Sara Dolan, MSN, RN
PhD Student Post-Defense
University of Calgary
Sara Dolan is a PhD student post-defense in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary. Her doctoral research was focused on the interprofessional socialization of healthcare educators in the practice setting. She has successfully defended her thesis and plans to enter a postdoctoral scholar position where she will research interprofessional simulation in the academic setting.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Background: Interprofessional socialization is often fostered through interprofessional education and can positively contribute to interprofessional collaboration. There is a demand for interprofessional education in the practice setting; however, healthcare educators require specialized knowledge and skills to effectively facilitate interprofessional learning. Although there is an emerging body of evidence to support the use of interprofessional education to enhance interprofessional socialization in healthcare students and frontline staff, there is a gap in the literature considering its…