Boundaries play a crucial role in learning.
They're where novel insights and growth arise, challenging the traditional silos of disciplines.

The Asterisphere

Your Gateway to Global Healthcare Collaboration

Step into a borderless virtual ecosystem where healthcare communities of practice are reimagined.

Why Choose The Astrisphere?

  • Global Reach: Connect and collaborate with health professionals worldwide.
  • Decentralized Design: Embrace an agent-centric approach that empowers healthcare experts to unite seamlessly, breaking down geographical barriers.
  • Robust Customization: Utilize advanced applications, tools, and widgets tailored for healthcare professionals.
  • Peer-to-Peer Interactions: Engage directly with peers from academic medical centers to local communities, streamlining communication and collaboration.
  • Continuous Learning: Access critical training, invaluable resources, and ongoing professional development opportunities.

 

Flourishing Healthcare: The Asterisphere isn’t just a platform; it’s a movement. By harnessing decentralized collaboration, we’re raising the bar for patient care, fueled by the collective expertise of healthcare professionals across the globe.

Join the Revolution! Be a part of this transformative journey towards a globally connected healthcare landscape.

The Asterisphere

Designed as a next-generation Virtual Community of Practice

The Challenge

As we navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of education enterprise and healthcare, it’s crucial to recognize the transformative forces shaping both sectors. Technological advancements, societal shifts, and the ever-changing needs of the global workforce are redefining the future of enterprise. Simultaneously, the healthcare landscape is undergoing its own revolution, driven by an increasing burden of chronic diseases, evolving disease patterns, and the further specialization of fields. These challenges are particularly acute in Health Professions Education, where the demand for educational and training opportunities is growing exponentially.

The Asterisphere Revolution

Drawing insights from a report by the Institute for the Future, we find that the future of work is not just about adapting to change; it is about proactively shaping it. This is especially relevant in healthcare, where the strength of the workforce is a pivotal factor in the system’s ability to meet growing needs. As we stand on the precipice of this new era, it’s essential to delve into the organizational shifts and key performance zones that will redefine how we approach our careers and contribute to healthcare solutions.

It focuses on enhancing the power of skillsets in five performance zones: Reputation Management, Human-Machine Collaboration, Shapeshifting, Pop-Up Enterprise and Sensemaking.  These performance zones are not just trends; they are already defining many successful enterprises and will soon become fundamentals for thriving in the future world.

By enhancing these key performance zones, the Asterisphere becomes more than just another networking platform. It evolves into a dynamic ecosystem where individuals, communities, and technologies collaborate to solve complex problems, particularly in healthcare. This makes it an invaluable asset for organizations looking to stay ahead in an increasingly intricate and data-driven world.

Satid Thammasitboon, MD, MHPE

Dr. Satid Thammasitboon, MD, MHPE, has carved a distinguished path spanning multiple facets in health professions education (HPE) through his innovative approaches and commitment to education and scholarship. As the director of Center for Research and Innovation in HPE, his leadership has been pivotal in nurturing research and scholarship, creating an institutional foundation that now boasts international extensions.

Driven by the conviction that impactful scholarship arises from rigorous systematic inquiry as well as cross-disciplinary collaboration, Satid has consistently sought practical solutions to pressing challenges in the HPE sphere. This commitment to pragmatic inquiry not only advances educational practices but also enriches the theoretical knowledge that subsequently informs and inspires the scholarship of others in the field.

Satid’s entrepreneurial leadership propels many successful communities of scholars tackling a broad range of contemporary issues in HPE. The academic prowess he exhibits today is the culmination of years of collaborative learning and practice with a diverse array of multinational, multicultural, and multidisciplinary scholars and experts in the field. 

Locally, under his directorship, the Center for Research and Innovation has evolved from its modest roots to become a nexus for scholars both locally and internationally. His initiative in founding the Health Professions Education Certificate program serving a health system across four cities underscores his dedication to nurturing and educating faculty in continuing professional development and educational scholarship. Globally, he co-founded the Global Health Scholarship Community of Practice Program and led the establishment of the Medical Education Research Community in Southeast Asia, showcasing his ongoing commitment to advancing HPE on an international scale.

Highlighting his contributions, Satid was honored with the 2023 Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education (KIPRIME) Fellowship by Sweden’s prestigious Karolinska Institutet. This elite program recognizes highly promising mid-career medical education researchers from around the world to develop future candidates for the Karolinska Institutet Prize, which is one of the highest honors in the world for health professions education research. 

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Diane Nguyen, PharmD

With a decade of  leadership steering global health enterprises serving children and women, Dr. Diane Nguyen, PharmD has honed her expertise in uplifting marginalized communities. Early in this journey, she recognized  the pivotal correlation between the effectiveness of health initiatives and the proficiency of the global health workforce.

Diane’s journey as an education scholar has been dedicated to bridging knowledge gaps and catering to the unique continuing professional development needs of professionals supporting healthcare delivery in resource-limited environments. Having left her mark in 17 countries across Africa, Eastern Europe, South America, the Pacific Islands, and the United States, she has intricately woven health and education to effect lasting change.

Having completed her training with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and two post-graduate residencies in  Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice and Public Health, Diane’s academic foundation is as robust as her real-world experiences. Her journey often positioned her as the sole pharmacist, igniting her passion for interdisciplinary practice. This unique perspective fuels her advocacy for collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches at the nexus of health and education, fortifying individuals and communities for a healthier, flourishing future.