Christine
Kaunas,
Ed.D., MPH
Texas A&M University Health Science Center
TX,
United States
Christine Kaunas, EdD, MPH is the Assistant Vice President for Interprofessional Practice, Education & Research at Texas A&M University Health. She collaborates with the colleges of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and veterinary medicine as well as the departments of athletic training, psychology, and nutrition to provide institutional leadership for interprofessional education (IPE). Her work focuses on building infrastructure for and removing barriers to IPE. Her research has explored the relationship between institutional characteristics and IPE implementation. She is one of five founding members of the Texas IPE Consortium, a community of practice elevating IPE across the state.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
This workshop, presented by the Texas IPE Consortium, equips faculty with strategies to facilitate rapidly forming learner teams in IPE settings. Drawing from the Rapid Teaming and IPE Facilitator Certificate courses, participants will gain practical tools to enhance team dynamics, communication, and collaboration in both didactic and experiential learning environments.