UCSF continues to offer its Interprofessional Education Curriculum, Core Principles of Interprofessional Practice. This curriculum is a hybrid approach, incorporating both an online platform and face-to-face small group sessions. The online component of the program will incorporate modules and assignments from the UCSF online course, "Collaboration and Communication in Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice." Small groups will consist of first and second year learners from the schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy.
In their third year, students participate in the Interprofessional Standardized Patient Exercise (ISPE). This is an opportunity for students from the schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy, nutrition interns from UCSF and San Francisco State University (SFSU), and social work students from SFSU, to work collaboratively in a team of four with a standardized patient. The sessions take place in the Kanbar Center for Simulation, Clinical Skills, and Telemedicine Education. Faculty preceptors observe team and individual student interactions with the patient, and lead a debriefing session to discuss the student experiences of working in an interprofessional team. The exercise allows students to learn about each other and their roles in health care, and to provide feedback on their team members' communication and teamwork skills.
If you would like to get involved with facilitating one of these sessions or would like more information, please contact Nathan Jew ([email protected])
Kai Kennedy, DPT leads a Core Principles of Interprofessional Practice Facilitator Orientation in the video below.
