Kathryn
Parke,
DNP, APRN, CPNP
Associate Professor Clinical
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Dr. Parke has been faculty at UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing (SoN) since 2013 and is currently the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Course Track Coordinator at UT Health SoN and the Co-Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. Her teaching focuses on providing experiential learning and preparing students to work in interprofessional teams. Working with the campus “Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration” (LINC), she has collaborated in the creation of a project to provide an interactive case-based interprofessional simulation that was delivered to almost 800 students
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.…