Kesha
James
Administrative Coordinator
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Kesha V. James, MA, PMP is the Assistant Director for Outreach & Conferences for Institute for Digital Health & Innovation. In this position, she oversees the management of grants, conferences, events, and other outreach efforts. She also serves as the LMS administrator for the LearnOnDemand.Org website, which launched in 2013. She received her Master of Arts in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication (MAIOC) from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In 2021, she received her certification as a Project Management Professional from PMI.Org.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Introduction: In a complex, interprofessional, and geographically dispersed academic health center—comprising 72 degree programs across six colleges, eleven campuses, and a broad network of adjunct faculty and volunteer preceptors—the need for cohesive, high-quality faculty development is critical.Methods: To address this, the Faculty Excellence Seminar Series was launched as a centralized, cross-college initiative aimed at fostering faculty growth, connection, and impact across the academic health sciences. Structured around a monthly cadence, the series delivers targeted sessions in five…
Introduction:Despite the widespread endorsement of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies and broad implementation of trainee-focused events, structured opportunities for the current healthcare workforce to deepen interprofessional skills are limited. To address this gap, our academic health center developed the Learning and Education in Group Opportunities (LEGO)—a monthly interprofessional seminar series designed to reinforce and apply IPEC competencies in real-world academic and clinical settings.Methods:The LEGO series is centrally coordinated and delivered in-…