Kimberly
Beran-Shepler,
PT, DPT, OCS, FNAP
Assistant Professor, CIPER Co-Director of IPE Passport
Creighton University
Kimberly Beran-Shepler is passionate about Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Practice. She has presented at several IPE conferences: Collaborating Across Borders (CAB), National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education’s NEXUS Summit, National Academies of Practice (NAP) Annual Meeting and World Congress on Continuing Professional Development. She is currently a Physical Therapy representative for IPEC, a Distinguished Fellow in the NAP and the founding Chair for the Academy of Education, Interprofessional Education and Practice Specialty Interest Group (IPEP SIG). She is an assistant professor at Creighton University and is the IPE Passport Director, the IPE curriculum for all health science students.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: Interprofessional education (IPE) is explicitly mandated across most health professions to foster collaborative practice among healthcare professionals. However, the absence of a standardized approach for developing and implementing IPE curricula, as well as for identifying and assessing appropriate learning outcomes, has resulted in significant variation both within and across different health professions. Understanding how educational institutions with nationally-recognized IPE centers and programs implement their IPE curricula and assessment practices is crucial for gaining…
The objective of this national study was to examine the interprofessional education (IPE) curricula and assessment methods in health profession colleges/schools and academic health centers. A 55.6% response rate was obtained (n=69). Data was analyzed descriptively with frequency counts and means as appropriate. The open-ended questions were analyzed by three researchers using a qualitative content analysis process.Presenting the results of a national survey on IPE will offer a comprehensive snapshot of the current landscape of IPE curricula and assessment practices across various…