgeons, nurses,
speech pathologists, mental health experts, cardiovascular
specialists, psychologists, psychiatrists, dermatologists, physical
therapists, nutritionists and dentists will travel to eight global
destinations in 2008-09 to engage in cultural exchanges with
colleagues to better understand specific practices and procedures
being used to address numerous medical challenges, and help improve
medical care in developing countries. "Our medical exchanges
provide an opportunity for professionals to explore issues in their
field and witness patient care in a variety of settings," said Dawn
Davis, executive director of Citizen Ambassador Programs. "During
their educational exchange, groups of healthcare professionals will
collaborate with global counterparts, establish new friendships and
experience the heart and soul of a country that will forever shape
and impact their career." The medical programs for physicians that
Citizen Ambassador Programs develops are planned and implemented in
accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
through joint sponsorship of the American College of Medical
Quality (ACMQ) and Ambassador Programs. This means that the
majority of the time, Ambassador Programs travel may be used for
the necessary continuing medical education credit. The ACMQ is
accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education for
physicians. The ACMQ designates educational activity for
approximately 10.0 - 20.0 hours in Category I credit toward the AMA
Physician's Recognition Award. Nurses travelling with Citizen
Ambassador Programs are generally awarded 10.0 to 20.0 contact
hours through a joint sponsorship with the University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing. Comprised of intimate groups ranging from 15-40
professionals led by accomplished U.S. medical professionals,
People to People Citizen Ambassador Programs travels healthcare
professionals to locations such as China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India,
South Africa, Russia, Egypt and Rwanda to learn and share
innovative ideas and techniques that will enhance medical practices
and procedures in each specific country and the United States
alike. Upcoming 2008-09 programs include: -- Women's Health and
Midwifery China -- Healthcare and Medical Quality China --
Emergency and Trauma Nursing China -- Nephrology Nursing China --
Nurse Anesthetists Vietnam and Cambodia -- Physician Executives
India -- Speech Pathology and Audiology China -- Medical-Surgical
Nursing China -- Primary Care and Mental Health China -- Physician
Assistants China -- Psychology South Africa -- Urology China --
Canadian Health Care and Nursing China -- Dental Public Health
China -- Gastroenterology China -- Surgery Vietnam and Cambodia --
Dermatology South Africa -- Occupational/Physical Therapy and Rehab
Russia -- Speech-Language Pathology Russia -- Nutritional Health
and Wellness China -- Emergency Medicine China -- Family Medicine
Egypt -- Psychology China -- Cardiovascular Health Vietnam and
Cambodia -- Canadian Physiotherapists Rwanda -- Professional
Nursing Vietnam and Cambodia -- Occupational and Environmental
Medicine China -- Obstetrics and Gynecology Egypt -- Mental Health
South Africa -- Orthodontics Russia -- Colon and Rectal Surgery
China and Tibet -- Breastfeeding and Lactation Support South Africa
-- Mental Health South Africa -- Interdisciplinary Palliative Care
South Africa -- Pediatric Nursing India -- Nursing and Healthcare
China -- Psychiatry Russia -- Hermatology and Oncology South Africa
"People to People Citizen Ambassador Programs are unique with real,
valuable learning experiences, instead of just medical tourism,"
said Dr. John Sciarra, professor and chairman emeritus, Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical
School. "The opportunity to see firsthand how things are done in
other countries, looking at the same problems in different cultures
with different resources, sometimes using very low-tech solutions,
is a very valuable experience and one from which we can all learn
and grow." Dr. Sciarra has led professional exchanges to China,
Tibet, Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Russia, and will be leading
a group of professionals specializing in obstetrics and gynecology
to Egypt in February, 2009. The delegation will focus on
reproductive health issues in urban and rural areas, family
planning, alternative and traditional medicine, sexually
transmitted diseases and indigenous techniques and practices in
obstetrics. Healthcare professionals interested in learning more
about People to People Citizen Ambassador Programs can visit
http://www.peopletopeople.com/ or call 877-787-2000. About People
to People Ambassador Programs People to People Ambassador Programs
is the most recognized and respected educational travel provider
and has provided more than 400,000 citizens of the world the
opportunity to promote peace through understanding. The Ambassador
Programs include Citizen, Student, Sports and Leadership to promote
international and domestic programs for professionals, students,
athletes, and the leaders of tomorrow. Participation in a People to
People Ambassador Program contributes directly to personal success
in a globalized world and fosters international friendships. Our
hands on, unique, educational travel programs provide access to
people and places beyond compare, and combine unique cultural
experiences with personal interaction to create global impact. The
Ambassador Programs serve as the exclusive educational travel
provider of People to People International (PTPI), the nonprofit,
Kansas City-based organization founded by President Dwight D.
Eisenhower to promote peace through understanding worldwide. PTPI
and Ambassadors Group are united in their mission of bridging
cultural and political borders through education and exchange.
About Ambassadors Group Ambassadors Group, Inc. (NYSE:EPAX) is a
socially conscious, education company located in Spokane,
Washington. Ambassadors Group is the parent company of the
Ambassador Programs as well as Book Rags, an educational research
website, and oversees the Washington School of World Studies, an
accredited travel study and distance learning school. DATASOURCE:
Ambassadors Group, Inc. CONTACT: Dan Lee of Weber Shandwick,
+1-425-452-5495, , for Ambassadors Group, Inc. Web site:
http://www.peopletopeople.com/
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