Marcia
Campos,
DDS, MS, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
Marcia Campos, is a Clinical Associate Professor at the School of Dentistry, University of Michigan. She is a general dentist and an oral pathologist. Served as the IPE representative of the College of Dentistry at University of Iowa; taught courses related to IPE and patient-centered care. Recent research focus has shifted to IPE and cariology fields, with intent to help advance learning in dentistry, stimulate interprofessional collaborative practices and patient-centered care approaches, and improve interaction in clinical settings. She is currently an IPE fellow at the University of Michigan (Cohort 6, 2021-2022).
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The focus on interprofessional collaborative practice is seen as the way to improve the healthcare of individuals and communities, reducing costs and increasing value. We still face the challenge of having most of our health professionals trained to demonstrate the skills and competencies specific to their own profession. To address this gap, health profession educators are preparing students to demonstrate skills and competencies through interprofessional practice and education (IPE). For that, there is an urge to provide them with experiential activities in order to assure their readiness.…