Interprofessional Health Education and CareDr. Gwen W. Halaas
Interprofessional Learning Communities
Goals• Foster leadership and teamwork in all members of the learning communities
• Engage in interprofessional education
• Encourage service learning
Team‐based Care and the Healthcare Home
• Apply relationship‐building values and the principles of team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan and deliver patient/population‐centered care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.
• A "healthcare home," also called a "medical home," is an approach to primary care in which primary care providers, families and patients work in partnership to improve health outcomes and quality of life for individuals with chronic health conditions and disabilities.
Interprofessional Telemedicine Competency for Health Care Studentswith Remotely Operated BiOmedical Telepresence Systems (ROBOTS)
• Enhance medical education through simulation and telemedicine to address needs of rural or remote communities.
• Train teams of interprofessional students and teach interprofessional team‐based practice along with rural health care skills.
• Evaluate the impacts of these interventions on interprofessional competencies and establish a model for telemedicine for rural healthcare settings.