Maria
Brucato,
PhD
Director of Assessment, Evaluation, & Research
Thomas Jefferson University
Maria Brucato, PhD is the Director of Assessment, Evaluation, & Research at Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. She received her BA in Psychology with Cognitive and Computer Science minors from Montclair State University, and her PhD in Psychology, Cognition and Neuroscience from Temple University with a concentration in Quantitative Methods. Her current work involves the application of psychometrics, cognitive science, and social psychology to research in interprofessional collaborative practice and education. She serves on the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative’s Evidence Collaborative, and the IPR.Global Steering Committee.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Alzheimer’s and dementia related diseases (ADRD) are a fast-growing cause of death and disability in older adults worldwide (WHO, 2025) projected to increase to 13.85 million in the US by 2060 (Rajan, et al., 2021). It is imperative to prepare future healthcare professionals in interprofessional team-based care models to meet the complex needs of this growing population (Ibsen & Eriksen, 2022). Simulation through the metaverse provides the benefits of immersive VR with novel resolutions that overcome previously cited technological limitations (Zhang et al., 2022). With infinite space and…
The Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education (JCIPE) launched its first program, Health Mentors, in 2007 with nearly 450 students from 4 health professions. Over the last 18 years, JCIPE has expanded its offerings, now delivering 16 programs and reaching over 2,300 students from 20 health professions each year. Growth has allowed for greater flexibility and options for professions to integrate IPE into their curricula and students to voluntarily participate in co-curricular or extra-curricular interprofessional (IP) learning activities. With expansion of offerings came…
This talk will address the theme of “Advancing Interprofessional Care through Practice-Education Partnership” by describing a model of workplace learning and continuing professional development. Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) is an interprofessional, workplace learning model developed to build the capacity of healthcare teams to deliver evidence-based care focusing on complex condition/s and/or underserved populations. The ECHO program supports team-based workforce development using zoom for case-based learning led by expert, interprofessional teams. Jefferson Center for…
Educators and learners volunteering to facilitate and/or participate in interprofessional education (IPE) may receive no formal recognition for their additional involvement, challenging sustainability and efficacy of activities. However, increasing evidence indicates that interprofessional collaboration is imperative to providing safe, timely, and equitable healthcare, with accreditation requirements supporting integration of IPE across health professions curricula. Faculty facilitators must be knowledgeable about and able to model the core interprofessional competencies in administering IPE…