Gail Jensen, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FNAP
Dean, Graduate School and College of Professional Studies; Vice Provost for Learning and Assessment
Creighton University
Gail M. Jensen, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FNAP, is dean of the Graduate School and College of Professional Studies, vice provost for learning and assessment, professor of physical therapy, and faculty associate, Center for Health Policy and Ethics, Creighton University. She is the founding director for Creighton's Office of Interprofessional Scholarship, Service and Education. Currently, and a member of the Board of Directors of American Interprofessional Health Collaborative. She is a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association and a fellow in the Physical Therapy Academy of the National Academies of Practice.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

This seminar will explore how signature pedagogies of health professions education shape learning and potentially interfere when learning interprofessional collaborative practice skills. Through interactive dialogue, we will stimulate a knowledge community committed to developing a new signature pedagogy for interprofessional education (IPE).   Participants will: 1. Explore a professional signature pedagogy through the lens of teaching-learning strategies for person-centered care and teamwork. 2. Propose important elements of an interprofessional signature pedagogy. 3. Compare and…
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP using this form to receive advance materials prior to the session.   We are all working hard, both individually and collectively, to improve interprofessional practice and education. However, despite best efforts, progress is slow, and outcomes remain variable. Collaborative scholarship provides opportunities to widen access to a greater number of techniques used for research and more efficient learning, brings more experience to bear upon a problem/issue, and promotes creativity and effective problem-solving.   This session is an introduction to…
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP using this form to receive advance materials prior to the session.   Bringing an interprofessional team together to successfully complete a research project will put your leadership and mentoring skills to the test. This intermediate/advanced seminar will provide a brief overview of collaborative scholarship, identify gaps within knowledge and practice in IPECP, discuss strategies for successful collaborations, and develop potential opportunities for IP collaborative scholarship partnerships.   After attending this seminar, participants will be…