Caliber and Johns Hopkins University to Deliver Internet-Based Education to Physician Executives of Community, Migrant and Homeless Health Care Centers Nationwide.Business/Technology &Medical Editors BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2000 Caliber Learning Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBR CLBR Costa Linda Beach Resort (Aruba) ) and Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. today announced that the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC NACHC National Association of Community Health Centers (Washington DC, USA) ) will offer the Hopkins Business of Medicine(SM) Executive Graduate Certificate Program as part of NACHC's Excellence in Leadership Program (EXCELL). Caliber will deliver the Hopkins Business of Medicine program live over the Internet to senior executives and physician executives as part of NACHC's EXCELL program. NACHC's 3000 urban and rural community, migrant and preventive health care centers are federally assisted safety net providers. They deliver comprehensive primary and preventive care to more than 10 million underserved and uninsured people. &uot;Caliber is proud to be part of the EXCELL Program,&uot; said Kevin Thibodeau, Caliber's vice president of education services. &uot;With the Internet, community health center executives in some of the underserved and most isolated parts of the country will be able to interact with Hopkins instructors and other course participants around the world - without taking time away from their important work,&uot; he added. The EXCELL Program was created to strengthen leadership in community health care delivery. It was designed by NACHC and funded through the Bureau of Primary Health Care The Bureau of Primary Health Care is a sub program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Key areas of responsibility
&uot;With the number of uninsured people now at 44 million and increasing at a rate of 100,000 a month, mangers at these community centers are facing growing challenges,&uot; said Tom Van Coverden, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of NACHC. &uot;With Caliber's Internet platform, we now can bring high level interactive professional education to the most remote areas,&uot; he added. The Hopkins Business of Medicine program is jointly sponsored by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is a highly regarded medical school and biomedical research institute in the United States. and School of Professional Studies in Business and Education. Program participants have the opportunity to earn graduate degree and continuing medical education continuing medical education See CME. (CME CME See: Chicago Mercantile Exchange CME See Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). ) credits. The award-winning four-course program teaches the business skills, financial strategies and applicable solutions necessary to meet the challenges physicians face in today's managed care environment. Since 1998, the course has been broadcast live via satellite to Caliber Authorized Classrooms throughout the country. Initially, 23 EXCELL participants enrolled in the Hopkins Business of Medicine program, which began live over the Internet on December 1, 1999 . &uot;With Caliber's Internet capabilities, it's now possible for community health center managers and senior executives everywhere to quickly gain the latest knowledge about the complex regulatory and financial environment they're facing,&uot; said Dr. David Heaphy, associate dean, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. About Caliber Learning Network, Inc. Caliber Learning Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBR) is a leader in Internet-based learning services. Through its WebCORE suite of learning products and services, Caliber enables its corporate clients to transform their traditional classroom programs either for live Internet broadcast to WebCORE classrooms, workplace desktops or home PCs - or for on-demand access through WebCORE hosting services. Caliber's partnerships with leading universities and other providers of professional development, training and education programs further extend their clients' access to content targeted to their specific learning needs. For more information about Caliber, visit the company's Web site: www.caliber.com. Safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. language: This release may include information that could constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements may involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results encompassed within the forward- looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those matters disclosed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission |
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