Mayank
Gopalani,
BS
osteopathic medical student OMS-III
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Mayank Gopalani is a medical student at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine beginning his third year in the program. He is passionate about interprofessional education and plans to pursue his career in psychiatry. He was the president of the Psychiatry Club at PCOM for his 1st and 2nd year, and has hosted multiple events with topics ranging from mental health to the journey of becoming a practicing psychiatrist.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background:Leadership development and professional identity formation are critical to early interprofessional training (Shrivastava et al., 2022). This study analyzed self-reflections from second-year medical (DO) students who co-led interprofessional education (IPE) sessions with Clinical Psychology doctoral (PsyD) students as an IPE requirement. Leadership training was integrated into the curriculum by scaffolding the learning experiences across cohorts. This project introduces a faculty-directed and coordinated, student-led IPE initiative that utilizes film-facilitated discussions to…