The assessment and evaluation of programs and centers for interprofessional practice and education is an essential component in examining impact. When building an IPE center or developing interprofessional programming for learners it is essential to identify the intended stakeholders and participants, and what the center or program is attended to achieve. If we are to determine if these intended outcomes are achieved, we must ensure the development and implementation of effective…

Have you asked a patient or care partner to tell their story about a healthcare event? Do you use patient and care partner stories to drive quality improvement, inform researchers, or develop measurement that focuses on patient outcomes? Have you ever asked a patient or caregiver to share their story because you wanted a good story to open your meeting? If people are completely honest, many would probably answer yes to the third question. After today, you will never ask for a patient story…

In maternity care deserts—rural regions with limited or no access to obstetric services—emergency departments often serve as the default site for childbirth. These high-stakes, low-frequency events require coordinated responses from interprofessional teams, many of whom lack routine obstetric training, standardized protocols, and access to dedicated labor and delivery resources.To address this critical gap, the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning & Simulation (CAMLS),…

Description of the Seminar This seminar explores how health profession educators can effectively implement virtual simulation platforms to create meaningful interprofessional learning experiences. While traditional health professional programs have relied on silo-based simulations, there is growing recognition of the value in cross-disciplinary scenarios that highlight the interdependency among health professionals when providing person-centered team-based care. This seminar will…

This seminar will actively engage participants in a process of identifying interprofessional collaborative practice (ICP) competencies for graduates of health professions education programs (HPEP) and in designing curriculum that leads to achievement of those competencies. To effectively plan IPE curricula, programs benefit from identifying end points for ICP competency attainment. HPEP are diverse regarding the degree level being pursued (associate, baccalaureate, graduate and professional…

Panel discussions are widely used in health professions education to foster collaboration and engagement, yet there is limited evidence guiding their effective design or impact on interprofessional learning. This seminar will present an innovative, evidence-based framework for designing and implementing panel discussions that enhance interprofessional education (IPE) and promote the Quadruple Aim. Drawing from four years of qualitative data from The Rural and Underserved Service Track (TRUST…

Management reasoning—the cognitive and contextual processes that guide patient care decisions after a diagnosis—is an essential yet underdeveloped element of interprofessional education. It connects treatment planning, care progression, patient preferences, and resource use with the realities of collaborative clinical decision-making. Aligned with the Nexus Summit 2025 theme of preparing students for interprofessional collaborative practice, this 60-minute seminar introduces management…

Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare, reshaping the roles and responsibilities of all team members, including patients. Since OpenAI's release of Chat GPT in 2022, other tech companies like Google with Med-PaLM 2 and startups such as OpenEvidence have developed large language models (LLMs) for healthcare applications. These AI tools are increasingly utilized by healthcare teams and patients alike to tackle health-related questions in clinical…