Cynthia
Carroll,
MA, LPC, LSSGB, CPPS, PNAP
Director, IPE
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Cynthia Carroll is Director for UNT Health Science Center’s (UNTHSC) Department of Interprofessional Education and Practice and instructor in Medical Education - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM). Cynthia has a Master’s in clinical/counseling psychology and a Bachelor’s in psychology. As a result of her contributions to IPE, she was inducted as a professional member Psychology Academy - National Academies of Practice and as a Distinguished Fellow - Texas IPE Consortium. Cynthia’s experience includes rehabilitation, individual counseling, emergency departments, and administration in non-profits and education. As director, Cynthia oversees and advances interprofessional practice education across multiple institutions.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Description and conference theme alignment - This seminar will allow for dialogue surrounding the premise of competence as an asymptote, allowing presenters and participants to safely share their points of view with regard to the need for a shift from strictly competency-based interprofessional education to the notion of developing reflective learners as a priority. Reflective practices provide insights into learners' development as interprofessional team members, enabling faculty to support their academic growth. This approach emphasizes critical appraisal of learning experiences over simple…
What is the cause of low evaluation scores for IPE, despite optimal instructional design and relevancy of content? Do extraneous factors, like campus parking, garner more attention from students than in-depth interprofessional training toward effective teamwork and communication? The presenters will introduce the connection of programmatic improvement in IPE with the principles and models of Lean Six Sigma. Participants will be encouraged to consider Lean Six Sigma to achieve programmatic goals.>This lightning talk introduces the principles and methods of Lean Six Sigma as a method to…