Kevin
Wyne,
PA-C, MPAS, MSc
Director of Research and Professional Development
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kevin Wyne, PA-C, MPAS, MSc is an Associate Professor (CHS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Physician Assistant Program where he serves as the Director of Research and Professional Development and as the Assistant Program Director. He currently directs the professional seminar series for didactic students as well as the emergency medicine course each spring. He has been a faculty member with the PA program since 2012. Wyne is also actively involved in instruction in other areas and helps to direct interprofessional activities within the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. He frequently coordinates service-learning experiences to Belize and Guatemala for PA and other health professions students. Wyne graduated from the University of Iowa PA program in 2005 and completed a faculty fellowship there following graduation. He has worked clinically in emergency medicine since 2006. Prior to his career in medicine, Wyne completed graduate work in literature and writing, and he maintains an active interest in the intersections between medicine and the humanities. His research interests include topics related to global health, wilderness medicine, end-of-life care and interprofessional education.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
This Lightning Talk will describe how our institution uses a mock debate between various interprofessional health profession learners to explore the ethical considerations of whether an individual should be listed on a transplant registry. This unique format simulates discussions that often take place during ethics consults and challenges students to apply their individual professions’ codes of conduct to a realistic case while working as part of an interprofessional team. Students gain important experience collaborating with peers from other health professions and are challenged to consider…