Rita Pappas, MD, FAAP, FHM
Medical Director, Hospital Operations within the Division of Medical Operations
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Rita M. Pappas is the Medical Director, Hospital Operations within the Division of Medical Operations at the Cleveland Clinic. She participates in resident education and medical education at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. She is a co-investigator of the 4-year grant from the Macy Foundation (Interprofessional Learning, Experience and Practice) to refine, implement and test a scalable model for interprofessional clinical education. She has also served as the coach for the ACGME Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments Grant for the Cleveland Clinic.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Theme: This seminar will present an innovation in interprofessional learning in practice that addresses IPE challenges in the clinical environment. The sub-themes addressed are faculty development to facilitate interprofessional learning and learner-led interprofessional education.   Learning Objectives: After participation, attendees will be able to: Design an interprofessional student team approach to clinical work that adds value to patient care. Incorporate a structured curriculum into the clinical setting for student self-guided practice of collaborative care team skills. Construct…