After decades of struggle as a field, it is undeniable that in the past 10 - 15 years interprofessional practice and education has grown exponentially, achieving remarkable recognition and success.  Now, the question we need to ask ourselves is “So What?”.  Are health professionals working better together in clinical and community practice?  Are we seeing better health outcomes in patients, families or communities? Have health systems achieved the Triple, Quadruple or…

Across the nation, health and higher education systems are under pressure from internal and external forces and demands - financially, politically, demographics, changing public perceptions, pressures from boards of directors, workforce under- and over- supply, and the demand for new business models.  With senior leaders setting the organizational tone and culture at the top, where does that leave health teams in practice and the relevance of interprofessional education today? Are we viewed…

In 2018, two educators and a sociologist reflected on the inaugural symposium of the National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment (NCICLE) in an invited commentary in Academic Medicine. During the symposium, leadership noted that optimizing health care and clinical learning environments required improving interprofessional practice. But historically, physicians have not been at the interprofessional table to…

Each of us was drawn to health care for different reasons or motivations. Almost universally though, we share a common commitment to the desired end result: improving care and outcomes for the patients we serve.  Whether you come to the conversation from a practice or education lens, patients are our North Star.  In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of the patient voice as a part of the care and learning team. The perspective of patients…

Throughout The Nexus Summit, we are striving to impact health and learning outcomes that matter within your local communities and across our states, regions and countries by testing new ideas, sharing outcomes of new models and advancing interprofessional practice and education.  During this closing session, Nexus Summit attendees and Moving to Action Launch Party participants will explore key take-aways from the Summit and convert those ideas to action.   …