Inclusion of imaging students in a meaningful interprofessional education experience on the UAMS campus has been a challenge since the curriculum’s inception in 2015. Representation of sonography students exists within the curriculum, but often times imaging students struggle to feel like an essential component of the health care team.At UAMS we have the 12th Street Health and Wellness Center (12th Street HWC), a student-run, interprofessional, free clinic where students from all five colleges are invited to participate on Interprofessional teams to deliver health care services to patients who have no or limited access to health care in the Central Arkansas area. These patients are often unable to afford imaging services, so to address this health need we have incorporated sonography as an available services at the 12th Street Health and Wellness Clinic. We have also found this meets an educational need in the IPE curriculum for imaging students.Upon inception, the imaging students participating on the interprofessional teams at the 12th Street Health and Wellness Clinic reported a higher feeling of satisfaction when compared to other interprofessional activities available. This new activity highlights the skills and expertise of imaging professionals as an essential part of the health care team. Imaging students are also able to work with students from other colleges and programs on campus to teach about the role of the imaging professional, while the imaging students also learn more about the role of physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, and lab professionals on the health care team. This initiative aims to improve interprofessional communication and the patient experience.
In support of improving patient care, this activity is planned and implemented by The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (OICPD). The OICPD is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Provider, the OICPD is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The OICPD maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Physicians: The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurses: Participants will be awarded contact hours of credit for attendance at this workshop.
Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: This activity is approved for contact hours.
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.
IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change
