Florence
Weierbach,
RN MPH PhD
Associate Professor
East Tennessee State University
I have over 30 years of nursing experience with clinical expertise in community-based nursing care. I have worked in interprofessional teams in the home, clinic, and hospital setting and have coordinated care across the care continuum. I was the project director for a two-year HRSA grant, Appalachia Senior-level Community-based Experiences in Northeast Tennessee (ASCENT), this grant placed undergraduate students in nurse-managed clinics. Dissemination from ASCENT includes publications and conference presentations. I have experience in the classroom, clinical and online environments. I am a co-creator of the online Interprofessional education modules and a member of two interprofessional research teams.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The Interprofessional Education Collaborative defines four competency domains as essential to interprofessional education (IPE). However, there is no consistent model for IPE curriculum development across health professions programs, and many learning opportunities are independent, siloed experiences offering little continuity from one experience to the next. Additionally, programs are challenged to provide authentic learning experiences that reflect both clinical and community health settings. Our asynchronous online IPE program addresses both challenges. The program structure provides a…