Addy Cheryl L, Browne Teri, Blake Elizabeth W, Bailey Jennifer
Cheryl L. Addy is with the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Teri Browne is with the College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Elizabeth W. Blake is with the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia. Jennifer Bailey is with the College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia.
Am J Public Health. 2015 Mar;105 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S106-8. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302502.
National stakeholders in health system improvement and patient safety including accreditation bodies have requested health professional educational programs to include multiple interprofessional experiences through didactic and experiential opportunities. Clinical and population health faculty at the University of South Carolina redesigned and expanded an introductory interprofessional course to include more than 500 students from public health, social work, medicine, pharmacy, and nursing. Students participated in 3 live class meetings and completed required online coursework to explore concepts related to social determinants of health and health disparities, health system improvement, patient safety, cultural competency, and ethics to address interprofessional education core competencies. Course modifications and expanded student enrollment improved understanding of key health concepts and appreciation of interprofessional collaboration.
包括认证机构在内的参与卫生系统改善和患者安全的国家利益相关者要求卫生专业教育项目通过理论教学和实践机会纳入多种跨专业体验。南卡罗来纳大学的临床和人群健康教员重新设计并扩展了一门跨专业入门课程,纳入了来自公共卫生、社会工作、医学、药学和护理专业的500多名学生。学生们参加了3次现场课堂会议,并完成了规定的在线课程作业,以探索与健康的社会决定因素和健康差距、卫生系统改善、患者安全、文化能力和伦理相关的概念,以实现跨专业教育的核心能力。课程的修改和学生人数的增加提高了对关键健康概念的理解以及对跨专业合作的认识。