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A number of healthcare organizations have recognized the need for interprofessional education (IPE) across healthcare disciplines as an important factor in improving patient outcomes. Touro University Nevada addressed this by developing an interprofessional team-based learning (TBL) program involving students from multiple healthcare programs: osteopathic medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and physician assistant. The TBL format provides a mechanism for accommodating a large participating student cohort while requiring a modest number of facilitators. Using TBL for IPE proved an excellent mechanism for providing students with a deeper understanding of the role of represented healthcare disciplines.
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The authors wish to thank Suzanne Brown, Ph.D., P.T. for her work in developing the cases, Marina Ioudina, M.D., Ph.D. for her assistance with the faculty development workshops, and Tricia Garrelts for helping to organize the events and assistance in editing the manuscript.
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Guadagnoli, J.A., Miller, T.W. Interprofessional Education: a Team-Based Learning Approach. Med.Sci.Educ. 26, 389–395 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-016-0288-x
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