ACE: Patient and Family Engagement Consult

School of Medicine

Students in this course will participate in patient and family engagement consultations for children and adults admitted to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt (VCH) and Vanderbilt University Hospital. The purpose of this ACE is to provide the student with an understanding of the importance of patient and caregiver engagement for optimal health and healthcare, knowledge about the developmental process of patient and caregiver activation, and experience with recommending educational and technological interventions to promote engagement and meet health-related needs. Participation in inpatient consultations will facilitate training in promoting engagement in pediatric and adult patients with a wide variety of clinical diagnoses. Didactic experiences that will reinforce the patient care experiences include our weekly multidisciplinary Patient and Family Engagement Consultation Team Meeting, weekly Biomedical Informatics Seminar, and clinical conferences relevant to the patients being seen in consultation.