Objective 2: Role and Responsibilities of a Clinical Educator on a CLU

Clinical Educator’s Responsibilities in an IPE Placement

  • Support IPE placement goals and processes
  • Provide clinical supervision and education according to the usual academic requirements within each profession including working towards profession specific competencies
  • Orient students to team member roles and processes
  • Provide content expertise for tutorials as appropriate
  • Support IPE learning process

Two Key Roles of an IPE Clinical Educator

  • Evaluator of collaborative practice competencies AND professional specific competencies
  • Educator to all students as they learn with from and about your role on the team
Educator Roles: Creating a positive learning environment, Role modeling, Formal and informal shadowing; Evaluator Roles: Feedback - formative and summative; Common competencies