Plural Publishing Interprofessional Education Toolkit: Practical Strategies for Program Design, Implementation, and Assessment

null About the Author Nassrine Noureddine, EdD, MSN, RN serves as an associate professor at California State University Sacramento (CSUS). She has over 25 years of teaching experience in the US and overseas. She earned her BSN from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon and her MSN and Ed.D. from CSUS. Dr. Noureddine co-founded the California Interprofessional Education Research Academy (CA-IPERA). In addition, she co-founded the CSUS Interprofessional Education Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning. The IPE Center represents the first in the CSU system of 23 campuses. She is the founder/director of SAHA Health Center, a free community clinic serving the uninsured and providing IPE community experiences for students. Her area of scholarship includes curriculum development, simulation, IPE, cultural competence, educational equity, health equity and refugees' health.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Darla K. Hagge, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a medical speech-language pathologist and an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at California State University, Sacramento. Dr. Hagge is part of the California Interprofessional Education Research Academy (CA-IPERA) Team, which was co-founded by Drs. Nassrine Noureddine, Darla Hagge, Debra Brady and William Ofstad in 2014. She is the co-primary founder of the California State University Sacramento (CSUS) College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) Interprofessional Education Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, the co-director of the CSUS CHHS Interprofessional Stroke and Neuro Resource Program, and co-faculty advisor for the Student Interprofessional Education Organization. Dr. Hagge offers interprofessional students with hands-on, experiential learning opportunities through her community-based program, NeuroService Alliance. This program offers life participation approach services for adults and their loved ones with acquired cognitive-communication disorders. Dr. Hagge's area of scholarship is in curriculum development, interprofessional education, and acquired neurogenic communication disorders. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++William Ofstad, PharmD, APh, CDCES, is an advanced practice pharmacist. He serves as Professor and Chair for the Department of Pharmacy Practice at West Coast University, focused on faculty development and mentorship in active learning. In 2021, Dr. Ofstad was elected as the President-Elect for the Team-Based Learning Collaborative (TBLC). His primary research focus is in teaching and learning including team-based learning, team building, simulation, and interprofessional education. His past experience includes serving as Assistant Dean for Education, directing the Office of Teaching and Learning, launching a Center for Team-Based Learning, serving as President of the Northern California College of Clinical Pharmacy, and providing direct patient care as a clinical pharmacist. Dr. Ofstad earned his B.A. in Chemistry from Whitman College, a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, and a Pharm.D. from the University of California San Francisco. He completed an ambulatory care and cardiology focused Pharmacy Practice Residency with Kaiser Permanente.