Cynthia
Dougherty,
PhD, MSW, FNAP
The Ohio State University | Wexner Medical Center
OH,
United States
Cynthia Valdez Dougherty, PhD, MSW, FNAP is the Director of Interprofessional Practice and Education Engagement at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Dougherty leads the development and implementation of Interprofessional Community Scholars and community-engaged IPE. She has a wide range of experience serving children, families, older adults, and communities through direct practice, program development and administration, evaluation, and grant writing. She recently served as the Director of the Office of Geriatrics and Interprofessional Aging Studies at the OSU College of Medicine. Cynthia earned an MSW (Social Administration) and a PhD in Social Work with a public health concentration.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
Digital health, including AI, wearables, electronic health records, and telehealth, has revolutionized healthcare. Interprofessional, digital health literacy is needed for cohesive, patient-centered care. This interactive session equips educators to integrate digital health literacy into interprofessional education programming and will culminate in the development of action plans for curricular enhancements.
Using retrospective case studies of two university-wide IPE programs, participants discern best practices in immersive experiential learning that ultimately translates into lifelong learning and workforce development. Participants identify characteristics that deeply engage students from all professions, synthesize best practices, and pinpoint enabling and distracting factors affecting outcomes.