IPR.Global Scholar Spotlight - Dr. Anne Griffin, University of Limerick (Ireland)

Hello to the IPR.Global community!  My name is Dr. Anne Griffin and I live in county Clare on the west coast of Ireland quite close to the famous Cliffs of Moher.  I am a registered dietitian and lecturer on a Master’s programme of Human Nutrition & Dietetics at the University of Limerick. I have a  Honours Diploma in Dietetics from Dublin Institute of Technology, a BSc In Human Nutrition from Trinity College, Dublin, a PhD from Dublin Institute of Technology and I am graduating this Autumn with a MA in Teaching, Learning and Assessment from the University of Limerick.  I am an active member of the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute and currently am the interim Chair of the senior management team.  I am a member of the Education and Lifelong Learning committee of the European Federation of Dietetic Associations. My current research interests include exploring integrated nutrition care to address malnutrition among older adults,  exploration of the influencing factors on participant attendance at structured education programmes for Type 2 Diabetes, development of nutrition competencies among healthcare professionals, faculty training needs to support interprofessional education, Mediterranean diet and rheumatoid arthritis (MEDRA), PBL delivery and student experience.

I first became involved in interprofessional education and research when I joined the academic staff at the School of Allied Health, UL in 2018.  Prior to this I worked in the area of health promotion and wellbeing where interprofessional practice was core to enabling individuals and communities to increase control over their own health.  I currently co-ordinate the interprofessional education modules that are a key feature of the curricula delivered across five pre-registration programmes in the school.  Towards the award of my recent MA, I completed a study exploring faculty training needs to support and enhance IPE.  As a team of academic, practice education, administration and students we were awarded the prestigious Disciplinary Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment (DELTA) Award in May 2021 in recognition of our excellence in IPE teaching and learning enhancement initiatives. https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/2021/05/25/teams-from-mtu-ucc-and-ul-receive-delta-awards/

 I am delighted to join the IPR.Global community and look forward to opportunities to share experiences, network and develop further knowledge and skills in IPE with international colleagues.

 You can find out more about me at https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1581-2998 or follow me on Twitter @Griffin_AnneC

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IPR.Global Scholar Spotlight - Dr. Noreen O'Leary, University of Limerick (Ireland)

Hello and thank you for the chance to meet the IPR.G community. My name is Noreen O’Leary and I am from Ireland. I am a qualified speech and language therapist and have been interested in health professions education since completing my own training. I have a Masters in Clinical Education. My thesis for this programme focused on the issue of identity and the difference between imagined professional identity as a student and reality as a graduate clinician.

I became involved in IPE in 2017, when I started my doctoral programme. My PhD focused on practice-based (placement) IPE for health professions such as speech and language therapy, human nutrition and dietetics, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy. My research has mainly used qualitative methods and I am very interested in the contribution of qualitative research to addressing complex research question. I am also very interested in the role of theory in making sense of complex issues and understand how and why interventions or change do or do not work. 

During the course of my PhD I became aware that there was not a network for educators with an interest in IPE in Ireland. I established an IPE Special Interest Group with a colleague and am currently co-chair of this group which provides networking and professional development opportunities for members. I am also a member of the UK-based Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education. I am a member of the research working group and currently lead a sub-group looking at the impact of IPE on graduate practice. In May 2021 I became a member of the IPR.Global Partnership Development Working Group and am very much enjoying getting to know international colleagues.  IPR.Global offers a great opportunity to develop global networks and projects, drawing on knowledge and skills from all regions. I am excited to be part of IPE as it evolves and grows over the coming years, building on existing foundations and moving in new and innovative directions. 

More information on my research and publications can be found here: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-2186 and I am on Twitter @OLeary_Noreen. 

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