Jacob
Greenfield,
OTD, OTR/L, ATRIC, CSRS, CSOT
Assistant Professor
West Virginia University
Dr. Jacob Greenfield, OTD, OTR/L, is a faculty member at WVU with a clinical background in neurorehabilitation and specialties in stroke, TBI, SCI, and sexuality. He leads IPE initiatives for occupational therapy students, co-facilitates the IPE Poverty Simulation, and advises Project MUSHROOM, a student-led street medicine group. He serves on the WVU Health Sciences IPE Steering Committee and DEI initiatives. Clinically, he supports neuro-oncology patients in the WVU Brain Tumor Clinic, integrating rehab into survivorship care. Dr. Greenfield is passionate about advancing collaborative, inclusive care models through interprofessional education and community-engaged practice.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: Interprofessional education (IPE) opportunities are growing nationwide to engage future healthcare professionals in enhancing team-based skills before entering the workforce. Didactic IPE instruction in clinical settings is rare compared to classroom and simulated experiences, despite the growing body of evidence demonstrating its impact. This study examines students’ perspectives on their experiences following participation in an interprofessional community group setting for patients with movement disorders. Design: Music, occupational, and speech therapy students were assigned…
This lightning talk will discuss what impact that an interprofessional street medicine learning opportunity had on the future careers of health professionals. By exposing students to vulnerable populations, like the unhoused population, students gained insight into their unique needs and how an interprofessional team can perform in a nontraditional setting. Street medicine models, such as Project MUSHROOM, are designed to meet unhoused individuals where they are and provide care directly in their community and environment. Street medicine is becoming a more common practice in communities that…