Associate Dean Susan Meyer Lead Author Curriculum Development Guide

Update: January 17, 2014: The development guide is now a featured resource in the Association of American Medical College’s (AAMC) iCollaborative. Posted on November 4, 2013 Susan M. Meyer, PhD, associate dean for education and professor, served as the lead author on a curriculum development guide recently released by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and endorsed by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC). Advancing Interprofessional Clinical Prevention and Population Health Education is a resource for health professions educators engaged in the design of instruction to prepare students to participate effectively as members of interprofessional health care teams delivering clinical prevention and population health services. The Curriculum Guide provides examples of how elements of the APTR Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework may be linked to competencies outlined by the IPEC in its 2011 publication, Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice. Meyer also served as a co-author on these two documents. The Curriculum Guide, APTR Curriculum Framework, and IPEC Core Competencies may be accessed at www.aptrweb.org/crosswalk. Susan M. Meyer is the associate dean for education at the School of Pharmacy.