Maria
Tomoiaga,
PharmD, RPh
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Maria Tomoiaga is a fellow through the MCPHS fellowship program in affiliation with Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in the Quality Assurance department. She has completed a 3-year longitudinal IPE program as part of her pharmacy education and is passionate about the continued development and improvement of IPE experiences.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background:Interprofessional Education (IPE) is a required component for the accreditation of many healthcare schools. As such, IPE is significantly embedded in curriculums including pharmacy and medical programs. In order to determine the effectiveness of IPE programs, it is essential to assess the individual learners and evaluate the program impact. There are many validated assessment tools available for evaluating IPE. The purpose of this study is to compare the change in pharmacy students’ self-evaluation towards IPE after case-based seminars with interprofessional-centered objectives…