Jillian
Rivard,
PhD
Senior Research Analyst
Western University of Health Sciences
Jillian Rivard, PhD, is a Senior Research Analyst for the Interprofessional Practice and Education Department at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. She is a remote research psychologist and is responsible for coordinating IPE outcome data collection and implementing IPE research projects, focusing primarily on curriculum development and evaluation.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
A variety of factors have been identified in the literature as limiting or facilitating IPE program success (Abu-Rish et al., 2012). Factors such as learner-level compatibility and perceived relevance to students’ future practice may influence student reactions to IPE curricula (Abu-Rish et al., 2012; McGregor et al., 2018), thereby negatively influencing student-centered outcomes of program success. The present research examined factors that may influence students’ perceptions of interprofessional education and collaborative practice within a comprehensive, two-year IPE curriculum involving…