Rita Morelli, PharmD, BCACP, RPh
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Coordinator of Experiential Education
MCPHS University
Rita Morelli, PharmD, BCACP, RPh, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Coordinator of Experiential Education at MCPHS University in Boston. For the last three years she has served as co-chair of the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Committee and has scholarly interests in interprofessional education and collaboration. She has been involved in planning and facilitating many intentional IPE events at MCPHS University. Since 2017, she has precepted an IPE Experience that focuses on interprofessional collaboration between pharmacy students, dentists, and dental residents in a dental clinic. She also serves as a member of the university wide IPE Working Group in Boston.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

BackgroundWhile new models of intentional interprofessional education activities continue to be developed, delivering high quality interprofessional experiential education remains a challenge. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standard 25.6 requires schools of pharmacy to assess the preparedness of all students to function effectively and professionally on an interprofessional healthcare team, but minimal guidance is provided on assessment methods or tools to achieve this outcome.DesignA total of four (4) intentional interprofessional activities were developed for the…