Nexus Innovation Network

Member since: May 2015

Intervention: Interprofessional Education Community of Practice: Connecting IPE Training to Collaborative Practice in Community Health Settings

Phase I Partners:

• AT Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA)
• El Rio Community Health Center, Tucson, AZ
• HealthPoint Community Health Center, Seattle, WA

Occupations Represented: Students from behavior health, osteopathic medicine and pharmacy

Overview: With the goal of improving health care outcomes, this intervention supports collaborative practice in community-based primary care clinics that serve underserved populations. In Phase 1 of the project, an interdisciplinary group of preceptors will complete the IPE Faculty Development: Train-the Trainer CoP program, and develop lesson plans. In Phase 2, these preceptors will supervise students who are part of interprofessional teams at El Rio Community Health Center and HealthPoint Community. In Phase 3, the effects of these collaborative practice efforts will be assessed. The intervention thereby creates a nexus between ATSU-SOMA and the community clinics.

Intervention Study Questions:

Phase 1: How does the IPE Faculty Development: Train-the Trainer CoP program affect preceptor lesson planning and lesson design?

Phase 2: How do IPE lessons delivered by the preceptors who completed the training affect student satisfaction, process of care skills, collaboration (teamness), and community oriented primary care?

Phase 3: What is the effect of the team care intervention processes, which are a product of Phase 1 and Phase 2, on patient health, health utilization outcomes, and patient satisfaction with care services in a population of adult patients with chronic morbidities and/or disabilities?