Erika
Lourenco de Freitas,
PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Colorado,
United States
Erika L. Freitas, Ph.D., serves as the Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and as the Director of the Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. With a wealth of experience in the field, she excels in crafting and executing culturally responsive strategies tailored to educating healthcare professionals. Through these efforts, she not only imparts knowledge but also fosters a culture of belonging and continuous interprofessional learning rooted in evidence-based strategies.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
Micro-credentialing advances interprofessional education (IPE) by recognizing specific competencies like teamwork and communication. At the University of Colorado, this innovative approach improves learner engagement, skill retention, and professional visibility while fostering collaboration and lifelong learning. This presentation explores implementation strategies, evaluation findings, and practical insights to enhance healthcare education through targeted digital credentials.
This mini-workshop explores the intersection of social, professional, and interprofessional identities in shaping learning and belonging. Participants will engage in reflective exercises, case studies, and discussions to connect social identity concepts to inclusive teaching practices, fostering student inclusivity, equitable educational practices, and professional identity formation in interprofessional teams.
The Dashfolio is an innovative digital platform for interprofessional education (IPE), tracking student performance across competencies like communication and teamwork while supporting faculty development. It integrates analytics, reflective tools, and program evaluation features to enhance learning, teaching, and curriculum improvement, fostering collaboration and advancing healthcare education outcomes.