Brian
Cross,
Pharm D
Assistant Vice Provost, and Director, Center for Interprofessional Collaboration
East Tennessee State University
Dr. Cross is the Assistant Vice Provost and Director of the Center for Interprofessional Collaboration at East Tennessee State University. He has 30 years of clinical experience in many varied clinical areas giving him a broad understanding of establishing collaborative/interprofessional services in many settings. He’s been awarded multiple teaching awards from colleges of pharmacy, nursing, and medicine. He has spoken on the connection between collaborative practice and learning/training at national and international meetings. He was a Fulbright Scholar with the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland focused on Interprofessional Learning.
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…