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URI pharmacy, nursing, physical therapy students get interprofessional experience at Brown medical school
- URI students from Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences joined Brown Medical School and others for a large interprofessional education day in Providence.
- The event involved nearly 500 students from multiple health disciplines across Rhode Island.
- Students worked in teams that included a pharmacist, nurse, physical therapist, physician, and social worker.
- The day emphasized learning interprofessional skills and collaboration across professions.
- URI's interprofessional education collaboration with Brown started in 2005 and has expanded over two decades.
- The program has grown to include collaborative activities across multiple schools and disciplines.
- The exercise included patient scenarios with actors and hands-on healthcare simulations.
- Interprofessional Education Day is one of the largest education events in the state for health professions.
- The event aims to prepare students to collaborate effectively in primary care teams.
- The event fosters discussions on access to care and social determinants of health.
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