Kathryn
Hoffman,
MA, CHSE
West Virginia University
WV,
United States
Kathryn (Katie) Hoffman, MA, CHSE, currently serves dual roles as the Project Manager for the Office of Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Simulation Research Coordinator at West Virginia University. Her background is in Program Evaluation & Research. Katie has been working with IPE and Simulation Education in various capacities since 2013. She became a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) in 2019, and has presented at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), HPSN World, CAB, and the NEXUS Summit. Katie strives to provide a safe & friendly environment where learners can thrive, translating their education into care for their community.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
This interactive session will explore one institution’s innovative interprofessional simulation series focusing on continuity of care and interprofessional education. The session will give attendees an opportunity to learn about this six-semester initiative that allows pharmacy students to follow the same patient for three years while interacting with other healthcare professional students to mimic real-life scenarios. Attendees will spend time brainstorming the transferability of this activity to their institution to create longitudinal interprofessional experiences for learners.
This session discusses the value of layered learning through training interested students to be facilitators for large-scale IPE activities. After this session, participants will be able to recognize opportunities for student facilitation, identify mentors for student facilitation collaboration, and describe benefits of students learning the principles of facilitation/debriefing.
This presentation will discuss the benefits of hosting opportunities for student-lead interprofessional projects in both the clinical and educational realm. These projects promote student engagement while enhancing their collaboration, communication, scholarship, and policy-related skills.
This presentation highlights a decade-long journey in interprofessional education (IPE) at one institution, culminating in a symbolic Oath at graduation. The Oath bridges IPE to collaborative practice, inspiring others to continue fostering unity and collaboration among students. It demonstrates how IPE can evolve into impactful, patient-centered healthcare practice.