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Sanjeev AroraMD, Project ECHO
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Dr Sanjeev Arora is the founder and Director of Project ECHO, a non-profit that uses technology, a disease management model, case-based learning, and a web-based database to arm primary care providers with the knowledge needed to treat those with complex health problems, who would otherwise have to travel for medical care.
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) was developed to improve both capacity and access to specialty care for rural and underserved populations through service delivery, education, and evaluation. ECHO uses a hub-and-spoke model and currently operates hubs in 38 countries, and spokes in 125 countries. 78,000 health and education professionals have participated in ECHO’s telementoring networks.
Dr. Arora is also a Distinguished and Regents’ Professor of Medicine with tenure in the department of Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) was developed to improve both capacity and access to specialty care for rural and underserved populations through service delivery, education, and evaluation. ECHO uses a hub-and-spoke model and currently operates hubs in 38 countries, and spokes in 125 countries. 78,000 health and education professionals have participated in ECHO’s telementoring networks.
Dr. Arora is also a Distinguished and Regents’ Professor of Medicine with tenure in the department of Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.