Shelley
Bhattacharya,
DO, MPH
Associate Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Shelley B. Bhattacharya, DO, MPH; Associate Professor; University of Kansas Medical Center. I have been committed to Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPEP) since 2009. At that time, I received a 5 year HRSA grant creating an interprofessional geriatrics course on campus with over 200 learners annually. Since then, I helped create and continue to lead our Geriatrics Interprofessional Assessment Clinic incorporating five professions in the evaluation of geriatric patients. I serve on our Center for IPE and Research (CIPER) on campus as a facilitator of various IPEP programming and am involved in scholarly dissemination of our work. Specifically, our Nexus presentations this year will focus on how our interprofessional practice site pivoted with the Covid-19 pandemic, how IPE facilitators benefit from teaching IPE and the impact of IPEP programming for the workforce.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Introduction: Assessing the impact of interprofessional education (IPE) on health systems is needed. Objective: To assess the impact of IPE at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) on workforce recruitment, collaborative practice, and culture through a mixed-methods analysis of responses from graduating students, new alumni, residency program directors (RPDs), and employers.Methods: Voluntary participants included graduating health professions students, alumni, RPDs, and employers of KUMC graduates. Data were collected through surveys and focus groups that were administered yearly…
Interprofessional education is a mutually beneficial dynamic, benefiting both the learner and the individual facilitating the learning opportunity. Facilitating an interprofessional (IP) program allows the facilitator the opportunity to reflect on how they can improve teaching team-based delivery of care, model their teaching to their practice, improve communication, and discover avenues for personal growth. In 2014 the University of Kansas Medical Center began a required three-level Foundations of Interprofessional Collaboration (FIPC) program incorporating TeamSTEPPS® concepts for all…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical teaching sites at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) were temporarily suspended, including interprofessional (IP) clinical practice sites. IP education was disproportionately impacted by the pandemic due to its collaborative nature and need for group interaction. To resume in-person teaching at IP clinic sites, KUMC required an approved re-opening plan that assured the safety of students, patients and faculty. This session provides educators with guidance on how to return students to clinical practice teaching sites when space is limited and…