Our Vision
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, radically changing the way medicine is practiced. In the span of a few weeks, countries across the globe instituted rapid response policies including quarantining and social distancing which restricted in-person hospital and clinic visits to emergency care only. Suddenly, telehealth technology was adopted globally to mitigate further spread of the virus and provide clinical care.
The rapid adoption of telehealth technology has disproportionately affected developing countries by exposing the fragility of their healthcare systems and the unreadiness of their physician workforce to deploy it for patient care. Working in unprecedented circumstances, international physicians are utilizing telehealth without any formal training; consequently, never realizing the full potential benefits of the technology to provide safer and higher quality care to more of their patients.
As the global community of healthcare experts unite to support the adoption of digital health technologies, it is now mission critical to ensure that all current and future physicians are provided access to the latest advancements in medical education and training to deliver the highest standards of care to their patient populations.
OUR VISION
To develop a global healthcare workforce proficient in the practice of telemedicine.
It’s hard to imagine a future in which telemedicine isn’t a growing part of how we deliver care…understanding the new skills clinicians will need— and how best to train them to use those skills— is essential to providing high-quality care and meeting the needs of tomorrow’s patients.