The DDS Class of 2019 recently traveled to University of the Pacific’s Sacramento campus to collaborate with students in the new Physician Assistant (PA) program for a full day of interprofessional education (IPE) as part of the second-year retreat. Students spent the day learning about each other’s profession and how they might collaborate together in the future. They worked together on diagnosis and treatment planning for a case-based scenario where a patient's symptoms include oral health issues. PA students also taught dental students how to conduct eye and ear exams, and dental students worked through a cardiac arrest scenario using the PA program's simulation mannequins. It was a fun day of collaboration, and offered a great chance to meet up with fellow students and see the Sacramento campus!
