Amy Yorke, PT, PhD, NCS
Associate Professor
University of Michigan - Flint
Dr. Amy Yorke, PT, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Physical Therapy Department at the University of Michigan-Flint. She received her B.S. in Health Science and Master's Degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Michigan-Flint and her PhD in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences from Western Michigan University. She is Board Certified in Neurologic Physical Therapy (ABPTS), a Distinguished Fellow with the National Academies of Practice, and a Parkinson's Foundation Physical Therapy Faculty Scholar. Dr. Yorke has been recognized for her teaching by receiving the Lois Matz Rosen Junior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, and has taught at both the professional and post-professional level. Dr. Yorke is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and currently serves as the co-chair for the Knowledge Translation Vestibular Hypofunction task force for the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy. She also oversees the physical therapy services at PT Heart, a student led pro bono clinic at UM-Flint. As the team lead of the Integrating KNOWledge Translation (iKNOW) lab, Dr. Yorke research interests are in translating evidence based practices to clinical, community, and academic settings in order to improve patient outcomes. In addition, Dr. Yorke is interested in further understanding interprofessional collaborative practice in both education and in the clinic.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Background:Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many IPE activities have been redesigned to accommodate virtual learning. Virtual platforms can help in engaging healthcare professionals from other institutions to provide more realistic representation of healthcare professionals from across the continuum of care involved in care of patients. Methods:Healthcare professional students (n = 145) from different universities engaged in a virtual, interprofessional discussion using a case-based learning approach. Students were divided into small groups of 6-7 students each (1 O/P, 1-2 OT, 1-2 PA, and 2-3…