Tracy Wall
Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences
An Introductory Interprofessional Collaborative Experience Between Occupational and Physical Therapy Students in a Neurorehabilitation Course
Occupational and physical therapy professionals are natural partners in neurorehabilitation especially in the acute stages of recovery. To enhance student learning experiences from both disciplines, we have developed a pilot interprofessional learning unit that was embedded in neurorehabilitation tracks of each respective program. The primary goal of this project is to examine interprofessional attitudes and readiness for interprofessional learning. A secondary outcome that we hope to address is the development of critical thinking and reasoning. The unit required students to participate in a joint case analysis and collaboratively design an intervention plan following the ICF Model.
This research project is being conducted with Salvador Bondoc.
Conference Presentations
Bondoc, S. and Wall, T. 2012. Effect of an IPE Experience on Student Readiness Towards Neurorehabilitation Practice (Work in-Progress). Interprofessional Care for the 21st Century: Redefining Education and Practice, Jefferson InterProfessional Education Center, Philadelphia, PA, May 2012.
Conferences Attended with SoTL Faculty Scholar Support
JCIPE 2012 Conference: Interprofessional Care for the 21st Century: Redefining Education and Practice at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA on May 18-19, 2012 (http://jeffline.jefferson.edu/jcipe/scholarship/