Andrea
Berndt,
PhD
Associate Professor / Statistician
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Dr. Berndt is a tenured associate professor with 30 years of experience teaching research and statistics courses in undergraduate, master’s, D.N.P., and Ph.D. programs. Dr. Berndt earned her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology with a minor in Psychometrics in 1998 from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Her statistical expertise includes univariate and multivariate statistical analysis, and structural equation modeling. Dr. Berndt’s research expertise is in measurement theory, instrument development, test validation, and institutional research. Dr. Berndt serves as the LINC IPE Quantitative Data Analyst and leads the LINC Assessment Council.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background, Problem, Aims: To strengthen IPE simulation focused on interprofessional communication, part of preparing students for collaborative practice, health professions educators should deliberately incorporate hybrid instructional methods to bypass logistical hurdles and longitudinal approaches to achieve higher-level learning outcomes. The LINC Simulation IPE Experience at UT Health San Antonio—designed as part of a university-wide effort to do just that—began in 2023 with 769 students representing 11 different professions at/near the middle of their respective educational programs.…
Implementing large-scale clinical interprofessional education (IPE) experiences within clinical learning environments (CLEs) remains challenging. We previously piloted an IPE experience to bridge this divide and unite learners across diverse CLEs. In this Lightning Talk, we will report on a large-scale, successful implementation of an interprofessionally designed, para-clinical IPE experience targeting IPEC-derived teamwork concepts involving students at our large public health sciences university in academic year 2023-2024.
Our interprofessional team designed, piloted, refined, and…