The Service Learning IPE Model: Implementation and Results from Qualitative studies

This workshop will discuss the challenges, opportunities and lessons learned around the implementation and execution of the interprofessional education (IPE) program at the University of Florida. Qualitative research will be presented identifying themes from participating health profession programs confirming the important value of IPE initiatives in health profession education. The continued evolution from acute episodic care to chronic long term care in the United States is forcing health care providers to work in a more collaborative manner. The IOM has called for changes in health profession education, specifically highlighting the need of IPE in health profession curriculum. IPE programs in the health science field vary widely. The extent and nature of these programs range from single to multiple sessions, online offerings, or entire Masters of Public Health and One Health programs. The University of Florida (UF) IPE experience, Interdisciplinary Family Health (IFH), is a long standing (17 years) year-long required course for over 700 beginning UF health profession students and 100 faculty facilitators from the six colleges of health. An interprofessional service-learning experience, the central theme of IFH, is learning as a team about the impact of resources and environment on health status. Qualitative studies with newer participating programs revealed several themes regarding students’ experience within the IFH program. These themes included: patients as teachers; seeing through patients’ eyes; affirming career choice; understanding social determinants of health.; understanding role in One Health; understanding role within and between professions. The results of these studies coupled with the shared knowledge of implementing and executing this program will provide a compelling experience for attendees of this workshop. The outline of workshop: Presentation IFH program at UF MHA qualitative study Vet Med qualitative study Lessons learned/Challenges/Opportunities IPE Discussion Poll everywhere - survey IPE themes Facilitated discussion Learning Objectives: Explain the value of IPE programs to health professions education (Comprehension). Describe the significant factors that must be considered/addressed in implementing or executing IPE program (Comprehension). Distinguish the difference between service learning IPE experience and other case based implementation of IPE programs (Comprehension