Ceasia
Brown,
BA
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Student
Thomas Jefferson University
Ceasia Brown is a first-year Doctor of Occupational Therapy student at the Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Science. Ceasia has a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in Biological Sciences. During her time there she was a research assistant in a research study with The University of Pennsylvania and Jefferson Hospital that analyzed radiographic findings of hip labral tears and associated outcomes. She has also worked as a direct support professional for Bancroft NeuroHealth for 4 years which has sparked her interest in rehabilitation. Currently, Ceasia is a research assistant for the Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: Interprofessional palliative care programs increase healthcare learners’ self-efficacy in their knowledge and skills in palliative care, end-of-life care, and interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP). Program evaluations from the Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education’s Interprofessional Palliative Care program note students’ desires for shadowing palliative care providers. Shadowing is an educational intervention that involves students learning from, with, and about other healthcare professionals, but not necessarily with them. As shadowing may be an…