Kenna
Hersey,
BA
Program Assistant
Thomas Jefferson University
Kenna Hersey, BA, is a Program Assistant in the Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education at Thomas Jefferson University. She received her bachelor's degree in Sociology from Temple University and has an interest in understanding and implementing inclusive curricula and collaborative teaching techniques. Kenna is pursuing her masters degree in human sexuality at Widener University.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Longitudinal experiential interprofessional education (IPE) is one model of IPE where students from different health professions collaborate, often with a patient expert or community volunteer, to learn about, from, and with each other over time. One common goal of longitudinal IPE is training learners to apply teamwork principles, including operating from a shared framework, using shared leadership practices, facilitating team coordination, and reflecting on self and team performance. Theories regarding the stages of team development suggest that skills, attitudes, and behaviors pertaining…