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- Title
Getting Out of the Silo: Introducing Clinical Laboratory Science to Interprofessional Education.
- Authors
Hodgkins, S. Renee; Elsinghorst, Eric; Jones, Jennifer
- Abstract
The practice of medicine is becoming patient centered requiring the use of healthcare teams. In contrast to this trend, the education and instruction of medical professionals has historically been sequestered to silos where each profession learns their own role in the diagnosis and care of a patient. The introduction of interprofessional education (IPE) has begun to change the way we educate new medical professionals. The IPE initiative at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) has the largest number of participating professions in the country, including CLS. The KUMC approach to IPE provides three distinct levels of interaction in a team-work oriented learning environment including a platform to educate on our respective professions, a foundation for cohesive communication utilizing TeamSTEPPS®, and high fidelity simulation experiences. Pilots of this program have been extremely successful. Students evaluated the experience using structured surveys on attitudes and objectives (T-TAQ and OSCE) and stated that the events provided a unique opportunity to learn about and with other professions and enhanced their ability to work in a healthcare team. The KUMC IPE program allows CLS students to work productively in a healthcare team environment in an educational setting. With time and practice, this approach will provide a stepping stone to help break down the silos that separate the medical professions and to change the face of healthcare education and practice.
- Publication
Clinical Laboratory Science, 2015, Vol 28, Issue 2, p107
- ISSN
0894-959X
- Publication type
Academic Journal