Diane
Levine,
MD
Professor, Vice Chair for Education, Department of Internal Medicine
Wayne State University
Dr. Levine is a Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University. She is the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Internal Medicine and the Director of Longitunal Educationaal Integration at the School of Medicine. She is an advocate for integrating interprofessional education to improve patient safety, health outcomes, and decrease health disparities.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: The Food and Drug Administration receives over 100,000 reports of medication errors each year1. This data is believed to be an underrepresentation of actual medication errors due to reluctance of health professionals to report errors2. Interprofessional education (IPE) offers a platform for medical and pharmacy students to collaborate, enhancing their ability to recognize, and report medication errors. The aim of this innovation is to assess the effectiveness of a single interprofessional education session focused on medication safety in improving the completion and accuracy of…