Education
The Weitzman Institute’s Education Program aims to provide high-quality, interdisciplinary, and innovative continuing education opportunities for medical, behavioral health, nursing, dental, and other health professionals in FQHCs and other primary care practices throughout Connecticut and across the U.S. Our mission is to enhance the team-based practice skills of primary care providers and care team members on chronic and complex conditions and diseases to improve the health of the vulnerable patient populations they serve.
Program Highlight
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Certificate Program
Launching April 2023!
Weitzman’s Organizational Change Series for Leaders equips FQHC leaders with practical strategies for putting JEDI principles into practice immediately. This innovative program guides your team through seven asynchronous team-based E-Learning workshops where you’ll generate an action-oriented, ready-to-implement plan!
In support of improving patient care, Community Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education
In December 2020, Community Health Center, Inc. and its Weitzman Institute received Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education effective through November 2024. CHC is the first Federally Qualified Health Center in the United States to be awarded Joint Accreditation, further solidifying its leadership role in offering multidisciplinary education for health care teams caring for the nation’s most vulnerable patient populations.
Weitzman ECHO
Post-Graduate Clinical Education Programs
Postgraduate residency programs provide comprehensive training to support future leaders of the primary care movement.