Erik
Black,
PhD, MPH
University of Florida
Florida,
United States
Dr. Black has been engaged in interprofessional education for over 15 years, serving as the Associate Director of the University of Florida's Office of Interprofessional Education. He has published extensively in the interprofessional education literature and authored seminal studies related to social media and healthcare, as well as online learning for children with special healthcare needs. His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the US Department of Education, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and private foundations including the Josiah H. Macy Foundation.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
This study examined OT student learning outcomes from an introductory longitudinal community-based IPE experience with other health professions learners and community volunteers. Results indicated students practiced several specific teamwork skills throughout the experience, and recognized how interprofessional teamwork and client-centered care will be skills to use in the future.
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers interprofessional education new tools for students’ learning. This project demonstrated the effective use of a patient chatbot in an online learning environment to promote health professions students’ appreciation of interprofessional collaboration skills and learning about complex patients.