SSW Collaboration with Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing: Interprofessional Service-Learning Course for Health Science Students
December 16, 2014
Interprofessional Team-Based Clinical Decision Making (Social Work 714)
Over 300 Students and 11 Faculty from 5 Health Disciplines
This interprofessional education (IPE) course is designed for students in dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and social work. The course allows health professional students to gain an understanding of how each discipline contributes to the healthcare team and the importance of effective communication and team collaboration to clinical decision-making. (2 credits, offered Wednesdays 3-5 PM for Winter term, course listed as Social Work 714)
Students will work in interprofessional teams and rotate through modules taught at all five schools by interdisciplinary pairs of faculty. This course is required for Integrated Health Scholars and Detroit Clinical Scholars, and is an elective for other MSW students.
The ultimate goal of the course, explains Associate Professor Brad Zebrack, is to positively influence patient care. “Preparing the next generation of health care providers to work collaboratively across professional boundaries will contribute to enhanced patient outcomes and improvements in the quality of health care.”
Zebrack was quoted in the University Record’s story on the new course, “Team-Based Clinical Decision Making”.
