A pressing challenge in the modern health care system is the gap be- tween education and clinical practice, said Malcolm Cox, member of the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education (the Forum). Emerging technologies have the potential to bridge this gap by creating the kind of team-based learning environments and clinical approaches that are increasingly necessary in the modern health care system both in the United States and around the world. To explore these technologies and their potential for improving education and practice, the Forum hosted a workshop titled Improving Health Professional Education and Practice Through Technology. The 1.5-day workshop, held in Washington, DC, on November 16 and 17, 2017, was attended by participants from 19 differ- ent health professions, from countries including Australia, Canada, Qatar, Switzerland, and the United States. The objective of the workshop was: Explore effective use of technologies as tools for bridging identified gaps within and between health professions education and practice in order to optimize learning, performance, and access in high-, middle-, and low- income areas while ensuring the well-being of the formal and informal health workforce.
