With the cooperation protocols signed between Hacettepe University and the University of New Mexico in June 2024, our university has earned the right to be the implementer of the ECHO Project in Turkey.
The “Project ECHO: Hacettepe University” project, which will be carried out under the coordination of our University’s Social Contribution Coordinatorship, is planned to provide case-based training in areas determined according to social needs and to create a community of practice in this way.
About the ECHO Project:
• The ECHO Institute within the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center is a pioneering telementoring and distance education program designed to develop and increase the workforce.
• Its main purpose is to increase the capacity to provide best-practice treatment to underserved people all over the world by removing the monopoly of knowledge.
• ECHO programs were launched in 2003 with a focus on hepatitis-C treatment. Today, it is carried out with more than 1,200 partners and participants from approximately 200 countries worldwide.
• To date, more than 5 million people have attended ECHO sessions, and more than 500 peer-reviewed articles have been published proving the program’s effectiveness.
• Conservative estimates suggest that more than 200 million patients worldwide have benefited from this treatment model.
Project ECHO’s Core Approach:
• Moving knowledge: A structure that moves knowledge instead of people.
• Democracy of knowledge: Providing equal access to all by democratizing knowledge.
• Solving complex problems: Increasing access to best practices in solving complex problems worldwide.
• An environment where everyone teaches and learns: A dynamic learning community where everyone contributes.
• Real-time, peer-to-peer, and experiential learning: Instant feedback and opportunities to learn together.
• Collaborative problem-solving: Developing practical solutions to problems through interdisciplinary collaboration.