2024
Culture change and lessons learned from ten years in the VA centers of excellence in primary care education
Weppner W, Singh M, Wipf J, Shunk R, Woodard L, Brienza R. Culture change and lessons learned from ten years in the VA centers of excellence in primary care education. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 457. PMID: 38671440, PMCID: PMC11047004, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05390-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care educationCare educationVeterans AffairsQuality of chronic disease managementInterprofessional clinical learning environmentTeam-based primary careVA primary care clinicsVA Centers of ExcellenceEducational strategiesPatient care metricsPrimary care clinicsChronic disease managementPatient outcomesPrimary care careersTeam training interventionsQuality improvement approachReduce emergency departmentClinical learning environmentHealth care valueInterprofessional learning environmentMultisite demonstration projectPatient-level outcomesTeam-based approachAmbulatory care trainingOperational improvement activities
2014
The Case for Interprofessional Learning and Collaborative Practice in Graduate Medical Education
Brienza RS, Zapatka S, Meyer EM. The Case for Interprofessional Learning and Collaborative Practice in Graduate Medical Education. Academic Medicine 2014, 89: 1438-1439. PMID: 25350333, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMoving from silos to teamwork: integration of interprofessional trainees into a medical home model
Long T, Dann S, Wolff ML, Brienza RS. Moving from silos to teamwork: integration of interprofessional trainees into a medical home model. Journal Of Interprofessional Care 2014, 28: 473-474. PMID: 24593328, DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2014.891575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTeam-based careVeterans AffairsPatient Aligned Care TeamsEffective team-based careFuture providersMedical home modelOne-year postPrimary care workforcePrimary care educationVA centersCare teamInterprofessional traineesHealth outcomesInterprofessional teamwork trainingClinic efficiencyFaculty providersHealth professionalsInterprofessional careClinical fellowshipHome modelCare educationVA systemCare workforceInterprofessional collaborationInterprofessional training
2013
Veteran Affairs Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education: Transforming nurse practitioner education
Rugen KW, Watts SA, Janson SL, Angelo LA, Nash M, Zapatka SA, Brienza R, Gilman SC, Bowen JL, Saxe JM. Veteran Affairs Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education: Transforming nurse practitioner education. Nursing Outlook 2013, 62: 78-88. PMID: 24630678, DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCurriculumDecision MakingDelivery of Health CareEducation, Nursing, GraduateFemaleHumansInternship and ResidencyInterprofessional RelationsLongitudinal StudiesMaleModels, EducationalNurse PractitionersOrganizational ObjectivesPatient-Centered CarePilot ProjectsPrimary Health CareProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationQuality ImprovementUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsYoung AdultConceptsNurse practitioner educationPrimary care educationCurricular modelCare educationPractitioner educationHealth care professional learnersInnovative curricular modelLongitudinal learning experiencesDelivery modelVeterans Affairs centersLearning experiencePeer learnersProfessional learnersEducational modelCurricular domainsHealth care trainingInterprofessional learnersNP educationFaculty mentorsEducationInterprofessional collaborationLearnersFoster transformationSustained relationshipsPrimary care delivery models
2009
A method to quantify and compare clinicians’ assessments of patient understanding during counseling of standardized patients
Farrell MH, Kuruvilla P, Eskra KL, Christopher SA, Brienza RS. A method to quantify and compare clinicians’ assessments of patient understanding during counseling of standardized patients. Patient Education And Counseling 2009, 77: 128-135. PMID: 19380210, PMCID: PMC2737092, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreast NeoplasmsClinical CompetenceCommunicationCurriculumEducation, Medical, GraduateEducational StatusFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInternal MedicineInternship and ResidencyMaleMass ScreeningPatient Education as TopicPhysician-Patient RelationsProstatic NeoplasmsReferral and ConsultationReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited States