Gayle
Timmerman,
PhD, RN, CNS, FNAP, FAAN
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Nursing
Gayle M. Timmerman PhD, CNS, FNAP, FAAN has been involved in research focused on interprofessional education along with work related to eating patterns, weight, and dietary adherence. Dr. Timmerman has taught graduate and undergraduate nursing courses in health promotion and regularly guest lectures on topics of binge eating, weight management, behavior change, and interprofessonal collaborative practice competencies. As a core member of the Steering Committee for the UT Austin Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education, she has been part of a team leading interprofessional education for health professionals on campus.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Lightning Talk Description: Dual identity development has been proposed to be central to interprofessional collaborative practice. This requires the formation of an interprofessional identity along with professional identity development. Existing literature suggests longitudinal, integrated interprofessional programs may enhance interprofessional identity formation, but further research to determine critical learning modalities in these programs is needed. Our institution conducts a 2-semester, interprofessional foundational course for students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and social work…