Event Title
Implementing IPE in Community College Health Professions Programs, Challenges and Rewards
Start Date
10-29-2016 3:15 PM
End Date
10-29-2016 4:15 PM
Description
The health care literature is rich with Interprofessional Education (IPE) and collaborative learning research based in major universities, but similar evidence is limited at the associate degree level. National data indicate that graduates of associate degree allied health and nursing programs account for 49% of the total healthcare workforce (Brookings Institute, 2014)[1]. To improve education for students in its School of Health Professions, The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) embarked on a grant-funded mission to infuse interprofessional collaboration into nursing and allied health programs. Faculty attended immersion training programs to learn, evaluate, and adapt different IPE approaches and nationally recognized consultants came to CCBC to present program models. To engage students, three faculty developed projects were piloted. A collaborative learning experience based on the health mentor program from the Jefferson Center for InterProfessional Education was piloted with students from six disciplines. Following a brief introduction to IPE, students interviewed community residents with chronic morbidities. Post visit, students’ mean scores on the Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Assessment and the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale indicated improvements in overall attitudes and perceptions of IPE. A similar IPE overview was provided before two other piloted projects, a simulation on COPD and a community intervention designed for children with asthma.
This presentation will be an interactive discussion of the challenges and successes of implementing IPE in community colleges. Strategies used to incorporate collaborative learning into associate degree health professions programs will be shared. The challenges of funding, training faculty, and implementing IPE for community college students will be discussed as well as the need for research on IPE in Community Colleges.
Presentation Objectives:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Describe strategies for introducing an Interprofessional Education program in the community college setting
2. Analyze 3 interprofessional collaborative learning experiences designed for health professions students in the community college setting
3. Discuss the challenges of educating faculty and associate degree students in interprofessional education activities
[1] Ross, M., Svajlenka, N., & Williams, J. (2014, July 24). Part of the Solution: Pre-Baccalaureate Healthcare Workers in a Time of Health System Change. Retrieved from http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/ 2014/ healthcare-workers#/M10420
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Implementing IPE in Community College Health Professions Programs, Challenges and Rewards
The health care literature is rich with Interprofessional Education (IPE) and collaborative learning research based in major universities, but similar evidence is limited at the associate degree level. National data indicate that graduates of associate degree allied health and nursing programs account for 49% of the total healthcare workforce (Brookings Institute, 2014)[1]. To improve education for students in its School of Health Professions, The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) embarked on a grant-funded mission to infuse interprofessional collaboration into nursing and allied health programs. Faculty attended immersion training programs to learn, evaluate, and adapt different IPE approaches and nationally recognized consultants came to CCBC to present program models. To engage students, three faculty developed projects were piloted. A collaborative learning experience based on the health mentor program from the Jefferson Center for InterProfessional Education was piloted with students from six disciplines. Following a brief introduction to IPE, students interviewed community residents with chronic morbidities. Post visit, students’ mean scores on the Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Assessment and the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale indicated improvements in overall attitudes and perceptions of IPE. A similar IPE overview was provided before two other piloted projects, a simulation on COPD and a community intervention designed for children with asthma.
This presentation will be an interactive discussion of the challenges and successes of implementing IPE in community colleges. Strategies used to incorporate collaborative learning into associate degree health professions programs will be shared. The challenges of funding, training faculty, and implementing IPE for community college students will be discussed as well as the need for research on IPE in Community Colleges.
Presentation Objectives:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Describe strategies for introducing an Interprofessional Education program in the community college setting
2. Analyze 3 interprofessional collaborative learning experiences designed for health professions students in the community college setting
3. Discuss the challenges of educating faculty and associate degree students in interprofessional education activities
[1] Ross, M., Svajlenka, N., & Williams, J. (2014, July 24). Part of the Solution: Pre-Baccalaureate Healthcare Workers in a Time of Health System Change. Retrieved from http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/ 2014/ healthcare-workers#/M10420