About Project ECHO

Four Principles of the ECHO Model

The ECHO model develops knowledge and capacity among community clinicians through ongoing telementoring and education. Its core principles are:

  1. Use technology to leverage scarce resources
  2. Share best practices to reduce disparities
  3. Apply case-based learning to master complexity
  4. Evaluate and monitor outcomes

Project ECHO aims to empower people to make a difference in their communities with the right knowledge, at the right place, at the right time.

History

Created in 2003 by Dr. Sanjeev Aurora at the University of New Mexico, Project ECHO aims to deliver specialized medical knowledge to rural healthcare providers and build communities of practice through free virtual mentoring and learning. 

Dr. Arora made it his life’s mission to make sure no one died from a treatable disease because they couldn’t get access to timely, and quality, health care.

Today, ECHO programs operate in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia.