Erin Thomas, PT, DPT
Clinical Assistant Professor/Assistant Director of Clinical Education
The Ohio State University
Erin Thomas, PT, DPT, is an Assistant Professor of Practice and co-assistant Director of Clinical Education within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS), division of Physical Therapy, at The Ohio State University. She serves as the interprofessional coordinator for the physical therapy division. She has presented nationally and internationally on interprofessional practice simulation as a teaching tool. She serves on the SHRS IPE committee as the liaison to the University BUCKIPE Calendar Workgroup. She is a founding member of the ECLIPSE interprofessional simulation workgroup that has trained over 7,000 interprofessional students.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Lightning Talk Description: The Ohio State University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (HRS) has designed an interprofessional welcome day for all incoming health sciences students for the previous 6 years. This event sets the stage that interprofessional practice is a key foundational and professional responsibility for all health professionals. This "We ARE HRS Welcome Day" event serves as the introduction for coordinated HRS interprofessional experiences as well as the university-wide BUCKIPE curriculum for students in our seven health science colleges. The BUCKIPE curriculum…