The Migrant Clinicians Network has been delivering quality training services to clinicians for over 25 years.  MCN’s professional development services are designed to meet the needs of clinicians at various points in their careers in migrant health.  We offer a range of opportunities to accommodate a diversity of needs. 

Health Network Training

The Migrant Clinicians Network is available to come to your site free-of-charge to train staff members on how to enroll and follow-up patients in the MCN Health Network Program. 

Other Training for Clinicians and/or Health Centers

While MCN remains responsive to late-breaking issues, the organization has also developed a series of migrant-specific curricula that speak to many of the critical issues facing this population.   In addition, MCN has fostered relationships with many experts throughout the country who are available to speak on a wide variety of topics.  The following list provides an example of some of the key issues covered by MCN’s existing curricula:

1. Orientation to Migration Health
2. Management of Diabetes in a Mobile Population
3. Prevention of Domestic Violence in a Migrant Population
4. Mental Health and Substance Abuse
5. Pediatrics for the Non-Pediatrician
6. Providing Culturally Competent Care
7. Immunization Strategies for Mobile Populations
8. Environmental and Occupational Health for the Primary Care Provider
9. Global Issues in the Local Provision of Immunization Care
10. Caring for the Pregnant Migrant Woman
11. Cancer Support Resources Hispanic/Latino Populations
12. Giving Birth to Quality Perinatal Care Services: Midwifery Models for FQHCs
13. The 100 Day Cough: The Pertussis Epidemic
14. Ventanillas de Salud Open a Window to Global Health
15. Outreach and Service Delivery to Vulnerable Populations
16. Pesticides and Women of Reproductive Age
17. Brining Healthcare Justice to the Frontline: Integrating Environmental Health into Nursing Practice and Education
18. Epidemiology of TB: Global, National, and Regional
19. Grasshoppers, Dust and Salsa - An Old Toxin in a New Setting: A Fresh Look at Lead Poisoning in Migrant Populations
20. Creating a Medical Home for Patients on the Move
21. How to Write a Health Care Plan Using the New BPHC Core Clinical Measures
22. Disaster Relief Available to Farmworkers and the Role Migrant Health Centers Can Play in Securing Them
23. Integrating the Core Clinical Measures into Your CQI Program
24. H1N1 and the Federally Funded Health Center
25. Tackling the Tough Topics: Counseling Skills