Washington, D.C. – The Interprofessional Task Force (IPTF) of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) is pleased to announce that Bowling Green State University, Seton Hall University, and University of Alabama at Birmingham are the three recipients of its 2022 Interprofessional Innovation Grant Program.
The ASAHP Interprofessional Innovation Grant Program is intended to provides recipients a competitive edge by securing pilot funding for innovative, interprofessional projects that support an array of themes including: curriculum innovations in a remote environment; alternative clinical experiences; telehealth/telework therapies; mental health; technology, artificial intelligence & healthcare; diversity, equity, and inclusion in health care education; broader impacts of the post COVID-19 environment, including psychosocial, behavioral, and economic effects; health equity/health disparities; and healthcare workforce development, among others.
“The 2022 Interprofessional Innovation Grant recipients underscore the value of innovation and creativity in interprofessional education and collaboration,” said ASAHP President Deb Larsen PhD, FASAHP. “It’s our hope that their proposals will lead to more extensive interprofessional research projects that further engage faculty and ASAHP members in research endeavors to expand interprofessional education.”
Awardees will be invited to present their work at the 2023 ASAHP Annual Conference.
The following teams have each been awarded $2,000 for their projects:
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
Working Together as Health and Human Service Professionals: A Standardized Patient Simulation of a Migrant Worker
This grant will immerse students in the College of Health & Human Services in a migrant case study to address mental health, diversity, and health disparities in an acute care setting. Undergraduate and graduate students from different disciplines will work collaboratively in a safe space to assess the patient in real-time simulation.
“We are delighted to have been selected to receive this support. Our faculty and students will benefit a great deal from the interprofessionalism the funding will foster,” said James Ciesla, PhD, Dean, College of Health and Human Services, Bowling Green State University.
Primary Investigator Jodi Speweik, MSN, RN, CNE
Bowling Green State University
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
Readiness of Interprofessional health science students’ emergency preparedness using virtual simulation
This grant will harness the power of virtual reality technology to better understand health professional students’ perception of their readiness to employ emergency preparedness skills. By allowing students to work together in practicing skills and clinical decision making in a controlled learning environment, the study will help promote interdisciplinary collaboration and emergency preparedness skills.
Seton Hall University Dean Brian B. Shulman, PhD said,“This grant is a testimony to our school’s ongoing commitment to interprofessional education, collaboration, and care as we prepare tomorrow’s healthcare industry professionals.”
Primary Investigator: Leslie A Rippon, PhD, ATC
Assistant Professor, Department of Athletic Training, School of Health and Medical Sciences
Seton Hall University
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
Increasing Empathy and Awareness of Stigma Associated with Opioid Use Disorder using Tabletop Simulation
This grant will help shape how health professions students view Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). Collaboration with investigators from departments across the school including: the UAB Department of Health Services Administration; the Department of Occupational Therapy; and the Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences to better inform the implementation of the Opioid Simulation to a broader group of health professions students.
“Currently, there are 40.3 million people in the U.S. – nearly 15 percent of all people – who have met diagnostic criteria for substance use disorder. We know that stigma is one of the important barriers for patients seeking treatment for opioid use disorder, therefore, raising awareness of the stigma associated with substance use disorders is crucial to increasing access to treatment,” said Primary Investigator Dr. Michelle Brown.
Primary Investigator: Michelle Brown, PhD, MS, MLS(ASCP) SBB
Associate Professor/ Director, Healthcare Simulation Graduate Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
About ASAHP
The Association of School Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) is a national professional organization of 130 universities and employers focused on critical issues affecting health professions education. ASAHP’s mission is to advance health professions education and discovery through interprofessional collaboration, leadership, excellence, and innovation.
Contact:
Kristen Truong
kristen@asahp.org
Director of Public Affairs
ASAHP