Intersecting education and patient care to improve teamwork, communication, and health outcomes.
Hello, I'm Dr. Kelly Karpa, my undergraduate degree is in pharmacy. I also have a PhD in Pharmacology. I served as an Interprofessional Education Dean at a R1 institution for many years, before accepting my current role as Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Innovation at East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine.
How did you first get involved in interprofessional education and research?
My first foray into IPE education and research was in 2013, and resulted from being awarded with the Josiah Macy Faculty Scholars 2 year fellowship.
What achievement are you most proud of in the area of interprofessional education and research?
At my former institution, we launched an IPE student-led telehealth consult service in which students from PA, MD, PT, OT, Pharm, and RD programs provided profession-specific assessment and recommendations back to the primary care providers who had referred patients to the student team. Students loved the experience and learned much from their IP colleagues, physicians loved the model, and some patient lives were changed for the better as a result of the encounter with the student teams. We published a bit about our pilot project.
