Interprofessional Education

This two-semester course series introduces the fundamental principles of interprofessional education including roles and responsibilities, shared ethical principles, contributions of individual team members, communication skills that ensure smooth transition of care to other team members, and the impact of teams on population health and quality of care. As part of the course design, learners from the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine programs will interact with students from the Physician Assistant program within RVU and in collaboration with extramural programs as available. Guest speakers from various professions will join the class to introduce their unique roles and responsibilities in patient care.

This two-semester course series introduces the fundamental principles of interprofessional education including roles and responsibilities, shared ethical principles, contributions of individual team members, communication skills that ensure smooth transition of care to other team members, and the impact of teams on population health and quality of care. As part of the course design, learners from the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine programs will interact with students from the Physician Assistant program within RVU and in collaboration with extramural programs as available. Guest speakers from various professions will join the class to introduce their unique roles and responsibilities in patient care.

This investigational course will engage students and faculty from multiple higher education institutions representing diverse health science professions in asynchronous, online presentations and discussions of clinical case studies. Students will learn how to compare diverse healthcare professions on the basis of practice scope and professional philosophies. Students will also learn how diverse healthcare professions prevent, treat, and diagnose common health conditions. At the conclusion of this course, students will have an enhanced understanding of how diverse healthcare professionals can collaborate in the delivery of coordinated, integrated, and cost effective primary care. Additionally, at the conclusion of this course, the participating higher education institutions will be able to anticipate the institutional requirement for inter-institutional online learning. Participants may include osteopathic, allopathic, naturopathic, Eastern Medicine, pharmacy, physician assistant, nursing, and other healthcare professions representatives. Special permission required.