Interprofessional Student Hotspotting Learning Collaborative, 2021-2022

Interprofessional Student Hotspotting Learning Collaborative, 2021-2022
Rolling admission begins: January 27, 2021

Final deadline: May 7, 2021

Notification of decision: May 14, 2021

You are invited to submit an application to join the Interprofessional Student Hotspotting Learning Collaborative! As a student hotspotter, you will assemble an interprofessional group of students focused on collaboratively gaining insight into the root causes that lead patients to have repeat emergency room visits and hospital admissions, and analyze how this additional utilization might have been avoided. Instead of focusing on specific clinical interventions, you will work with individuals with high utilization of the hospital within your community to understand their unique circumstances and help connect them with community resources that could lead to better health outcomes. Through participation in the six-month learning collaborative, you will receive in-depth training on trauma-informed care, social determinants of health, team building, communication, advocacy and more to help you improve our care delivery systems both now and in the future.

The Student Hotspotting program is co-hosted by our four Student Hotspotting hubs:
- Thomas Jefferson University – Philadelphia, PA
- Samuel Merritt University – Oakland, CA
- University of Utah – Salt Lake City, UT
- Southern Illinois University – Springfield, IL
These four institutions serve as centers of training and mentorship for schools in their region. As such, each team will be paired with one of these four institutions based on indicated preference on this application. Your assigned hub will administer the Student Hotspotting curriculum and support your team through regular check-ins as you launch this program within your own institution.

Please note that although your indicated preference will be heavily weighted in assigning your placement, we cannot guarantee top preference to all applicants.
Program timeline:

Start: September, 2021

End: March/April, 2022
Program expectations

Before applying, applicants must:
- Create a team of 4-6 students that represent a MINIMUM of two different professions (3 professions preferred), and one team advisor (see responsibilities below). Greater interprofessional diversity strengthens your application. There are no requirements on professions.
  - It is highly recommended that all team members commit to remaining in the same geography for the duration of the program (Sept-April) to minimize scheduling complications.
- Identify one project advisor for the team. It is highly recommended that advisors serve as faculty members at an institution involved in the project. Teams are welcome to include additional project advisors at their discretion.
- Identify a practice or partner site (community organization, hospital, clinic, etc.) that you will work with to identify patients with complex health and social needs.
During the program, accepted teams will be expected to:
- Work with the identified clinic/hospital/community partner to select 1-3 patients who frequently visit the ED and/or are frequently admitted to the hospital, then obtain patient consent to work with them for six months through home visits, accompaniment to doctor visits, and facilitating care coordination.
- Identify potential interventions to propose to the hospital/clinic that might improve the patient’s ability to access needed care and services outside the hospital or emergency room.
- Assist the patients with appointments and better understanding their healthcare needs and develop an authentic healing relationship with selected patients.
- Participate in a six-month learning collaborative hosted by the Camden Coalition that includes:
  - Kick-Off meeting, September 2021 at one of the hotspotting hubs across the nation (locations above; events may be held virtually due to safety and travel restrictions for the 2021-2022 cohort).
  - Virtual monthly skills labs, case conferences, mentoring, and a curriculum learning guide that will begin in October 2021.
  - Wrap-Up meeting March/April 2022, at one of the hotspotting hubs across the nation (locations above; events may be held virtually due to safety and travel restrictions for the 2021-2022 cohort).
  - Submit a final project summarizing the project and lessons learned.
- Approximated time commitment: 3-5 hours per week.
During the program, project advisors will be expected to:
- Attend kick-off and wrap-up meetings.
- Support students as they move throughout the duration of the program as they work to identify, engage, and support patients with complex health and social needs.
- Commit to attending one (1) program management call each month with leaders from your assigned hub to help navigate through barriers.
- Project advisors should be passionate about complex care, interprofessional teaming, and be willing to help guide students in any institutional barriers that may arise with helping run the project.
- Approximated time commitment: 1-3 hours per week. It is recommended that advisors check in with teams on a weekly basis to support them in their navigation of the curriculum and patient engagement.
Additional resources:

For more information about the Student Hotspotting timeline and curriculum, click here.

Fees:
- Accepted schools will be required to pay a participation fee of $4,000 to the Camden Coalition to cover programmatic costs for their first team; each additional team will require an extra $2,000.
- Student teams are required to cover all travel costs for all available team members and at least one project advisor per team to attend the kick-off and wrap-up meetings at their assigned hub (Events may be held virtually due to safety and travel restrictions for the 2021-2022 cohort).
- Invoices will be sent with acceptances in May 2021 with a 30 day grace period for payment.
Note: Applicants should ensure that costs are included in their Universities/Institutions budget prior to submitting an application. The applicant may submit a letter of intent to pay, if they are unable to make payment by the grace period.
Student Hotspotting application form 2020-2021
Name of lead institution *
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Contact information for appropriate school administrator (e.g Associate Dean of Student Affairs or Associate/Vice Dean of Education)
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Hub preference

Please rank your preference from 1-4 (1 being the most favorable, 4 being your least favorable). As a reminder, your team may be required to travel to your assigned hub for kick-off and wrap-up events, and your assigned hub will provide you programmatic support throughout the duration of the program. Please note that although your indicated preference will be heavily weighted, we cannot guarantee top preference to all applicants.

Rank the Hotspotting hubs in order of preference *

Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA)

University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)

Samuel Merritt University (Oakland, CA)

Southern Illinois University (Springfield, IL)

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Project description

Please respond to the following prompts in a paragraph each.
Indicate which partner practice/organization(s) (hospital, clinic, community organization) you will work with to identify patients, and what steps you have taken to introduce this program to the organization. Outline how you plan to partner with that organization throughout the duration of the program. *
Describe your team’s objectives and why you want to become hotspotters. Describe the relevant background/experiences of team members and/or project advisors that prepare you for this experience. *
Describe how you will interact as a team over the six-month project to draw from each other’s training. Describe any institutional resources that will be provided (e.g., space for team meetings) *
Describe what you hope to do with this learning when the project is completed. *
Payment information

Please input the information for where invoices should be directed. Invoices will be sent to the payment point of contact via email.
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Required attachments
Letter of support from appropriate school administrator (e.g Associate Dean of Student Affairs or Associate/Vice Dean for Education) *

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Interprofessional Student Hotspotting Learning Collaborative, 2021-2022

Student Hotspotting application form 2020-2021

Information for advisor(s)

Information for student team members

Contact information for appropriate school administrator (e.g Associate Dean of Student Affairs or Associate/Vice Dean of Education)

Primary point of contact/individual completing application

Hub preference

Project description

Payment information

Required attachments