Alyshah
Kaba,
PhD
Program Lead Research and Evaluation
Alberta Health Services
Dr. Kaba completed her PhD in Medical Education at the University of Calgary, at the W21C Innovation and Research Centre. Her research examined how interprofessional team decision-making impacted patient safety and medical errors amongst novice undergraduate learners. Alyshah received national recognition for her doctoral work when she was awarded the prestigious CIHR Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Currently Dr. Alyshah Kaba is the Provincial Lead Research Scientist for Simulation and Program Evaluation within Alberta Health Services (AHS).
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: Interprofessional socialization is often fostered through interprofessional education and can positively contribute to interprofessional collaboration. There is a demand for interprofessional education in the practice setting; however, healthcare educators require specialized knowledge and skills to effectively facilitate interprofessional learning. Although there is an emerging body of evidence to support the use of interprofessional education to enhance interprofessional socialization in healthcare students and frontline staff, there is a gap in the literature considering its…