Background: Interprofessional (IP) champions of SHOW, a student-run community initiative, created the Interprofessional Education & Community Health course (the first in a three course series) for early learners to begin IP practice through the design and delivery of team-based health promotion activities, in collaboration with vulnerable populations and community partners.
Methods: Students teams, composed of undergraduates from various degree programs and academic levels, were divided into small teams and assigned to a community organization that serves vulnerable populations to create and facilitate meaningful health promotion activities. Community partners provided a detailed orientation regarding the organization's mission, including any challenges or accommodations to be considered, as well as health topics beneficial for their population. Student teams collaboratively designed a group protocol based on the information they received, then each subsequent activity, the students post-session huddled with the clients to debrief and plan for upcoming weeks’ activities. Students engaged clients by asking what went well, what they could improve, and solicited clients’ feedback on future topics of interest and preferred modes of delivery. Student teams also reflected on their own performance, acknowledging personal and other team members’ strengths and areas for improvement.
Outcomes: As of Spring 2020, 51 students have enrolled in the course and 10 university-wide affiliation agreements with community agencies have been established. Student teams have served over 500 clients in three semesters. The class has been adopted on over 25 course maps across three colleges. Clients and community agencies have shared that, due to COVID community precautions, the modified hybrid and virtual delivery methods of health promotion activities proved to be a viable and successful approach. Students' evaluations show a deeper understanding of IPEC core competencies and vulnerable populations, as evidenced by their weekly reflections and final projects.
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
