Spencer
Casella,
PharmD
Assistant Professor
MCPHS University
Spencer Casella, PharmD, RPH. Assistant Professor at MCPHS University. Responsible for coordination and facilitation of the physical skills lab for the PharmD students for the P1 and P3 cohorts. I teach the expanded skills of the pharmacist: such as cardiology assessments, pulmonary assessments, diabetes education, contraceptive prescribing, and mental health education.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Objective: This study evaluates how incorporating an element of social drivers of Health into interprofessional Team Observed Structured Clinical Encounters (TOSCEs) impacts team performance, collaboration, and communication. Methods: TOSCEs included students from pharmacy, physician assistant and nursing programs. Students were assigned a peer-evaluated standardized-patient case focused on transitions of care, 30-minute cases were run 16 times, with 2-3 students/case. Case A involved a Black patient, while Case B involved a White patient. All other aspects were identical. Facilitators…