Steve Jernigan, PT, PhD | Nexus Summit 2019

Steve Jernigan, PT, PhD

University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Health Professions

Dr. Jernigan is the Director of the DPT program and assistant professor for the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). He has been heavily involved with KUMC’s Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research as a lead for both the Curriculum and the Assessment and Scholarship Committees. He also leads the IPE Champions Workgroup for the School of Health Professions. Dr. Jernigan has had multiple opportunities, regionally and nationally, to train clinicians and educators in IPE and effective interprofessional precepting. Dr. Jernigan currently precepts health professions’ learners in an interprofessional teaching clinic and coordinates an interprofessional hospital discharge simulation experience with colleagues. He served on the Board of Directors for the National Interprofessional Education Consortium and is a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow of the Physical Therapy Academy of the National Academies of Practice. His research focus is Interprofessional Education and Practice. He strives to further IPE across the nation while collaborating alongside exceptional interprofessional colleagues who share his ultimate goal of improving healthcare.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

A First Look at Preceptors in the Nexus: Interprofessional Learning IN Practice for Preceptors and Site Development

Learning Objectives: Define the key concepts of interprofessional learning IN practice that create an optimal Interprofessional Clinical Learning Environment. Demonstrate skills for supporting interprofessional learners, including clinicians, students, and residents. Identify changes at your site to integrate interprofessional teamwork, including the learners, into your process of care. This workshop is designed to provide an introduction to the key elements of the two-day 'Preceptors in the Nexus' workshop. Interactive and fast-paced, participants will learn how to create a culture of…

Skill-building with Preceptors in the Nexus: Interprofessional Learning IN Practice (#6)

Visit this Resource Exchange to learn more about the 2-day training "Preceptors in the Nexus: Interprofessional Learning IN Practice". Sponsored by the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education and with content developed by the University of Kansas Medical Center faculty, this two-day workshop in Minneapolis offers interprofessional teams the practical skills, team-based worktime, and knowledge to enhance interprofessional learning and team-based collaborative practice at their site.