Shimaa Basha, MPH
University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus
Elshimaa Basha, MPH is the Director of the Center for Advancing Professional Excellence as well as the Director of Simulation, Assessment, Outcomes and Evaluation for CUCIPE. Shimaa has received specialized training working with multiple simulation modalities, faculty, community members, and content experts in diverse settings designing intraprofessional and interprofessional curriculum and have collaborated on over 20 scholarly works regarding evaluation tools and best practices for healthcare simulation and provider education. Shimaa has been involved in research, trainings, teaching courses, and engaging in outreach work relevant to patient-centered interactions and workforce development to improve clinical practice and combat population health disparities.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

The pandemic served as a catalyst for the CU Longitudinal Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Practice program to reexamine our curricular content and to adapt our teaching methodologies, pedagogies, and delivery modes. The IPE program consists of two courses where learners work in interprofessional teams to complete coursework related to team development, quality improvement, health equity and social determinants of health, and values/ethics. To meet the diverse learning needs of approximately 800 students from six health professions, CU IPE implemented a continuous quality improvement…