Embracing quality and safety education for the 21st century: Building interprofessional education

Sarah A. Thompson, Virginia P. Tilden

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Abstract

The education of health professions students is rooted historically in time-honored and silo-bound traditions of pedagogy and content not easily influenced by outside forces. However, the quality chasm work of the Institute of Medicine, Institute of Healthcare Improvement, Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, and other groups has led to a remarkable willingness to change at one academic health sciences university. This article describes one university's strategies, challenges, and successes in delivering interprofessional educational programs. Four interprofessional learning activities, developed using a plan-do-study-act model and focused on teamwork, quality, and safety, are presented. Challenges and successes encountered are described as well as a curricular framework to enhance sustainability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)698-701
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Nursing Education
Volume48
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Nursing
  • Education

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