Sadie
Trammell Velasquez,
MD, FACP
Associate Professor/Clinical
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Sadie Trammell Velasquez, MD, FACP has established three IPE activities in the core medical curriculum, two of which are longitudinal. She has been active in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine IPE Task Force and the LINC Didactic IPE Initiative, contributions that have resulted in three peer-reviewed articles, including two as first and corresponding author. Dr. Velásquez was selected to lead the interprofessional team assembled to develop and implement the university-wide LINC IPE Simulation Experience, which began in Spring 2023.
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.…
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine (LSOM) is one of six schools at UT Health San Antonio (UTHSA), home to over twenty-five health professions and biomedical research degree programs. Using HPAC guidance as our framework and the IPEC competencies as common language/educational targets, UTHSA established and sustains a centralized coordinating structure that strengthens our capacity for quality IPE. Evidence of success includes a three-part, longitudinal, university-wide IPE series prioritizing interprofessional communication and teamwork, seed grants to support innovations in…