Nick
Hudak,
MPA, MSEd, PA-C
Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Duke University School of Medicine
Mr. Hudak is a PA and health professions educator with 11 years' of experience at an academic medical center in the role of clinical coordinator. He has also been involved in interprofessional education (IPE) across of variety of clinical and non-clinical settings over 17 years’ of practice. Additionally, he is an assistant director at his institution's Center for Interprofessional Education and Care. The author has also received intramural and extramural grant funding to conduct educational research related to IPE and has been recipient of his institution’s Interprofessional Education Excellence Award.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Early interprofessional education (IPE) experiences can optimally position students for ongoing interprofessional learning and practice. A team from an academic health center’s newly established Center for Interprofessional Education and Care collaborated to create virtual IPE events for three different health professions programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.The purpose of this session is to describe the virtual IPE “Primer” learning experiences, instructional content, evaluation outcomes, and perspectives of the interprofessional planning group. These events established early integration of…
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly every component of health professions education including professional development opportunities for interprofessional educators. In this session, participants can learn how faculty and staff at one academic medical center maintained existing programming and created new professional development opportunities for educators in virtual formats. Professional development opportunities included a monthly education grand rounds, two 12 month-long teaching certificate programs, social events, and a short-course for educators facilitating interprofessional…