Mark
Fitzgerald,
DDS,MS
Associate Dean for Community-Based Collaborative Care and Education (CBCE)
University of Michgian
Dr. Mark Fitzgerald serves as Associate Dean for Community-Based Collaborative Care and Education (CBCE). He also serves as the lead IPE faculty at the UMSOD, is a member of the U of M IPE Center Executive Committee and co-chair of the U of M campus-wide IPE Curriculum Workgroup. Currently, as Associate Dean for CBCE, he is responsible for a community-based externship program providing 4th year students 8 to 12 weeks of dental practice experience in 18 community-based clinics serving underserved populations across the state of Michigan. He also teaches in several campus-wide IPE courses at the University.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
BackgroundWith the substantial growth of Interprofessional Education (IPE), there is increasing demand for engaged, trained faculty to support ongoing IPE innovation, expansion and sustainability. While there is growing literature regarding IPE faculty development, limited literature exists regarding effective, best-practice strategies to recruit and engage new IPE faculty.DesignA “dip your toes in the water” faculty recruitment and engagement strategy was developed using personalized, collegial outreach and invitation to an experiential, exposure level “faculty observer” IPE experience. This…
BackgroundImplicit bias among health professionals fosters disparities across groups of patients. This qualitative study aims to determine how an interprofessional education (IPE) experiential program, using social determinants of health (SDH) as its framework, influenced early health profession students’ to consider SDH as they develop awareness regarding their interprofessional identity when interacting with patients. MethodologyThe Longitudinal Interprofessional Family-Based Experience (LIFE), an 11-week experiential IPE program, engaged early health professional learners through two…
In comparison with well-established models of interprofessional collaboration, pharmacy and dentistry collaborations are still relatively newer in development. Yet, as the medical complexities of patients with oral health concerns continue to increase, it is crucial to equip learners with the skill sets to treat patients more holistically regardless of the clinical setting. Published literature discussing pharmacy and dental collaborative models is scarce and incorporates various models that engage learners. This session aims to discuss the experience of faculty from four institutions that…
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 training for student and patient ratings of team performance. MethodologyThe Longitudinal Interprofessional…