By: Elke Zschaebitz, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC (she/her) In the training of health professionals, there exists a profound tension: the environments in which students learn are the very environments in which patients can be harmed. Unlike […]
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Category: Interprofessional Education
Teaching about the Care for Marginalized Populations
By: Elke Zschaebitz, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC (she/her) Each year, I invite storytellers to talk about their lived experiences as patients, or parents of gender-diverse patients to the medical students. It’s not a lot of time […]
Transforming Ore To Outcomes: Bridging the Technology Divide to Engage IPE in Developing Nations
By: Elke Zschaebitz, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FNAP (she/her) As IPE educators, we share a common vision: preparing health professionals everywhere who can collaborate effectively across disciplines to improve patient care. While we’re passionate about expanding […]
Valuing Subspecialties within Professions: The Case for Aligning Compensation with Societal Need
By: Elke Zschaebitz, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FNAP (she/her) Would you work in a very rural environment if it compensated you substantially more? The healthcare workforce faces a paradox: the specialties and settings society needs most […]
The Importance of Recognizing Kinship Caregiving as a Health Risk Factor within Health Education and Clinical Assessment
By: Elke Zschaebitz, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FNAP (she/her) One of the emerging global public health crises we face is the burden placed on families who care for individuals with chronic, debilitating conditions. Family caregivers are […]