Research Article

Creation and Implementation of a Large-Scale Geriatric Interprofessional Education Experience

Table 2

Challenges and solutions identified during phase 2.

ChallengeSolution

Pilot sparked interested from additional hospital and university educators(1) Invited speech therapy, exercise science, occupational therapy, nutrition, chaplaincy, and social work students and instructors

Additional schools, larger numbers of students(1) Educational sessions held at 3 different universities
(2) Some sessions held in evening or on weekend

Students at variety of educational levels(1) All students viewed presession didactics on TeamSTEPPS® and geriatric fall prevention
(2) Medical, pharmacy, and advanced practice students viewed additional didactic on evaluation and treatment

Students did not like poster session open flow(1) Facilitators assigned to poster/skill session
(2) Students rotated by profession, so instruction matched learner needs

Too many students to participate in FRRC(1) Some pharmacy, medical, and nurse practitioner students participated with clinic preceptors
(2) SP added to educational session
(3) Students ran IP session after SP evaluation

Students required feedback on SP(1) Students presented SP IP results to expert panel
(2) Panel consisted of FRRC clinical and university educators

Fall Risk Reduction Clinic. Standardized patient. Interprofessional.