In October 2018, the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) Pre-Health Student Resource Center (PHSRC) created an initiative to diversify health professions. As part of the initiative, the Health Profession Pathways program was created to enhance exploration, application, and matriculation to health professions for underrepresented, undergraduate students. For undergraduate students, there is little exposure to and understanding of why interprofessional collaboration is a critical role in health…

Background Introductory experiential interprofessional education (IPE) is necessary for health profession students to develop team skills. Meaningful engagement with patients provides an authentic experience for students, and patients can also provide feedback about team performance. The objective of this analysis was to determine the agreement of student and family/patient evaluation of team skills and to compare these to expert ratings. These analyses provide insight into future…

In 2016, the Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University made a commitment to interprofessional education and jointly hired an interprofessional education coordinator. They recognized that neither school had funding for a full-time coordinator, so they collaborated to create a coordinator role that was divided between the two institutions. After 5 years, both institutions still feel that this position is worthwhile and adds value to the health sciences education each school…

Background: Many healthcare professions, including physical therapy, have focused on interprofessional education (IPE) within the context of academic learning yet struggle to apply it in practice. Knowledge of roles and responsibilities of one’s own profession and other health professions is one of the four core competencies in the IPE curriculum used to develop skills related to interprofessional collaboration in clinical practice. By collecting data from practicing clinicians regarding…

Poster Description: In recognition of the evidence and educational benefits involving interprofessional (IP) experiences and Integrated Clinical Educational Experiences (ICEE), the purpose of our clinic is to intertwine these two themes. We have created an IP ICEE entitled MUSC Pediatric Sunshine Therapy Service (PSTS) – where MUSC stands for the Medical University of South Carolina. This service provided complementary physical and occupational therapy services for children on the waitlist…

Background: The Partnering to Transform Health Outcomes with Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PATH-PWIDD) Program, funded by the Administration for Community Living, is a workforce development program aimed at improving the education of healthcare professional students in the health and healthcare of persons with IDD through implementation of high-impact interprofessional curricular materials and practice experiences at our five core partner institutions. …

An interprofessional team of students with faculty support have developed harm reduction re-entry kits for residents leaving the county jail. Resident focus groups and advice from corrections staff informed the inventory for the bags. It is estimated that one in every two residents leaving incarceration have mental health concerns, with two in five men and three in five women reporting having a combination of physical, mental, and substance use disorder (SUD) (James & Glaze, 2006, as…

Background: Despite the proven effectiveness of medications for opioid use disorder, the US continues to see record numbers of overdose deaths. Health professionals' attitudes towards opioid disorders impact their ability to manage this public challenge. Misconceptions and beliefs among health professionals create barriers in management of opioid use disorders (MOUD). Pharmacists play a vital role in battling this epidemic. It is therefore prudent to target pharmacy students in any…

Poverty Simulation Impact on Prelicensure Healthcare Students at a Four-Year UniversityBackground: According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2019), there were 38.1 million (11.8%) people living in poverty in 2018. Texas’ and Louisiana’s poverty rate at that time was higher than the national average at 14.9% and 18.6% respectively (U.S. Census Bureau). There is an established association between poverty and health disparities, and poverty and health status, thereby making it a social…