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

TTUHSC Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) Experience

Title of the Interprofessional Practice and Education Experience

Experience Status

Approved

Approval Date Range

2/2/2017 - 7/2/2026

Criteria for Registering the IPE Experience

Involvement of two or more professions.
Opportunities to learn about, from, and with one another through active interprofessional engagement.
Significant interactivity between participants across professions.
Teaching and/or learning about interprofessional practice and education is intentionally integrated into the experience. Interprofessional practice and education constructs are targeted through IPE learning objectives and 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

Detailed Description and Purpose of the IPE Experience

Interprofessional practice and education (IPE) is an important step in advancing health professional education and has been widely endorsed as a mechanism to improve the overall quality of health care. During this interprofessional small group activity, interprofessional teams of students will view one or more episodes from an interprofessional mini-series and then participate in a guided reflection of some aspect of collaborative practice. During the required small group reflection, students will have an opportunity to actively engage with other students in their small group. In some cases, pre- and post-tests will be provided to assess student engagement and learning after viewing episodes and participating in the guided reflections.

Currently, two interprofessional mini-series have been developed at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. Each interprofessional mini-series promotes leadership and professional development in the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) “core” competency domains including (1) roles and responsibilities, (2) interprofessional communication, (3) values/ethics, and (4) teams and teamwork. The interprofessional mini-series serves to provide an IPE learning platform for students in preparation for collaborative care experiences on clinical rotation. The interprofessional mini-series includes high definition videos arranged in 12 individual learning episodes, as well as a single feature film. The 12 episodes depict both ideal and dramatized interprofessional and student/preceptor interactions, followed by educational commentary. Each episode is designed to include entertainment, student/preceptor scenarios, student/preceptor expert commentary, and student/preceptor learning pearls.

1. The Reason I Jump: An Interprofessional Mini-Series: This interprofessional mini-series includes the professions of occupational therapy, nursing, medicine, pharmacy, athletic training, emergency medical services, and speech-language pathology.

2. Change of Heart: An Interprofessional Mini-Series: This interprofessional mini-series includes the professions of nursing, pharmacy, medicine, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology.

Level of IPE Integration

1. Foundations 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 this level is that learners will gain a deeper understanding of their 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.

Target Audiences

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

IPEC Core Competencies for the Experience

IPEC Core Competency: 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.

IPEC Core Competency: 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.

IPEC Core Competency: 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.

IPEC Core Competency: 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.

Type of Learner Assessment Administered

Attitudinal and/or perceptions survey
Knowledge assessment
Self-reflection with facilitated debrief
Assessments are selected by small group facilitators and vary by session.

Formal Assessment Protocol used, if Applicable

Type of Program Evaluation Administered

Activity feedback/evaluation – from faculty, facilitators, and/or preceptors
Facilitated debrief with planning committee

Provide Details on the Potential Sustainability of the IPE Experience

Dedicated resources
As the mini-series have been developed, small group reflections can easily be arranged with students in multiple professions.

Provide Dedicated Funding Sources:

Decentralized school or program funding

Roles of Faculty/Staff in the IPE Experience:

Facilitators
Small group facilitators

Additional Information About the IPE Experience, if Necessary

IPE Experience Organizer

Office of Interprofessional Education
School of Health Professions
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy

Contact Person(s) and Contact Information for the IPE Experience

Craig D. Cox, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS

Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice

craig.cox@ttuhsc.edu

Office of Interprofessional Education

ipe@ttuhsc.edu