1Health Collaboration in Action: Interprofessional Rural Practice

This experience involves pairs of Doctor of Physical Therapy and MD Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP) learners identified as co-located in rural clinical environments during full-time rotations complete a series of interactive, intentional interprofessional activities: 1) social engagement focused on roles & responsibilities, 2) half day shadowing exchange with reflective debriefing questions, 3) written case study discussion focused on teams and teamwork, and 4) independent reflection including roles, teams, and values/ethics. The focus is to learn about, from, and with each other as providers in a rural context and as applied to their future careers.