Kaisa
Syvaoja,
OTD, OTR/L
Associate Professor, Program Director
The College of St. Scholastica
Kaisa Syvaoja is the current co-chair for the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC) mentoring program. She has long served in interprofessional roles within teaching and practice and has been actively involved in community outreach and partnerships serving diverse communities to meet community needs. She is currently the program director for the Master's of Occupational Therapy program at The College of St. Scholastica. Her presentations and publications in IPE have been to both national and international audiences.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
IntroductionHealthcare professionals are currently experiencing unprecedented stress due to factors such as persistent global instability, political, health and financial stressors. Mentors and mentees in clinical and educational settings face compounding pressures - mentors are tasked with supporting others while managing their own well-being, and mentees navigate a rapidly evolving healthcare environment often without formal education or support regarding stress management. During American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC) Interprofessional mentor group meetings, a consistent…
Mentoring serves as an essential tool to facilitate the growth and development of healthcare educators engaged in interprofessional practice and education (IPE). The American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC), in collaboration with the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, developed the AIHC mentoring program. This study describes the characteristics of mentors and mentees choosing to participate in the AIHC mentoring program, reports on their perceived effectiveness of the program in meeting its objectives and assesses if participation supported achieving…