Health Sciences Education Symposium
Presentation Format
Oral
Type of Activity
Innovation
Original Presentation Date
2017
Date of Submission
May 2017
Abstract/Short Description
Over the past five years, VCU has developed a comprehensive interprofessional education (IPE) curriculum with almost 2000 students from both the medical campus and the Monroe Park campus engaged in IPE activities annually. 90 faculty members are facilitating these learners in classrooms, clinical settings, and community practice sites. This presentation will describe the conceptual framework for VCU’s IPE curriculum, give an overview of the courses and activities, discuss evaluation methods and selected results, and present the challenges and opportunities for the future of IPE at VCU.
Purpose/Research Question
The purpose of this presentation is to describe the conceptual framework for VCU's IPE curriculum, give an overview of the courses and activities, discuss evaluation methods and selected results, and present the challenges and opportunities for the future of IPE at VCU.
Objectives
Describe the conceptual framework for VCU's interprofessional education (IPE) curriculum.
Be familiar with IPE courses, activities, and selected evaluation methods and results.
Identify the primary strengths and challenges of IPE at VCU.
References
Greiner, A. C., & Knebel, E. (2003). Health professions education: A bridge to quality. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Appelbaum, N. P., Dow, A., Lockeman, K. S., Orr, M., Huff, T., Hogan, C., Queen, B. (2016) Improving attitudes and reducing perceptions of provider stereotypes amongst medical and nursing students through interprofessional education. Poster presented at AAMC Research in Medical Education, Seattle, WA, November 15, 2016.
Lockeman, K. S., Lanning, S. K., Dow, A. W., Zorek, J. A., DiazGranados, D., Ivey, C. K., & Soper, S. (in press). Outcomes of introducing early learners to interprofessional competencies in a classroom setting. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. doi: 10.1080/10401334.2017.1296361
Sideris, E., Dow, A. W., Lockeman, K. S., Boling, P., & Hobgood, S. (2017). Assessing the relationship between collaboration and team performance among students in an interprofessional geriatric virtual case. Poster to be presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, San Antonio, TX, May 18, 2017.
Interprofessional Education Collaborative Expert Panel. (2011). Core Competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice: Report of an expert panel. Washington, DC: Interprofessional Education Collaborative.
Johnson, S. C., Lynch, C., Lockeman, K. S., & Dow, A. W. (2015). Student-defined needs during interprofessional learning: The role of faculty as facilitators. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, 1(2), 37-42.
Rights
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Is Part Of
VCU Medical Education Symposium
First Author Information
Kelly Lockeman, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Director of Evaluation and Assessment, Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care