What is Project ECHO?
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), offered by ASU's College of Health Solutions, fosters continuous learning and guided practice to expand workforce capabilities and ensure optimal care for marginalized populations worldwide. At the heart of Project ECHO lies the ECHO learning loop, which connects interdisciplinary specialist teams with health care professionals through virtual ECHO programs. Through case-based learning, health care professionals gain the expertise to manage complex patient cases locally, ensuring patients receive high-quality care close to home.
Specialists stationed at a central "hub" collaborate with primary care providers statewide, empowering them with essential skills for delivering specialized care services. The driving force behind Project ECHO is the movement to democratize medical knowledge and amplify local capacity to address the needs of the most vulnerable patients by equipping communities with the right knowledge, at the right place, at the right time. The result? Patient’s get the high-quality care they need, when they need it, close to home.