ipe at uab rod nowakowski, od, phd uab school of optometry/the medical center birmingham, alabama...
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IPE at UAB
Rod Nowakowski, OD, PhDUAB School of Optometry/The Medical CenterBirmingham, AlabamaOctober, 2013
SACS QEP
• QEP should improve an aspect of student learning and enhance the quality of education– Address a specific topic
– Be developed & supported by the campus community
– Have defined goals
– Be evaluated for its effectiveness
• “Learning in a Team Environment”
Morphogenesis
• Interprofessional Education
• Clinical Simulation
• Center for Interprofessional
Simulation
IPE at UAB - Simulation Resources
• The Office of Interprofessional Simulation for Innovative Clinical Practice works closely with the various simulation centers within the UAB system:– The UAB Hospital Center for Patient Safety and
Advance Medical Simulation
– Children's Hospital of Alabama Pediatric Simulation Center
– UAB Learning Resources Center Skills & Simulation Lab
IPE at UAB - Fundamentals Courses
• Virtually all basic science courses in the curriculum are taught with optometry and dentistry together
• This covers a range of fundamental disciplines, including:– Anatomy, Physiology
– Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology
– Microbiology, Pathology and Pharmacology
IPE at UAB - Systems Courses
• And a series of Systems-based courses:– Neuroscience
– Cardiovascular
– Pulmonary
– Renal
– Musculoskeletal/Skin
– Gastrointestinal
– Hematology and Endocrine
IPE at UAB
• Consulting Physicians in the Ocular Disease and Low Vision Service
• Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Model at M-Power Health Center
• The Bell Center• Interprofessional externship sites• Interprofessional residency rotation sites
IPE at UAB - Global Health Course
• Offered a newly developed course to Professional Program students– It is an interdisciplinary, primarily online,
course involving health professions (Medicine, Dentistry, Optometry, Nursing, Public Health etc) and some non-health professional schools (e.g. Engineering, Business, undergraduate).
– Interprofessional Collaborations in Global Health