Interprofessional Collaboration Program Analysis

Describe the top three reasons you have chosen osteopathic medicine as your professional choice in becoming a physician (Please use your own description and not one that widely describes the profession).

Annual competencies of the local clinical sites, as well as the clinical focus for each course, created the foundation of the competency tool. Analysis of the development of the tool and its implementation focused on identification of instructor weaknesses, provide mentoring opportunities, and increase consistency in clinical instruction. The CICAT will be implemented in future semesters due to time constraints in the development of the tool that prevented immediate implementation. A method for disseminating evidence-based practice changes in real time will improve the curriculum used in clinical

Inter-professional collaboration, among the various healthcare professions, can lead to more effective communication regarding the patient’s wants and needs, and the most efficient solution to attaining those needs. Appropriate medication management is just one of the many areas, we can work together to improve for the overall health and wellness of our patients. Effective communication, and advanced scheduling among nurses, therapists, and pharmacists can improve overall patient care by working together to determine the appropriate medication type, and dosage for each patient, enabling them to participate more during therapy sessions, and consequently; impacting their overall performance and goal attainment. Furthermore, the patient would be looking at a

Problem: Interprofessional education (IPE) is an important component of the USD School of Health Sciences’ mission. Incorporating IPE events into current Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) curriculum is imperative but challenging.

CM was unable to reach Valeria Rawls (Team up Counseling) regarding the linkage of Robert (youth) to ISS services. CM left a detailed message introducing herself as the new Care Manager for Robert and CM provided her contact information. CM included in the message that the request for the CABS assessment has been approved and the referral has been faxed over to Team Up Counseling. CM requested to be contacted as soon as possible.

After being raised in a medically underserved community, I intend to serve in similar health professional shortage areas. The curriculum at the University of Cincinnati exposes students to primary care clerkships/clinical experiences as early as the first year. This presents a unique opportunity to gain clinical skills, learn patient centered care, enhance communication skills and practice working as a team, in an area I intend to specialize in. Similarly, the College of Medicine’s state-of-the-art simulation center is an avenue to build on clinical skills while providing an educational and safe environment for practicing medicine. Moreover, the college of Medicine is nationally and internationally recognized, with a diverse faculty/student

I believe that by the end of my four year MD program at this esteemed medical institution, I will have the necessary tools to become a professional physician. The curriculum at UCONN SOM incorporates clinical experience and case-based exercises with a collaborative learning approach that is extremely promising. I believe that this Student-centered curriculum will better prepare me to become a physician because this type of learning environment amalgamates theoretical and clinical experiences together in a collaborate fashion. In addition, UCONN SOM students have exemplary passing rates in the USMLE tests.

I learned about osteopathic medicine during the time my older brother was applying to medical schools. I also am familiar with osteopathic medicine because my cousin has attended a D.O school. Additionally, there is a local osteopathic school of medicine near my home. All of these factors provoked me to research more into osteopathic medicine while in high school. Osteopathic medicine resonates with my pursuit of wanting to treat patients as a whole person instead of as a set of ailments. I would like to practice medicine using a holistic approach that not only caters to patients physically, but also mentally in order to revitalize their health to its most optimal level. Additionally, I am interested in osteopathic medicine because I would like to learn osteopathic manipulative treatment.

With the understanding that my current approach to teaching, sharing knowledge and inspiring self-study is the product of my previous training, varied and long history of working in teaching and education. Coupled with multifactorial experiences of being an adult learner. The new realisation after starting this course was that the beliefs and biases I carried into teaching environments remained significantly influenced by my experience of receiving osteopathic treatment and how that informed my approach to my own undergraduate and postgraduate osteopathic training. Frequently asking the same questions, am I just repeating the styles and approaches that worked for me or being influenced too heavily by the current beliefs and practices in clinical education. We are all the products of the learning culture and environment and as such the potentially victims of the changing theories related to teaching and learning. The broader question for me is what and how do I help shape the future of osteopathic education with the students with whom I work? It's not unreasonable or unhelpful to hope they love their time in the clinic, is it ok if they feel overwhelmed at times too?

I possess many personal characteristics necessary for becoming an osteopathic physician. Being raised in a Navy family in a large city, I have acquired several advantageous attributes, such as quickly adapting to my surroundings and having the ability to interact with a diverse population. My upbringing has fostered me to have an open mind, respect for others, and good teamwork skills. Additionally, I was raised to have integrity, work hard, and be kind to others. Through my upbringing, I have also acquired a strong desire to help others. Of my volunteering events, my charity clothing drive that gives gently used clothing to students in need has had the most profound affect on me. Their appreciation for things I take for granted leaves me humbled.

Motlow State Community College has recently dealt with some significant obstacles to intergroup collaboration. Motlow has collaborated with three universities to help students earn their Bachelors degree without having to leave the community college. This happened a couple of years ago, but we are continuing to add programs so that our students won’t have to go off to a university since there are many adults in the programs. Each class meets in one of the community college’s classrooms twice a week. According to Hackman and Johnson (2013), “Often the units being asked to work together have previously been in competition with each other for money, staff, facilities, and other organizational resources. The groups may differ in status as well. Take the case of a business acquisition, for instance” (p. 258). This helps intergroup collaboration work together with out-groups as well. Also, it helps combine leaders together. Another significant obstacle to intergroup collaboration would be transfer students. There are two different paths a community college offers. One of these paths is within transferring to a university that is within the Tennessee Board of Regents or the other path

Discovering the goals of osteopathic medicine; specifically holistic medicine and preventative care, made me feel more confident about my decision to become a physician and find solutions to the problems I faced at The Ear. I have continued to gain new perspectives on medicine and the direction I want my career to take since volunteering at The Ear.Through developing my own goals I learned more about the role osteopathic medicine plays. For example, my senior year at MSU I discovered a passion for using health education as a preventative care method, while teaching elementary students about the benefits of healthy eating and its effects on heart health at science outreach events. I learned about the importance of preventative care and education in osteopathic medicine while discussing these events with a current DO medical student who told me about the emphasis his curriculum placed on these same

The experience I have that will allow me to influence others in a positive way is collaboration. I have learned best by working with group because it allowing me to get the ideas from others. Not only it giving me the ideas I also gained more knowledge. For example, the classmate are doing the experiment about how the two plants are contrast indicating one by the window and one in the shade. The group has to decides to come up with solutions. Each person may have different opinions. So, gather the information and by sharing answers with one another's helps me understand the ideas. If I am doubt about something I like to see and questioning someone.

My interest in osteopathic medicine first sparked when a representative from an osteopathic school came to a meeting for my Pre-Medical Society in order to promote osteopathic medicine. One of the benefits of osteopathic medicine that I found interesting was the hands-on diagnosis and treatment of therapy. Once my stepfather endured a knee injury in which he was recommended to see an osteopathic physician. Upon his treatment with a DO, I began to research the training that osteopathic medical students receive and found many aspects of their curriculum appealing. The holistic healthcare perspective is an approach I am passionate about embracing as a physician. A broader range of therapeutic and diagnostic options allow for a more custom fit

During the past few years, I have had the opportunity to learn about the osteopathic medicine from my primary care physician who has educated me about the profession. She always stressed eating the right foods, exercising, and maintaining a healthy weight. Through her, I learned that osteopathic physicians focus on educating patients to achieve wellness by living a healthy lifestyle. I believe that the osteopathic profession is a good fit for me since I believe that exercising, nutrition, and other lifestyle changes are the best way to maintain a healthy body and prevent diseases. The philosophy of holistic care to treat the whole body while searching for the cause of the diseases not just treating the symptoms is what confirmed my passion to become an osteopathic physician and treat other patients in an analogous manner.