Interprofessional Clinical Student Training in Geriatrics and Teamwork - The Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center (RIGEC) at the University of Rhode Island and Brown University’s Division of Geriatrics of the Department of Family Medicine developed and managed a program to train health professionals to use an interdisciplinary approach when providing geriatric care. Students and faculty involved in these unique programs include URI pharmacy, physical therapy, […]
Health Fairs at the Department of Corrections - Universities throughout Rhode Island along with the Department of Health participate in annual health fairs for the department of corrections. These health fairs occur at four different facilities. In the fall one is held at both medium and maximum security prisons. In the spring, a health fair is held at the minimum security and Women’s […]
Interprofessional Workshops for Healthcare Professional Students throughout Rhode Island - Twice a year, healthcare students of various disciplines throughout the state takeover Alpert Medical School of Brown University. This state-wide collaborative effort provides healthcare students the opportunity to participate in two interprofessional workshops throughout the academic year. “The goal of the workshops is to introduce healthcare students to team-based patient care within their licensure,” describes […]
HDF 540: Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Health and Human Services - Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Health and Human Services is a three-credit graduate level course taught by Dr. Phillip Clark, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies (HDF) and Director of the Gerontology Program. The course includes a weekly seminar and a hands-on experiential component. Students acquire an understanding of teamwork as it relates to interdisciplinary collaboration […]- Academic Health Collaborative Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals - URI’s Academic Health Collaborative Continuing Education for Health Professionals Program organizes various programs to provide interprofessional continuing education opportunities for those working in healthcare, including many URI alumni. The planning committee is composed of faculty across the AHC programs and includes: Mary-Jane Kanaczet, MEd, Diane Martins, PhD, RN, Maya Vadiveloo, PhD, RD, Janice Hulme, PT, […]
Nutrition and Nursing Students Shared Roles and Peer Teaching Skills Lab - Nursing students enrolled in NUR 324 (Practicum in Medical-Surgical Nursing Practicum) and dietetic students registered in NFS444 (Nutrition and Disease) complete a interprofessional skills lab around nutrition support. Students demonstrate their knowledge in a hands-on lab through peer teaching. During the skills lab, nursing students are assigned to one of five stations. Nutrition students split […]
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) in the Acute Care Setting - As part of their APPE requirements, Doctor of Pharmacy students are required to complete a six-week rotation in an acute care setting through placement at various teaching and community hospitals. The purpose of this rotation is for students to design, initiate and monitor pharmacotherapeutic regimens for patients in an acute care setting. Subsequently students foster […]
Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Geriatrics - The Introduction to Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Geriatrics is an experiential learning program for health profession students. The program is coordinated by Alexandra Morelli and Corinne Calise Russo, MSW, LCSW of the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center. Established in Fall 2016, this opportunity exposes future healthcare professionals to the core competencies of interprofessional practice as it […]
Gateway Cafe - Gateway Café is a weekly community support group for those living with traumatic brain injury and stroke offered through URI’s Speech and Hearing Clinic. The program was established by Dr. Leslie Mahler, Associate Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders (CMD) and Director of the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program. Since its inception, Dr. Mahler has expanded the […]
LOUD for Life - LOUD for Life is a weekly speech exercise group for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) that meets throughout the academic year and the first summer session. Participants also learn about healthy eating in collaboration with Nutrition and Food Sciences faculty and students. The group meets at the University of Rhode Island’s Speech and Hearing Clinic […]
Complex Neurological Cases - This past spring URI piloted its first Interdisciplinary Assessments of Chronic Complex Neurological Patients. The program involves students training to be physical therapists, pharmacists, speech therapists and audiologists, nurses, physician assistants, medical doctors, occupational therapists, registered dietitians, and psychologists. This past year students were broken up into teams of eight and assigned a volunteer from […]
Senior Wellness Program - The Senior Wellness Program began in 2005 in URI’s Department of Physical Therapy. Every fall semester health professional students divide up into teams and assess and provide recommendations to a volunteer older adult living in the community. Janice Hulme, a clinical professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, has been the leading coordinator of the […]
Research and Field Work Opportunities in Psychology and Public Health - Dr. Lynda Stein is a professor of Clinical Psychology and part of the Cancer Prevention Research Center within URI’s Social Sciences Research Center. Her research focuses on the reduction of substance use and risky behavior, motivation to change, evaluating behavioral interventions, and implementing evidence-based practices in large organizations. She is involved in three areas of […]
Opportunities to Reduce Cancer Burden in Rhode Island - Diane Martins, Professor in the College of Nursing, is involved in several initiatives to prevent and detect skin and oral cancers. Martins serves on the executive board of The Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island. The Partnership is an interdisciplinary team who provides input in planning and implementing services and programs to promote comprehensive cancer […]
Opportunity for Nursing Students to Receive Training in Childhood Obesity Prevention - Dr. Alison Tovar, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Dr. Diane Martins, Professor in the College of Nursing, and Lisa DiBiaso, Instructor in the College of Nursing, were leaders of an innovative, project funded through Rhode Island’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services entitled, “Training Childhood Obesity Prevention for Nursing Students.” The goal […]
Dr. Jervis is Bridging Business and Health Care at URI - Dr. Kathryn Jervis, a professor in the College of Business, is developing and directing URI’s Healthcare Management Graduate Program. To help support this interprofessional initiative, Dr. Jervis and six interdisciplinary faculty members received funding from the State of Rhode Island Employment Opportunity Health and Human Services (RI EOHHS) grant program. Dr. Jervis hopes to launch […]
An interprofessional approach to help those impacted by homelessness - The Rhode Island Medical Navigator Partnership (RIMNP) was formed in 2014 through the partnership of medical students at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and case managers from the House of Hope, a community development corporation. RIMNP uses an interdisciplinary approach to achieve their overarching goal – “to improve health outcomes of those impacted […]
