Stephen
Cabebe,
SPT
Student
Regis University
Stephen is a second year Doctor of Physical Therapy student at Regis University in Denver, CO. He received his Bachelor's of Science in Biochemistry from Santa Clara University in 2014. His experience with interprofessionalism includes volunteerwork at his local hospital's emergency department as well as working with doctors, pharmacists, and dentists on a medical mission to West Africa. Stephen's current goal as a future physical therapist is to work with performing artists, including dancers, instrumental musicians, and vocalists. In his spare time, Stephen enjoys running, road cycling, weight training, and playing the drumset.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: Current research suggests that students within healthcare education often lack understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other healthcare practitioners and have limited interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP).1 Students from programs that do incorporate interprofessional education (IPE) tend to lose their interprofessional values once they leave the classroom.2 This research aims to determine how other health care providers assess DPT students’ ability to work interprofessionally in different settings using the Interprofessional Professionalism Assessment (IPA).…