Interprofessional Practice and Education in Clinical Learning Environments: Frontlines Perspective

Paul N Uhlig1, Joy Doll, Kristy Brandon

  • 1P.N. Uhlig is associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, Kansas. J. Doll is associate professor of occupational therapy and executive director, Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CIPER), Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. K. Brandon is assistant clinical professor-contributed service, Department of Family Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, and physical therapist, Creighton University Medical Center-University Campus, CHI Health, Omaha, Nebraska. C. Goodman is assistant professor, Department of Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina. J. Medado-Ramirez is administrative nurse manager and codirector, Integrated Medical Unit, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan. M.A. Barnes is associate professor of medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, and codirector, Integrated Medical Unit, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan. M.A. Dolansky is associate professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, and director of interprofessional education, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center of Excellence in Primary Care, Cleveland, Ohio. T.A. Ratcliffe is associate professor, Division of General and Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. K. Kornsawad is assistant professor, Division of General and Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. W.E. Raboin is organization development practitioner and principal, CareQuest Consulting, Danville, California. M. Hitzeman is clinical staff pharmacist, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska. J. Brown is applied human factors practitioner and principal, Safer Healthcare, LLC, Belfast, Maine. L. Hall is professor of medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina.

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