Enhancing Community and Student Wellness Through a Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group (LMIG): A Co-Curricular Interprofessional Educational Initiative
Paula Christianson-Silva, D.N.P., APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC
Assistant Professor/Clinical, School of Nursing
Additional Contributors
Heidi Benavides, M.S.N., RN, Associate Professor/Clinical, School of Nursing; Christiane Meireles, Ph.D., RD, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing; Gail Tomlinson, M.D., Ph.D., Division Chief, Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, Co-Director, Population Science Program and Prevention, and Greehey Distinguished Chair in the Genetics of Cancer, Long School of Medicine; and Dion Taylor, Chef and Dietician
Learners from School of Medicine and School of Nursing have formed a new student organization. This American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) UT Health Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group (LMIG) is open to all UT Health students. The purpose of the LMIG is to educate and empower students to use knowledge of lifestyle medicine in their future practice and to enhance their interprofessional teamwork behaviors and communication skills. The LMIG will conduct general meetings, group activities, and community projects for UT Health San Antonio students based on the six pillars of lifestyle medicine. All meetings, group activities, and community projects will be student led.
IPEC Competency Domain(s)Communication
Roles & Responsibilities
Teams & Teamwork
Values & Ethics
IPEC Sub-Competencies Targeted
TT2: Appreciate team members’ diverse experiences, expertise, cultures, positions, power, and roles towards improving team function.
TT5: Apply interprofessional conflict management methods, including identifying conflict cause and addressing divergent perspectives.
VE2: Advocate for social justice and health equity of persons and populations across the life span.
RR3: Incorporate complementary expertise to meet health needs including the determinants of health.
IPE Activity Details
First Year Offered: 2023Last Year Offered: Current
Type:
Co-Curricular
Sub-Type:
Blended, Classroom, Clinical, Community
Types of Learners:
BS Dental Hygiene
BS Emergency Health Science
BS Medical Laboratory Science
BS Nursing - Accelerated
BS Nursing - Traditional
BS Respiratory Care
DDS/PhD Dual Degree
Doctor in Medical Physics
Doctor in Translational Science
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Doctor of Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program - Biochemical Mechanisms in Medicine
Doctor of Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program - Biology of Aging
Doctor of Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program - Cancer Biology
Doctor of Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program - Cell Biology
Doctor of Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program - Immunology & Infection
Doctor of Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program - Molecular Immunology & Microbiology
Doctor of Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program - Neuroscience
Doctor of Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program - Physiology & Pharmacology
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Doctor of Pharmacy
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Doctor of Radiology Science
MD/PhD Dual Degree
MS Biomedical Engineering
MS Cell Systems & Anatomy
MS Clinical Investigation & Translational Science
MS Deaf Education & Hearing Science
MS Dental Hygiene
MS Dental Science
MS Imaging Sciences
MS Medical Health Physics
MS Medical Laboratory Sciences
MS Personalized Molecular Medicine
MS Radiology Science
MS Respiratory Care
MS Speech-Language Pathology
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Master of Public Health