KIMMEL: URLEND Training Program
Project Description:
The Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (URLEND) is a regional program that supports Montana trainees through the Rural Institute. The Maternal Child Health Bureau renewed the URLEND grant this year, extending funding for the program for an additional five years. The URLEND program, a joint effort of the University of Utah School of Medicine-Department of Pediatrics, Utah State University-Center for Persons with Disabilities (a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service), and the Utah Department of Health's Bureau for Children with Special Health Care Needs was first funded in 2001 and ran successfully for 5 years before being refunded in 2006 for an additional 5 years. The URLEND Program's Goals include: 1) Strengthen and further expand the functional, programmatic, and evaluative infrastructure of URLEND in partnership with ID, MT, ND, and WY to prepare exemplary leaders in the health care system; 2) Provide interdisciplinary leadership experiences to URLEND trainees within the context of integrated didactic, clinical, and leadership/research activities; and 3) Provide evidenced-based CE/training, consultation, and technical assistance opportunities to health care professionals in UT, ID, MT, ND, and WY that address current and emerging priorities and concerns in the provision of family-centered, culturally competent, community-based integrated systems of care.
URLEND Leadership trainees gain knowledge to enhance and integrate their clinical, research, and leadership skills to become exemplary leaders in their fields. Leadership trainees must complete at least 300 clock hours (over 2 semesters) to receive a stipend and participate as long-term leadership trainees. Given the expectations of the URLEND program with its focus on leadership skills, trainees participating at a less intensive level of a time commitment would not be able to complete the didactic, clinical, research and evaluation, and leadership requirements.
Keyword(s):
Interdisciplinary Training, Leadership Education
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life, Other - Assistive Technology, Other - Cultural Diversity, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Family Members/Caregivers, Legislators/Policy Makers
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Reservation, Rural/Remote
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
