VCU Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care

10/05/2024

In honor of Nurses Week, the IPE Center would like to share this article shining a spotlight on the contributions of two champions of interprofessionalism at VCU, Genevieve Beaird and Kimberly Battle, within the Health Hub.

Thank you to all of the nurses in our community who make Richmond a better place!

Many hands make right workMay 6, 2024Author: Caitlin HanburyHow the VCU Health Hub and School of Nursing team up to serve Richmond’s East End community.The VCU Health Hub is located at the corner of Nine Mile Road and North 25th Street in Richmond's East End (photo credit: Tyler Trumbo, MCV Founda...

24/04/2024

This month, we will be highlighting the interprofessional courses and activities offered at VCU!

IPEC 561: Interprofessional Virtual Geriatrics Case

In this course, learners work on small interprofessional teams to complete a case based exercise that follows an older adult across all settings of care. Learners analyze patient and family-specific information, enter discipline-specific data and information into a collaborative workspace, and respond to case-specific, competency-based questions as individuals.

Thank you to everyone who makes this course possible!

To learn more about the courses and activities offered through the IPE Center, click here: https://ipe.vcu.edu/courses/

18/04/2024

To celebrate Interprofessional Healthcare Month, we are spotlighting the amazing programs fostering interprofessional education here at VCU!

Among our champions of interprofessionalism is the occupational therapy program, actively engaged in many of our classes and activities. Did you know? The American Occupational Therapy Association celebrated their 100 year anniversary in 2017.

The IPE Center would like to thank all of the occupational therapists for their dedication and interprofessional spirit!

17/04/2024

This month, we will be highlighting the interprofessional courses and activities offered at VCU!

IPEC 501: Foundations of Interprofessional Collaborative Care is one of the 5 courses offered at VCU through the Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Case. This course brings together learners from 7 programs to learn the skills necessary for effective interprofessional practice.

Thank you to everyone who makes this course possible!

To learn more about the courses and activities offered through the IPE Center, click here: https://ipe.vcu.edu/courses/

08/04/2024

April 7th, 2024 is World Health Day!

This year's theme is "My health, my right", which was chosen by the World Health Organization to "champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to quality health services, education, and information, as well as safe drinking water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination."

Thank you to all of the healthcare providers in our community who champion this message!

04/04/2024

Celebrating Interprofessional Healthcare Month!

Let's shine a spotlight on the incredible programs fostering interprofessional learning right here at VCU!

Among our champions of collaboration is the nursing program, actively engaged in many of our interprofessional classes and activities. Did you know? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are three nurses for every doctor in the United States! 🩺

A heartfelt thank you to all nurses for their unwavering dedication and collaborative spirit in healthcare.

Glickstein, B., Huddleston, M., Gordon, S., & Mason, D. J. (2019, February 13). There are three nurses for every doctor in the U.S., but nurses appear as sources in only 2% of health care stories. Poynter.

01/04/2024

April is National Interprofessional Healthcare Month! Join us in celebrating the teams who collaborate to ensure safe, patient-centered, high-quality healthcare for all people and communities.

Follow us this month as we share how VCU and VCU Health are champions for interprofessional practice and education (IPE).

30/03/2024

March 30th is National Doctors’ Day; thank you to all of the doctors that help make interprofessional education possible at VCU!

26/02/2024

A huge congratulations to all of the learners who participated in VCU's local CLARION competition this weekend! 11 learners from 6 different professions were represented, and one team was selected to compete in the national competition.

Chase Hedrick (pharmacy), Zack Hodgen (pre-med), Val Galemba (pharmacy), and Phung Tran (nursing) will be representing VCU in April at the National CLARION Case Competition at the University of Minnesota.

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15/12/2022

We love hearing that faculty are attracted to VCU because of their commitment to interprofessional collaboration! Welcome!

Meet our new faculty!

Join us in welcoming Kimberly Lintag-Nguyen to the full time faculty team in the Department of General Practice, Dental Hygiene Division! Lintag-Nguyen, who has been an adjunct professor since spring 2022, now joins the School of Dentistry as an assistant professor of Dental Hygiene.

Lintag-Nguyen graduated Summa Cum Laude from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene in 2016 and a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene Education in 2018. She brings experiences from private practice, five years of teaching at Old Dominion University, published over seven peer-reviewed articles, and she will be completing her Ed.D in Educational Leadership at VCU in May 2023.

What brought you to VCU? VCU is nationally known for research and innovation. I hope to contribute more to my profession through the research I conduct as a VCU professor. I was also attracted to the dental school in hopes to enhance interprofessional collaboration between future dentists and dental hygienists. I am a big supporter of working as a team, so educating the next generation of dental professionals in a collaborative environment is one of the reasons that made me want to join VCU's Ramily!

What sparked your interest in academia? I have always had a desire to teach, which was affirmed during my time in my graduate teaching assistant and adjunct faculty roles at ODU. As I continued to teach, my passion for education grew. With this full-time position, I hope to instill the passion I have for dental hygiene to my students, so they can continue to advance our profession!