About the Authors The authors are faculty at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama. Bethany McNatt Gilbert, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, is a clinical assistant professor. Kimberly Budisalich, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, is a clinical assistant professor. Tracie Clark Morgan, DNP, CRNP, NP-C, is a clinical assistant professor. For more information, contact Dr. Gilbert at
Nurs Educ Perspect. 2023;44(3):190-191. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001035. Epub 2022 Aug 8.
Interprofessional education (IPE) is required in the advanced nursing practice curriculum to promote collaboration between health care professionals. Time constraints, accessibility, and geographical locations are common barriers to overcome when considering implementing IPE experiences. Utilizing virtual modalities to develop these experiences can increase IPE opportunities. An innovative approach was taken to incorporate a telehealth Objective Structured Clinical Examination involving family nurse practitioner and pharmacy students from different academic institutions for an IPE virtual simulation. Faculty evaluated student performance based on competencies. Faculty and student feedback regarding the IPE experience was positive.
跨专业教育（IPE）是高级护理实践课程所必需的，以促进医疗保健专业人员之间的合作。在考虑实施 IPE 经验时，时间限制、可及性和地理位置是常见的障碍。利用虚拟模式来开发这些经验可以增加 IPE 的机会。为了进行 IPE 虚拟模拟，我们采取了一种创新的方法，将涉及家庭执业护士和药学专业学生的远程医疗客观结构化临床考试纳入其中。教师根据能力对学生的表现进行评估。教师和学生对 IPE 经验的反馈是积极的。
