Scholarship & Innovation

Scholarly Focus Areas

Interprofessional scholarship at OUHC is grounded in applied inquiry and continuous improvement. Our focus areas include:

• Interprofessional curriculum design and evaluation
• Team‑based clinical and community practice
• Faculty development and educator preparation
• Patient‑ and community‑engaged education models
• Measurement of teamwork and collaborative behaviors

These areas reflect the intersection of education, practice, and health system needs, ensuring that scholarship remains relevant and actionable.

Selected Publications

OUHC has produced a range of scholarly publications and practical toolkits that support interprofessional education, teaching, and practice.

Selected resources developed through this work include:

• Collaboration Toolkit – guidance for building and sustaining effective interprofessional teams
• Interprofessional Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Toolkit – support for educational inquiry and dissemination
• Patient as Co‑Creator Toolkit – frameworks for including patients and caregivers as team members in education and practice

To support accessibility and ensure materials are available in usable formats, selected publications and toolkits are available upon request. Instructions for requesting materials will be provided via a short request form.

Educational Innovation & Evaluation

OUHC is committed to ensuring that interprofessional education is intentional, evaluated, and continuously improved.

Educational innovation is supported through:

• Design and implementation of novel interprofessional learning experiences
• Use of validated evaluation tools to assess teamwork and collaboration
• Systematic analysis of learner, faculty, and program outcomes

Evaluation data inform curriculum refinement, support academic scholarship, and contribute to broader conversations on interprofessional education effectiveness.

Institutional & Institutional Contributions

OUHC contributes to the advancement of interprofessional education at both institutional and national levels.

These contributions include:

• Peer‑reviewed publications and conference presentations
• Development of transferable educational tools and frameworks
• Participation in national interprofessional education networks and summits
• Recognition for innovative, community‑based, team‑focused practice

Faculty, staff, and learners regularly share insights from OUHC’s interprofessional initiatives, reinforcing the campus’s role as a contributor to—and shaper of—the field.

Faculty Support & Reporting

OUHC supports faculty engagement in interprofessional scholarship through structured guidance and reporting mechanisms.

Key supports include:

• Consultation on interprofessional research and scholarship development
• Guidance on data access, publication coordination, and authorship practices
• Use of the Faculty Activity System (FAS) to document teaching, scholarship, service, and collaborative work

These systems ensure that interprofessional contributions are visible, recognized, and aligned with institutional expectations for academic advancement.

Funding & Seed Grants

OUHC invests in innovation through targeted funding that supports interprofessional education and scholarship.

Seed grant programs:

• Encourage collaborative, cross‑disciplinary project development
• Support pilot initiatives that can be scaled or studied further
• Foster faculty and learner engagement in educational innovation

Funded projects contribute to the evolution of interprofessional learning while expanding the scholarly foundation of the program.

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JTOG Facilitator’s Guide

OUHC maintains an institutional license for the Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide (JTOG), a nationally validated tool for measuring interprofessional teamwork behaviors.

To support consistent and appropriate use, the JTOG Facilitator’s Guide is made available as an always‑accessible resource for faculty, staff, and collaborators participating in interprofessional education and practice activities.

Through scholarship and innovation, OUHC advances interprofessional education as a rigorous, evidence‑informed, and evolving discipline—grounded in collaboration and committed to improving health outcomes.