Reflections on an Interprofessional Mini-Series: An Interprofessional Small Group Activity

Criteria for Registering the IPE Experience

• Involvement of two or more professions.
• Opportunities to learn about, from, and with one another.
• Significant interactivity between participants.
• Teaching and/or learning about interprofessional practice and education is intentionally integrated into the activity. Interprofessional practice and education constructs are targeted with IPE learning objectives are also discussed, trained, reviewed, and/or assessed as part of the learning activity.

Type of IPE Experience

• Workshop, interactive demo, or small group activity
• Case-based and/or problem-based learning

IPEC Core Competencies Targeted by this IPE Experience

• Communication: Communicate in a responsive, responsible, respectful, and compassionate manner with team members.
• Roles and Responsibilities: Use the knowledge of one’s own role and team members’ expertise to address individual and population health outcomes.
• Teams and Teamwork: Apply values and principles of the science of teamwork to adapt one's own role in a variety of team settings.
• Values and Ethics: Work with team members to maintain a climate of shared values, ethical conduct, and mutual respect.

Quintuple Aim Strategic Goals Discussed in this IPE Experience

• Improving patient and/or population health outcomes

Level of IPE Integration

• Exposure Level: Consists of introductory learning activities that provide learners with the opportunity to interact and learn from professionals and peers from disciplines beyond their own. The desired outcome for activities offered at the exposure level is that learners will gain a deeper understanding of their own profession while gaining an appreciation for the perspective and roles of other professions.

Attendance or Participation in the IPE Experience

• Course requirement
• Voluntary basis

Frequency of the IPE Experience

• 03. Quarterly
• Occurs throughout the academic year.

Duration and/or Timeline of the IPE Experience

• 02. 1 to 3 hours
• 1-3 hours depending on the number of episodes watched during the small group activity.

Campus and/or Location of the IPE Experience

• Abilene
• Amarillo
• Dallas
• Lubbock
• Midland
• Odessa

Average Number of Learners Participating in the IPE Experience

• 01. up to 50
• Varies by number of professions and small group activity. Typically students are divided into 5-8 student on an interprofessional team.

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Audiences

• Biomedical Sciences, PhD
• Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD
• Biomedical Sciences, MS
• Biotechnology, MS
• Graduate Medical Sciences, MS
• Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS

School of Health Professions Audiences

• Athletic Training, MAT
• Physical Therapy, DPT
• Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, BS
• Audiology, AuD
• Healthcare Management, BS
• Medical Laboratory Science, BS
• Rehabilitation Science, PhD
• Healthcare Administration, MS
• Molecular Pathology, MS
• Rehabilitation Science, ScD
• Physician Assistant Studies, MPAS
• Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, MS
• Speech-Language Pathology, MS
• Addiction Counseling, MS
• Medical Laboratory Science (Certificate)
• Medical Laboratory Science (Second Degree), BS
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MS
• Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (Second Degree), BS
• Occupational Therapy, OTD
• Occupational Therapy (Post-Professional), OTD-P

School of Medicine Audiences

• MS 1
• MS 2
• MS 3
• MS 4
• Residents

School of Nursing Audiences

• Traditional BSN
• Doctor of Nursing Practice
• Graduate MSN
• Post-Master’s/Advanced Practice
• RN to BSN
• Second Degree BSN
• Veteran BSN

School of Pharmacy Audiences

• P1
• P2
• P3
• P4
• SOP Residents

School of Population and Public Health Audiences

• Public Health, MPH Online
• Public Health, MPH Traditional

Other

Values and Ethics

• VE01. Promote the values and interests of persons and populations in health care delivery, One Health, and population health initiatives.
• VE07. Practice trust, empathy, respect, and compassion with persons, caregivers, health professionals, and populations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• RR03. Incorporate complementary expertise to meet health needs including the determinants of health.
• RR01. Include the full scope of knowledge, skills, and attitudes of team members to provide care that is person-centered, safe, cost-effective, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.

Communication

• C02. Use communication tools, techniques, and technologies to enhance team function, well-being, and health outcomes.
• C06. Use constructive feedback to connect, align, and accomplish team goals.

Teams and Teamwork

• TT04. Use shared leadership practices to support team effectiveness.
• TT03. Practice team reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making.
• TT06. Reflect on self and team performance to inform and improve team effectiveness.