Margaret
Brommelsiek,
PhD, MS, BA
Associate Research Professor and Director Interprofessional Education Health Sciences
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing & Health Studies; School of Medicine
Dr. Margaret Brommelsiek is an Associate Research Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She conducts ethnographic research along with an interdisciplinary team of surgeons, social scientists, nurses, musicians, and engineers bringing the lens of an artist for finding meaning in patterns of behavior and non-verbal cues to improve quality and safety in the operating room. A faculty mentor to graduate and undergraduate medical and nursing students, Dr. Brommelsiek guides students in conducting qualitative studies to improve patient care. Her artistic work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions and acquired by regional and national museum and research libraries.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Despite common use in patient care, interprofessional practice is less utilized in health professions education (HPE) research. Using art, music, and other humanities disciplines coupled with academic disciplines in the sciences, interprofessional practice in HPE is an innovative means for exploring new avenues for investigating and presenting science data. Our lab’s research objectives draw on each profession’s expertise and creative problem-solving for addressing quality and safety in the operating room toward improved patient care. Scientific research is a text-laden process. Especially…