Lightning Talk Description: This survey was a part of the 2022 Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM) Educational Research Alliance [CERA] national survey of Family Medicine (FM) Residency Program Directors (PDs) in the United States and Canada. In addition to ascertaining the value placed on integrated interprofessional education (IPE), program directors were asked about the delivery and evaluation of IPE within residency curricula as well as the presence of faculty development and institutional IPE infrastructure.
The response rate of 42.18% (286/678) provided a robust sampling of family medicine residency programs. Eighty-two percent of PDs agreed or strongly agreed that formal IPE is essential to the task of training competent family physicians. However, only sixty-two percent reported that IP learning objectives were a part of the FM residency curriculum. Barriers to the implementation of IPE included lack of time in curriculum, scheduling conflicts from learners from different health professions, lack of funding, and insufficient faculty development in IPE. Facilitators of successful IPE involved strong collaborative ties with other health professions training programs, leadership support, protected faculty time to develop and implement IPE, coordinator support to develop and implement IPE, strong community-based partnerships, faculty development opportunities, and external funding.
This presentation will outline survey data trends, explore potential impact on current curricula and IP workforce, and identify next steps in research and education reform. The CERA data provide a unique opportunity to “assess and evaluate interprofessional education” within graduate medical education (GME) on a national scale. Preparing residents for patient-centered, interprofessional practice is elemental in achieving the goal of high-performing primary care. Family medicine is strongly positioned to serve as a leader in interprofessional education by the very nature of its holistic approach to health optimization.
Ensuring that family medicine graduates deliver the quadruple aim requires residents to learn to share responsibility for care delivery within a high-functioning interprofessional team. This lightning talk provides an overview of current performance in IPE and provides a call to action for curricular refinement.
In support of improving patient care, this activity is planned and implemented by The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (National Center OICPD). The National Center OICPD is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Provider, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.
The National Center OICPD (JA#: 4008105) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs).
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Physicians: The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with their participation.
Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurses: Participants will be awarded contact hours of credit for attendance at this workshop.
Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: This activity is approved for contact hours.
Athletic Trainers: This program is eligible for Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.
IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Learners can claim CE credit by completing the Daily Evaluation.
