Alicia
Williams,
EdD, CSAC
Associate Director Center for Interprofessional Collaboration
East Tennessee State University
Alicia Williams, EdD, CSAC is the Associate Director of the Center for Interprofessional Collaboration at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Williams earned her BS and MA in Psychology and her EdD in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from ETSU. She has 20 years of experience providing treatment for co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions. She now specializes in interprofessional curriculum development, faculty development, online learning and course development, and educational program implementation. Her research interests are in the area of Teaching and Learning in Interprofessional Education.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Lightning Talk Description: A large Academic Health Science Center faces unique challenges in meeting the accreditation needs of 5 colleges housing 18 different programs, subspecialties, and concentrations some of which have exclusively online learners. A longitudinal one-year IPE experience was developed to provide IPE to on-ground learners from 4 colleges: Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health. Afterward, a year-long program mirroring the on-ground program was developed to bring IPE to online learners from 3 colleges: Clinical and…
Seminar Description: Social Identity Wheels are powerful tools guiding self-exploration revealing the intersectionality of multiple facets of one’s identity. Identity Wheels are applied in areas of social justice and professional development of educators; however, little has been accomplished towards their application with interprofessional teams. The IPEC core competencies (Roles and Responsibilities, Values and Ethics, Communication, and Teams and Teamwork) along with Leadership are central to developing high-functioning teams. These areas interconnect to form overlapping and interdependent…