The social sciences, broadly, inform our exploration of the social nature of learning and provide helpful roadmaps for enhancing the learning process. They allow us to think beyond micro-level phenomenon, and more into the meso- and even macro-levels.  Now, more than ever, it is crucial that social science constructs, concepts, theories, and methodologies be employed to connect perceptions, values, and practices to the broader social context. But what is meant by the “Social Science…

Interprofessional practice and education has a great opportunity to think beyond the traditional healthcare team and impact health and learning outcomes by considering the health professions workforce in light of equity, race and caste, and workforce development. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought awareness to the broad array of professionals involved in the care team, beyond the typical. For example, many health care workers who do not have direct patient interactions such as clinical lab…

Since 2018, the Nexus Summit has been a space to intentionally explore models of engaging individuals, families, communities and populations in the planning and delivery of health professions education, and as participatory members of the health team. Join this Conversation Café to explore questions of how individuals, families, and caregivers can not only be the center of care delivery, but the co-creators of how health professions are trained and how they practice. Facilitators…

Health professions education accreditors set national standards for higher education programs, including expectations for assuring the professional competencies of graduates, specific curricular content, and metrics such as diversity. For many professions, accreditation standards and profession-specific certification have long required addressing race, health equity, and inclusion for decades. In addition, the academic tradition of faculty governance of their own college’s specific programs…

The Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative (HPAC), established in 2014, has 25 health professions accreditor members working together to advance interprofessional collaboration. In December 2020, recognizing their important role, HPAC members convened virtually to learn together about the role of accreditation in addressing contemporary issues about diversity, health equity, health disparities, race and inclusion. With permission, the agenda included related video presentations related…

Many institutions desire to begin to develop and implement structures and processes that will lead to an optimal interprofessional clinical learning environment (IP-CLE). While they recognize the importance, they may find themselves unsure of where to begin or how to plan for optimization of the clinical learning environment. A readiness tool that focuses on the ability for institutions/organizations to assess their current state of readiness and the structures and processes needed to make…