Preparing Students for Collaborative Practice: An Overview of the 2012 Jefferson Health Mentors Program
Abstract This resource is a curriculum featuring four key modules preparing students for collaborative practice. At our institution, students from six professional programs (first- and second-year medical, physical therapy, occupational therapy, couples and family therapy, nursing, and pharmacy stud...
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| author | Lauren Collins Nethra Ankam Reena Antony Leigh Ann Hewston Sokha Koeuth Kellie Smith Shelley Wallock Christine Jerpbak Marcia Levinson Julia Ward Elena Umland Kenneth Covelman Anthony Frisby Stephen Kern Christine Arenson |
| author_facet | Lauren Collins Nethra Ankam Reena Antony Leigh Ann Hewston Sokha Koeuth Kellie Smith Shelley Wallock Christine Jerpbak Marcia Levinson Julia Ward Elena Umland Kenneth Covelman Anthony Frisby Stephen Kern Christine Arenson |
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| description | Abstract This resource is a curriculum featuring four key modules preparing students for collaborative practice. At our institution, students from six professional programs (first- and second-year medical, physical therapy, occupational therapy, couples and family therapy, nursing, and pharmacy students) participate in the four modules in the resource. These modules include the following: (1) obtaining a comprehensive life and health history, (2) preparing an interprofessional wellness plan, (3) assessing patient safety in the home, and (4) healthy behavior and self-management support. Concepts of teamwork and professionalism are interwoven throughout the 2-year curriculum. A multifaceted educational design was used in the development of each of the four team-based modules, and each module concludes with a faculty-facilitated interprofessional small-group session. Assignments evaluate achievement of module-specific and program objectives. Individual reflection papers assess what students value and personally learn from their participation. Midyear self- and peer evaluations assist in measuring professionalism, and year-end surveys are administered to assess student attitudes toward teamwork, collaborative care, and understanding of discipline-specific roles. Course evaluation data have been increasingly positive over the last 5 years with each round of quality improvement. With the implementation of the updated and revised curriculum this academic year, the curriculum has received its highest rated student course evaluations, with 78%-93% of students from all six professions agreeing that each module helped in their achievement of program goals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d6f967a5e5254c20a6da4d7bb056329b2022-12-22T04:12:09ZengAssociation of American Medical CollegesMedEdPORTAL2374-82652013-01-01910.15766/mep_2374-8265.9312Preparing Students for Collaborative Practice: An Overview of the 2012 Jefferson Health Mentors ProgramLauren Collins0Nethra Ankam1Reena Antony2Leigh Ann Hewston3Sokha Koeuth4Kellie Smith5Shelley Wallock6Christine Jerpbak7Marcia Levinson8Julia Ward9Elena Umland10Kenneth Covelman11Anthony Frisby12Stephen Kern13Christine Arenson141 Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University2 Thomas Jefferson University3 Thomas Jefferson University4 Thomas Jefferson University5 Thomas Jefferson University6 Thomas Jefferson University7 Thomas Jefferson University8 Thomas Jefferson University9 Thomas Jefferson University10 Thomas Jefferson University11 Thomas Jefferson University12 Thomas Jefferson University13 Thomas Jefferson University14 Thomas Jefferson University15 Thomas Jefferson UniversityAbstract This resource is a curriculum featuring four key modules preparing students for collaborative practice. At our institution, students from six professional programs (first- and second-year medical, physical therapy, occupational therapy, couples and family therapy, nursing, and pharmacy students) participate in the four modules in the resource. These modules include the following: (1) obtaining a comprehensive life and health history, (2) preparing an interprofessional wellness plan, (3) assessing patient safety in the home, and (4) healthy behavior and self-management support. Concepts of teamwork and professionalism are interwoven throughout the 2-year curriculum. A multifaceted educational design was used in the development of each of the four team-based modules, and each module concludes with a faculty-facilitated interprofessional small-group session. Assignments evaluate achievement of module-specific and program objectives. Individual reflection papers assess what students value and personally learn from their participation. Midyear self- and peer evaluations assist in measuring professionalism, and year-end surveys are administered to assess student attitudes toward teamwork, collaborative care, and understanding of discipline-specific roles. Course evaluation data have been increasingly positive over the last 5 years with each round of quality improvement. With the implementation of the updated and revised curriculum this academic year, the curriculum has received its highest rated student course evaluations, with 78%-93% of students from all six professions agreeing that each module helped in their achievement of program goals.http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9312Interprofessional Education Collaboration (IPEC)TeamworkChronic DiseaseCollaborative PracticeWellnessSelf-Management Support |
| spellingShingle | Lauren Collins Nethra Ankam Reena Antony Leigh Ann Hewston Sokha Koeuth Kellie Smith Shelley Wallock Christine Jerpbak Marcia Levinson Julia Ward Elena Umland Kenneth Covelman Anthony Frisby Stephen Kern Christine Arenson Preparing Students for Collaborative Practice: An Overview of the 2012 Jefferson Health Mentors Program MedEdPORTAL Interprofessional Education Collaboration (IPEC) Teamwork Chronic Disease Collaborative Practice Wellness Self-Management Support |
| title | Preparing Students for Collaborative Practice: An Overview of the 2012 Jefferson Health Mentors Program |
| title_full | Preparing Students for Collaborative Practice: An Overview of the 2012 Jefferson Health Mentors Program |
| title_fullStr | Preparing Students for Collaborative Practice: An Overview of the 2012 Jefferson Health Mentors Program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparing Students for Collaborative Practice: An Overview of the 2012 Jefferson Health Mentors Program |
| title_short | Preparing Students for Collaborative Practice: An Overview of the 2012 Jefferson Health Mentors Program |
| title_sort | preparing students for collaborative practice an overview of the 2012 jefferson health mentors program |
| topic | Interprofessional Education Collaboration (IPEC) Teamwork Chronic Disease Collaborative Practice Wellness Self-Management Support |
| url | http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9312 |
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