Interprofessional Education to Enhance the Integration of Oral Health and Medicine: A Longitudinal Study
Sadie Trammell Velasquez, M.D.
Associate Professor/Clinical, Department of Medicine, Long School of Medicine
Additional Contributors
David Ojeda Díaz, D.D.S., Assistant Professor/Clinical, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, School of Dentistry; Deborah A. Chang, Ph.D., Director of Curriculum Evaluation, Office of Undergraduate Medical Education, Long School of Medicine; Jeff Jackson, Ed.D., Director of Curriculum Evaluation, Office of Undergraduate Medical Education, Long School of Medicine; Diane Ferguson, B.S.N., RN, Director H-E-B Clinical Skills Center, Long School of Medicine; and Cristina Grijalva, M.D., Associate Professor/Clinical, Department of Emergency Medicine, Long School of Medicine
LINC Seed Grant Program
This IPE activity was supported by funding through the LINC Seed Grant Program in 2019 & 2020.
Interprofessional Education Plans
This activity is embedded in the following IPE Plans for the current academic year:
The UTHSA Long School of Medicine and School of Dentistry implemented the Head, Ears, Nose, Oral, Throat (HENOT) and Cranial Nerve (CN) IPE Activity in 2019. The aim of this year 1 activity was to assess medical and dental student’s perceptions of the effectiveness of an IPE experience and attitudes toward integrating oral and CN examinations into the healthcare curriculum and it is centered around the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competency Roles and Responsibilities.
In fall 2020, a longitudinal activity was started and incorporated into both schools’ curricula. The longitudinal IPE activities are currently held over two years. In year 1, medical and dental students participate in the head, oral health, throat and cranial nerves IPE activity at the School of Dentistry. In this activity, the students teach and learn physical examination skills from the other in the context of their profession. The year 2 activity reintroduces the same teams of students for a simulation activity with a standardized patient and an online team activity. Both year 1 and 2 activities include an orientation and team meeting prior to the in-person activities. The aims of the year 2 activity are to enhance IPE in the pre-licensed healthcare provider curriculum through incorporation of a collaborative and longitudinal HENOT IPE activity, to engage students in the IPEC competencies of Communication, Teamwork and to enhance student’s awareness of the IPEC competencies Roles and Responsibilities, Values and Ethics.
IPEC Competency Domain(s)Communication
Roles & Responsibilities
Teams & Teamwork
Values & Ethics
IPEC Sub-Competencies Targeted
TT3: Practice team reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making.
VE4: Value diversity, identities, cultures, and differences.
VE6: Collaborate with honesty and integrity while striving for health equity and improvements in health outcomes.
RR4: Differentiate each team member’s role, scope of practice, and responsibility in promoting health outcomes.
C2: Use communication tools, techniques, and technologies to enhance team function, well-being, and health outcomes.
C4: Promote common understanding of shared goals.
C7: Examine one’s position, power, role, unique experience, expertise, and culture towards improving communication and managing conflicts.
IPE Activity Details
First Year Offered: 2019Last Year Offered: Current
Type:
Curricular
Sub-Type:
Blended, Classroom, Simulation
Types of Learners:
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Peer-Reviewed Presentation(s)
National Podium Presentation
Velasquez ST*, Chang D, Jackson J, Diaz DO, Ferguson D, Grijalva C, Shaw AD. HENT to HENOT – integrating medicine and dentistry. National Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education, 2020 Nexus Summit, August 2020.
Velasquez ST*, Diaz DO, Ferguson D, Grijalva C, Chang D, Jackson J. Interprofessional education to enhance the integration of oral health and medicine: a longitudinal study. National Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education, 2021 Nexus Summit, September 2021.
Regional Podium Presentations
Velasquez ST*, Chang D, Jackson J, Diaz DO, Ferguson D, Grijalva C, Shaw AD, Huber M. HENT to HENOT – integrating medicine and dentistry. The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education, 2020 Innovations in Health Science Education Annual Conference, February 2020.
International Poster Presentation
Velasquez ST*, Diaz DO, Ferguson D, Grijalva C, Chang D, Jackson J. Interprofessional education to enhance the integration of oral health and medicine: a longitudinal study. Harvard Macy Institute, Harvard Medical School, Program for Educations in Health Professions, May 2021.
National Poster Presentations
Velasquez ST*, Chang D, Jackson J, Diaz DO, Ferguson D, Shaw AD. HENT to HENOT – integrating medicine and dentistry. Association of Standardized Patient Educators, 19th Annual Meeting, August 2020.
Regional Poster Presentations
Velasquez ST*, Chang D, Jackson J, Diaz DO, Ferguson D, Grijalva C, Shaw AD. HENT to HENOT – integrating medicine and dentistry. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, UT Health School of Medicine Research Day, April 2020.