Mini-Workshop

Organizational Structures & Resource Support Required for Sustainability in IPE Programs: Using the AIHC Publication as a Roadmap for Program Assessment and Planning

- CDT
Room: St. Nicholas A
Brian Cross, PharmD, FNAP
East Tennessee State University
Alicia Williams, EdD, MA, CSAC
East Tennessee State University
Lynn Williams, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-CLS, FASHA, FNAP
East Tennessee State University
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Wilsie Bishop, MSN, MSED, MPA, and DPA
East Tennessee State University
Track:
  • Innovative Approaches to Interprofessional Pedagogy and Education Science
The recent AIHC publication of a national survey on the organizational structure and resources of IPE in the United States provides a roadmap for IPE programs of all sizes to compare themselves. Results of the survey identify areas requiring future focus to ensure long-term growth and sustainability. This roadmap can be used to inform discussions with institutional administration and IPE leadership by creating leverage points of influence and alignment opportunities with institutional mission and vision.Session outline with active learning strategies: *Review of the 6 qualitative themes identified in the article (10 minutes)

*Examples of how our program used these themes to conduct a self-evaluation of our program. (15-minutes)

*Small group work in using the 6 qualitative themes to evaluate home programs of the attendees (15 minutes)

*Report out (10 minutes)

*Final wrap up, discussion, Q&A (10 minutes)

Learning Objectives

  • Describe 6 qualitative themes from AIHC publication of a national survey on the organizational structure and resources of IPE in the United States
  • Identify how the six themes from the AIHC publication can be used for program evaluation
  • Assess the home program using the 6 themes from the AIHC publication

References

  • Zorek, Joseph A., et al. “Development and Validation of the IPEC Institutional Assessment Instrument.” Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, vol. 29, 2022, pp. 100553-, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2022.100553.