For years academic medical centers and health professions
training programs have worked to develop interprofessional experiences for
students with varying degrees of success. Typically these experiences have been
orchestrated or based on simulated cases.
Often they are short (one day/ one event) encounters so the students are
not able to gain a full appreciation of the team’s collective abilities. Barriers to moving IP experiences off campus
include curricular calendar conflicts (Well,
it looks like there may be a week in June when several students can be in the
same place at the same time.), space/slot limits at rotation sites (Wait, What? You want me to take 4 students
at a time?!), preceptor requirements (Can
you precept a medical student, a nursing student, and maybe an OT student?),
and housing limitations (No, we cannot
put all the students in our spare bedroom!)
Using resources provided by the IPC grant, the IPC Core Team
developed a flexible, longitudinal experience for IP teams of Fellows. Starting
this spring, a practice-based, patient-centered interprofessional care
experience allows two to four students from at least two different disciplines
to collaborate with a primary care clinical preceptor and practice to engage a
panel of five or six high-risk patients. Students will identify barriers to
access and appropriate utilization of clinical services, assess the influences
of the social determinants of health for these patients, and identify patient-specific
resources and educational materials that can positively influence health
behaviors. Student teams will review
charts, interview patients and care givers, make home visits, and learn about
the availability of community resources. After identifying barriers and
identifying resources for each patient, the student team will make
recommendations to improve patient outcomes.
In addition, Fellows from the MUSC campus have the opportunity to participate in an elective at the Partners in Health clinic located in a community center in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. This clinic was established by a team of MUSC advanced practice nurses. They provide care to patients who are uninsured and are dealing with chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, or chronic lung disease. Teams of Institute students from different disciplines have the opportunity to work together with the advanced practice nurses for four consecutive Wednesday clinics to contribute to the care of the patients and to see how an interprofessional team can work to address the needs of patients who have difficulty accessing healthcare services.
In addition, Fellows from the MUSC campus have the opportunity to participate in an elective at the Partners in Health clinic located in a community center in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. This clinic was established by a team of MUSC advanced practice nurses. They provide care to patients who are uninsured and are dealing with chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, or chronic lung disease. Teams of Institute students from different disciplines have the opportunity to work together with the advanced practice nurses for four consecutive Wednesday clinics to contribute to the care of the patients and to see how an interprofessional team can work to address the needs of patients who have difficulty accessing healthcare services.
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