| Title | Interprofessional Health Mentors Program |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | UBC Health |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 3 Years |
| Initiation | 04/01/2011 |
| Completion | 03/31/2015 |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2011/2012 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Angela Towle |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 49,993 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Angela Towle, Associate Professor, Health Care Communication, College of Health Disciplines |
| Year 1: Summary | The proposal is for the development and implementation of an interprofessional (IP), longitudinal ‘Health Mentors’ program in which teams of students from different disciplines learn together from a mentor (patient/client) with a chronic condition or disability (an expert in their life). Over the course of the program (2 years) the student teams visit their mentor several times, each visit focusing on specific curricular goals and IP competencies. This new initiative builds on experience gained in working in partnership with students, patients (mentors) and community organizations through the ‘Community-Partnerships for Health Professional Education’ project. The objectives of the first phase of the Health Mentors program (2011-2012) are to i) plan and create the infrastructure for a pilot project in Fall 2011; and ii) implement and evaluate a pilot involving 20 health mentors and 100 students from at least 6 different health and human service programs at UBC. |
| Year 2: Project Year | Year 2 |
| Year 2: Funding Year | 2012/2013 |
| Year 2: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 2: Principal Investigator | Angela Towle |
| Year 2: Funded Amount | 51,730 |
| Year 2: Team Members | Angela Towle, Associate Professor, Health Care Communication, College of Health Disciplines |
| Year 2: Summary | The proposal is for the further development and implementation of an interprofessional (IP), longitudinal ‘Health Mentors’ program in which teams of students from different disciplines learn together from and with a mentor (patient/client) with a chronic condition or disability (an expert in their life). Over the course of the program (16 months) the student teams visit their mentor several times, each visit focusing on specific curricular goals and lP competencies. The Health Mentors program was implemented for a pilot cohort of 92 students from six different professional programs and 23 Health Mentors in September 2011. The objectives of the second phase of the Health Mentors pilot program (2012-2013) are to i) complete implementation and evaluation of the program for the first pilot cohort (ends in December 2012) and ii) investigate scalability of the HM program through a second, larger scale pilot cohort beginning in September 2012. |
| Year 3: Project Year | Year 3 |
| Year 3: Funding Year | 2013/2014 |
| Year 3: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 3: Principal Investigator | Angela Towle |
| Year 3: Funded Amount | 50,189 |
| Year 3: Team Members | Angela Towle, Associate Professor, Health Care Communication, College of Health Disciplines |
| Year 3: Summary | The proposal enables completion of the development and piloting of an interprofessional ‘Health Mentors’ program in which students from different professions learn together from and with a mentor (patient/client) with a chronic condition or disability (an expert in their life). Over the 16-month program, groups (four students and mentor) meet several times to discuss specific topics. The first cohort of 90 students from six different professional programs and 23 Health Mentors started in September 2011 and will finish in December 2012. Cohort 2 began in September 2012 with 203 students from nine different programs and 51 mentors, Objectives of the third phase of the pilot program (2013-2014) are to i) complete implementation and evaluation of cohort 2; ii) recruit mentors, students and faculty supervisors for a third cohort to start in September 2013; iii) work with participating programs to ensure sustainability of the HM program beyond the pilot phase. |