David Pole, PhD, MPH
Nexus Distinguished Scholar

David Pole, PhD, MPH spent 20 years deeply involved in developing curriculum and training at Saint Louis University, serving as the Director of the Center for Interprofessional Education and Research and serving as Assistant Director on the Continuous Quality Improvement Council and as Co-Chair of the DEI Council at the School of Medicine. Prior to his work at SLU, Pole worked for the Pritkin Program in frontline care, education, and leadership and directed multiple projects with the Urban American Indian Health Program non-profit. Throughout his career, Pole has demonstrated a passion for community health and building equitable community-academic partnerships.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Goal: This workshop aims to introduce participants to essential knowledge and skills to be able to identify and effectively incorporate theoretical frameworks into their interprofessional endeavors – across research, program development, and developmental & outcomes evaluation. Key to the mission and requirements of the National Center, since its founding, is to advance scholarship, evidence, coordination, and national visibility in IPE. Format: Through interactive discussions and case studies, we will illustrate how theories, frameworks, and models can be applied to design and evaluate…
Join the National Center's Nexus Distinguished Scholars, Gerri Lamb, David Pole, and Darla Spence Coffey, along with special guests such as plenary speakers, for an informal debriefing to close out the day of learning. We invite you to bring your questions as we discuss, reflect and share ideas generated throughout the day. 
Join the National Center's Nexus Distinguished Scholars, Gerri Lamb, David Pole, and Darla Spence Coffey, along with special guests such as plenary speakers, for an informal debriefing to close out the day of learning. We invite you to bring your questions as we discuss, reflect and share ideas generated throughout the day. 
Join the National Center's Nexus Distinguished Scholars, Gerri Lamb, David Pole, and Darla Spence Coffey, along with special guests such as plenary speakers, for an informal debriefing to close out the day of learning. We invite you to bring your questions as we discuss, reflect and share ideas generated throughout the day. 
Join the National Center's Nexus Distinguished Scholars, Gerri Lamb, David Pole, and Darla Spence Coffey, along with special guests such as plenary speakers, for an informal debriefing to close out the day of learning. We invite you to bring your questions as we discuss, reflect and share ideas generated throughout the day. 
This poster presents an overview of a program evaluation and a subsequent project informed by the evaluation. The first portion of this project was undertaken by an interdisciplinary team in a graduate program evaluation course in collaboration with the Saint Louis University (SLU) IPE program. The IPE community practicum at SLU has been ongoing in partnership with community agencies for several years. Undergraduate health professions students in interprofessional work in community to collaboratively plan and execute projects aimed at the service population. The IPE practicum requires…
The National Center introduced the NexusIPE™ Learning Model (1) as a framework to help develop and assess the impact of IP learning and its application in collaborative practice settings in both clinical and community-based learning environments. "Preparing future health professionals to be effective members of interprofessional practice teams" cannot occur solely through didactic and classroom-based learning. Developing effective collaborations and strengthening the clinical learning and community practice sites are essential to applying and engaging in demonstrable collaborative practice…