Shelley
Richards,
M.A. Ed
Education Administrator
Virginia Commonwealth University
Shelley Richards M.A. Ed is the Education Administrator for the IPE Center at Virginia Commonwealth University. Shelley coordinates the logistics for the IPE Center's large scale courses, supports curricular developments, and implements cutting edge education techology and instructional design techniques. She enjoys facilitating interprofessional relationships and enhanced collaboration through both in-person or remote learning.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Preparing students to be informed, open-minded, and engaged for large Interprofessional Education (IPE) activities that take place in the late afternoon or other unfavorable times can be challenging. Use of innovative, technology-inclusive approaches can help educators improve readiness for interprofessional collaboration. This presentation describes the model we adopted, shares lessons learned, and offers suggestions for improvement. IPEC 502 is a semester-long required IPE course for 500+ learners from medicine (MD), nursing (BSN) and pharmacy (PharmD) to learn about collaborative patient-…