Catherine
Demko,
PhD
Associate Professor
Case Western Reserve University, School of Dental Medicine
Catherine Demko, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Dentistry at the CWRU School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Demko serves as a Co-Investigator and Lead Evaluator on the ILEAP project, funded by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and the Key Bank Foundation. She is an epidemiologist who has served as a PI and Co-I on NIH funded initiatives for oral health, health promotion, and practice change. She is experienced in direct obaservation methods for assessment and evaluation.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Effective interprofessional (IP) experiences in the clinical learning environment are needed to enhance student competence in
communication and collaboration. This talk will describe a core set of activities and assessment developed to optimize the learning
and application of team-based skills in the clinical environment. A team of IP faculty developed a comprehensive model for IP teams
in the clinical learning environment called ILEAP (Interprofessional Learning Experiences and Practice). The model activities
promote the development of collaborative skills through participation of…