Sharla
King,
PhD
Professor
University of Alberta
Sharla King is a Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Program Director for the Master of Education in Health Sciences Education program at the University of Alberta. Dr. King has worked in the area of interprofessional education and research at the University of Alberta for over 20 years. Her research interests relate to interprofessional education (pre-licensure and post-graduate), blended learning and experiential learning. She has served as the Board Chair for the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative and has been involved in the organization for over ten years.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) have evolved over the past two decades. Interprofessional education (IPE) curricula for health professional students have expanded beyond the single, attendance-optional learning events typical of IPE in the early 2000s (and earlier). Today, we are more likely seeing institutions with large-scale, multi-semester, attendance-required interprofessional teaching sessions and courses. However, educational programs already have full curricula and are faced with learners acquiring both profession-specific and interprofessional…