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Creation of an Interprofessional Clinical Experience for Healthcare Professions Trainees in a Nursing Home Setting

Channing R. FordUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, USA “Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC”; CHANNING R. FORD, MPA, MA, is the Education Program Director for the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She is the Associate Director for Program Implementation for the UAB Geriatric Education Center (GEC).Correspondence[email protected]
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Kathleen T. FoleyUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, USA “Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC”; KATHLEEN T. FOLEY, PhD, OTR/L, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Health Professions and the Department of Occupational Therapy at UAB. She is a previous Faculty Scholar of the UAB GEC and serves as a member of the core development team for the Interprofessional Clinical Experience (ICE).
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Christine S. RitchieUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, USA “Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC”; CHRISTINE S. RITCHIE, MD, MSPH, served as the Program Director for the UAB GEC during the initial development of the Interprofessional Clinical Experience. As an experienced educator, she provided expertise on curriculum development and integration.
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Kendra SheppardUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, USA “Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC”; KENDRA D. SHEPPARD, MD, MPSH, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care at UAB. Dr. Sheppard served as a member of the core development team for ICE and also serves as the lead ICE preceptor.
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Patricia SawyerUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, USA “Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC”; PATRICIA SAWYER, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care at UAB and serves as the evaluator for the UAB GEC.
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Mark SwansonUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, USA “Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC”; MARK SWANSON, OD, is an Associate Professor in the UAB School of Optometry and serves as a member of the core development team for ICE.
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Caroline N. HaradaUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, USA “Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC”; CAROLINE N. HARADA, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care at UAB. She serves as the Rotation Director for the month-long Geriatrics rotation for first year residents. Dr. Harada also served as a member of the ICE core development team.
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Cynthia J. BrownUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, USA “Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC”; CYNTHIA J. BROWN, MD, MSPH, serves as the Program Director for the UAB GEC and an Associate Professor in the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care at UAB. A board certified geriatrician and former physical therapist, Dr. Brown provides expertise on effective strategies for working in interprofessional teams.
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Pages 544-548 | Published online: 30 Apr 2013

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