Innovations are needed to advance interprofessional education and bridge the nexus to clinical practice. Preparing our health profession learners as collaborative practice-ready providers will require use of advanced technologies, novel educational models for authentic, community-engaged learning, and self-directed asynchronous opportunities to reflect on interprofessional competency development. Learners will become more effective team members if given opportunities to be part of a team during their education. The clinical learning environment can reinforce and extend development as an interprofessional team member, but to be sustainable, learning experiences must be designed with little to no burden on clinical/community sites, preceptors, and academic faculty, and they must be readily available from any location. At the University of Minnesota, we are overcoming common barriers in interprofessional education (IPE) implementation. This presentation describes the pilot of an innovative IPE initiative to engage experiential learners placed in geographically diverse rural communities across the state. We share the process, design, and initial outcomes of: 1) a placement data analysis strategy to identify learners located within 10 geographic clusters across various care systems, including use of GIS/spatial analysis technology; 2) a tailorable menu of accessible, authentic, and relevant IPE activities, rooted in IPEC competencies; and 3) a learner-directed curriculum conducted virtually using technology vs. in-person, removing co-location restrictions and connecting learners in rural areas. With the initiative led centrally by the Co-Directors of Interprofessional Education, academic programs were able to engage their learners without incurring additional administrative burden. We will present feasibility, acceptability, logistical structure, and learner interprofessional competency development outcomes from this pilot. Building learner competence in collaborative care skills and abilities is an essential responsibility of health professions education programs. Through this presentation, we aim to spark creativity in educating the next generation of healthcare providers and welcome discourse that will do so.
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
