Interprofessional Pharmacology Course
Abstract:
We set out to develop an interprofessional educational opportunity between an athletic training program (transitioning to master’s level) and a bachelor's level nursing program. Both programs needed the course to be content- and educational standard-focused while integrating the two professions in order to meet program credit limits and accreditation requirements. Through discussion, it was agreed that pharmacology had content and scope overlap that would allow both professional student populations a chance to work collaboratively and apply the knowledge of the content area more deeply.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the importance of interprofessional education and collaboration in health care settings.
- Compare educational standards regarding pharmacology knowledge and skills of athletic trainers and nurses.
- Evaluate a model for an interprofessional pharmacology course between nursing and athletic training programs.
Track: Pedagogy
Format: Model Practice
This Session is Not Eligible for CEUs.
Mary Westby, EdD, LAT, ATC
Mary Westby is the program director of athletic training at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. She completed her doctorate in higher education leadership from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2020 where her dissertation focus was on assessment of student learning outcomes in athletic training program. Mary is a 2005 graduate of the University of North Carolina’s bachelor’s of athletic training program and a 2007 graduate of Old Dominion University’s post-professional athletic training master’s program.