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A shadowing program for PAs and APRNs to promote collaborative care
Laura Nishi1, Cheryl Soco, Rebecca Duke
1At Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Ill., Laura Nishi practices in the Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cheryl Soco is an advanced practice RN in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Rebecca Duke is an advanced practice RN in the Department of Transplant Surgery, Northwestern Medicine, and Lisa Williams is director of professional practice and development for advanced practice providers. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
This article describes a shadowing program aimed at promoting collaborative care among PAs and NPs at an academic medical center. The program fostered interprofessional and interdisciplinary experiences to improve collaborative skills. Clinicians who completed the program had a significant improvement in collaborative competencies, as measured by the Interprofessional Collaboration Competency Attainment Survey.
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