Interprofessional collaboration between health sciences librarians and health professions faculty to implement a book club discussion for incoming students

Authors

  • Jen Haley Graduate Student, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6003-821X
  • Rebecca Carlson McCall Clinical Librarian, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Meg Zomorodi Assistant Provost and Director, Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice; Clinical Associate Professor, School of Nursing; and Josiah Macy Faculty Scholar and Well Care Home Health Faculty Scholar; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Lisa de Saxe Zerdan Senior Associate Dean for Master’s in Social Work Education and Clinical Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Beth Moreton Clinical Librarian, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Lee Richardson Information Discovery and Metadata Librarian, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.563

Keywords:

Interprofessional Education, IPE, Interprofessional Collaboration, Health Sciences Education, Academic Libraries

Abstract

Background: The following case example provides an overview of one innovative way to engage health professions faculty with health sciences librarians in the development of an interprofessional book discussion and identifies strategies to address implementation challenges. Academic health sciences librarians worked with the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Steering Committee to organize interprofessional book discussion groups for incoming health professions students. This inaugural book discussion brought together students and faculty of different disciplines to engage students in “learning from, with, and about” other professions.

Case Presentation: When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi, allowed involved discussions on important health sciences issues. The project included outreach, designing pre- and post-surveys, scheduling participants, and communicating with all participants before, during, and after the event. A total of seventy-nine students and thirty-six faculty, representing all health professions schools, participated in the small group IPE book discussions over two weeks.

Conclusions: Small group book discussions have been shown to be an effective tool to engage students and faculty in IPE. The results of the participant surveys were positive, and the IPE Steering Committee found value in including health sciences librarians throughout the process. Lessons learned from the pilot project include needing an efficient scheduling system, strongly communicating at all stages of the project, and starting the planning process months ahead of time. The IPE Steering Committee plans to conduct similar book discussions every fall semester moving forward and explore options for other IPE events.

Author Biographies

Jen Haley, Graduate Student, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Graduate Student

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing 

Rebecca Carlson McCall, Clinical Librarian, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Clinical Librarian

Meg Zomorodi, Assistant Provost and Director, Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice; Clinical Associate Professor, School of Nursing; and Josiah Macy Faculty Scholar and Well Care Home Health Faculty Scholar; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Assistant Provost and Director

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice

Clinical Associate Professor 

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing

Josiah Macy Faculty Scholar and Well Care Home Health Faculty Scholar 

Lisa de Saxe Zerdan, Senior Associate Dean for Master’s in Social Work Education and Clinical Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Senior Associate Dean for MSW Education

Clinical Associate Professor 

Beth Moreton, Clinical Librarian, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Clinical Librarian

Lee Richardson, Information Discovery and Metadata Librarian, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Information Discovery and Metadata Librarian

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2019-07-01

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Vol. 107 No. 3 (2019): July 2019

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