Tamara
Burlis,
PT DPT MHS CCS
Associate Director, Professional Curriculum; Director of Clinical Education; Professor
Washington University School of Medicine Program in Physical Therapy
Tamara L. Burlis, PT, DPT, CCS, is a professor at the Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Burlis has pursued clinical practice and administrative roles in the acute care, cardiopulmonary and vascular divisions of Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Currently, she is the Director of Clinical Education and Associate Director to the Professional Curriculum at Washington University. Dr. Burlis is involved in the Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education and involved in the 3 Phases of the interprofessional curriculum achieving Master Interprofessional Educator Certification in 2020. Current research activities explore interprofessional activities across health care professions.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background The Interprofessional Standardized Patient Team Experience (SPTE) involves students and faculty from midwestern medical, occupational therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, and nursing programs. The SPTE occurs three times during the academic year and provides the opportunity for teams comprising a mix of interprofessional students to develop a discharge plan for a standardized patient scenario. Student teams receive verbal feedback from faculty facilitators during a debriefing session at the end of the experience, but previously, there was not a way to provide written feedback to…