Jean
McCarthy,
M.S., CCC-SLP
University of Connecticut
Jean McCarthy is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at the University of Connecticut where she also serves as Director for the Office of Clinical Placement Coordination. Clinical education and supervision are her specialties. At the Uconn Speech and Hearing Clinic, Jean provides prevention, assessment and intervention services for individuals presenting with communication or swallowing disorders. Interprofessional collaborative practice is a hallmark of her career.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Interprofessional, active learning has been associated with enhanced communication and improved clinical competency in health professions, but little is known about the use of this pedagogical technique as it applies to a collaboration among dietetics, pharmacy, and speech-language pathology students.A yearly, online synchronous workshop was developed for students from these three professions. Here we report the results of the 2024 workshop. All students were provided with the same clinical case and individually completed case discussion questions pertaining to each profession’s therapeutic…