Michelle
Kiser,
Ed.D.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
TX,
United States
Dr. Michelle Kiser is the Assistant Managing Director for the Office of Interprofessional Education (IPE) Program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, where she leads initiatives to advance teamwork and communication among healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes. She holds an Ed.D. in Higher Education from Texas Tech University and has extensive experience in academic support, curriculum development, and first-year student success. Certified in TeamSTEPPS and IPE facilitation, Dr. Kiser has published and presented on interprofessional collaboration and healthcare education, with research interests in developmental education and innovative IPE programming.
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.
This workshop introduces health professions faculty to the Interprofessional Toy Fair and Expo model, an entry-to-practice IPE activity focused on community engagement. Participants will learn to design similar initiatives addressing social determinants of health, apply the IPEC Core Competencies, and develop interprofessional activities that impact communities and enhance learner outcomes.