Linking Interprofessional Community Health Experiences With Nursing Education: 15 Years and Counting.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-5-2024
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ensuring that nurses and other health care professionals are trained to work together in teams is critical.
PROBLEM: Recent literature describes interprofessional education (IPE) programs that meet community health needs. However, there is a need for descriptions of IPE programs embedded in the communities they serve.
APPROACH: Bridging the Gaps (BTG) is a collaboration between academic health institutions/universities and community organizations in the northeastern United States. BTG links IPE with the provision of health-related services for under resourced communities. This article describes the development of one BTG Community Health Internship Program (BTG CHIP) affiliate site (BTG, Lehigh Valley).
OUTCOMES: Since inception, 114 interns completed the program as part of BTG CHIP, Lehigh Valley, for a total of 3192 days of service provided to the community. BTG CHIP, Lehigh Valley, serves as a case study for establishing similar community-based IPE programs. This article describes challenges, opportunities, and replication strategies.
ISSN
1538-9855
Published In/Presented At
Hadinger, M. A., Miller, M. E., & Letcher, A. (2024). Linking Interprofessional Community Health Experiences With Nursing Education: 15 Years and Counting. Nurse educator, 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001731. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001731
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
39250226
Department(s)
Department of Education, Department of Family Medicine
Document Type
Article