INTERPROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM DESIGN: FROM CONCEPTION TO DELIVERY - Session 7920 - Flash Poster Session - Aging Curriculum Design Strategies

Sep 29, 2026

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Interprofessional curriculum design is presented as a structured pathway from conception to delivery for training a future aging workforce. Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine partners with Rowan University’s Master in Social Work program to develop a post-graduate certificate in Geriatrics and Gerontology, addressing Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia. Planning began in 2024; during AY 24/25 a work group developed the syllabus for “Introduction to Geriatrics and Gerontology,” with a tripartite mission to align stakeholders, secure teaching buy-in, and merge theory with practical interventions across disciplines.

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Session 7920 (Poster)

Flash Poster Session: Aging Curriculum Design Strategies

Interprofessional Curriculum Design: From Conception to Delivery

Partnership and Program Development

Syllabus Development and Teaching Approach

Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 1033 SESSION 7920 (POSTER) FLASH POSTER SESSION: AGING CURRICULUM DESIGN STRATEGIES Abstract citation ID: igaf122.3482 INTERPROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM DESIGN: FROM CONCEPTION TO DELIVERY Lisa Bodenheimer1, Anne Rosenfeld1, and Stephanie Berdugo-Hernandez2, 1. Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, United States, 2. Rowan Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey, United States With funding awarded through the DHHS-HRSA Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Grant, the Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (RV-SOM) has partnered with the Rowan University-Masters in Social Work Program (RMSW) to develop an interprofessionally designed and delivered post-graduate certificate in Geriatrics and Gerontology. RMSWis a new graduate program launched in 2023 and currently has no elective courses in aging. In 2024, initial pre-planning meetings were convened between both departments to conceptualize the components necessary to train the future workforce in geriatric and gerontology best practices with a specific focus on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia. A (5) course elective program was conceived to be offered to master level students 1034 Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 university-wide, not just RMSW matriculated students, aiming to recruit a diverse target audience including students in non-clinical programs. Once complete, the (5) course program will be offered as a post-graduate certificate. During AY 24/25, a work group began syllabus development for the first elective course,“Introduction to Geriatrics and Gerontology”. The work group has a tripart mission; (1) to obtain stakeholder buy-in from multiple disciplines to co-develop modules from their scope of practice,(2) obtain buy-in from those practitioners to teach in the graduate program, allowing students the opportunity to learn directly from multiple disciplines and (3) create a syllabus which merges theory with practical approaches and interventions. To date, we have successfully engaged high-level faculty in geriatrics, neuropsychology, social work, and occupational therapy. All disciples will be engaged in didactics, small group activities, reading assignments and evaluation.

FAQs

What program is being developed through the described interprofessional collaboration?

A post-graduate certificate in Geriatrics and Gerontology is being developed through partnership between Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine and Rowan University’s Master in Social Work program.

Why are the curriculum pre-planning and elective design meetings being convened?

Meetings in 2024 were convened to conceptualize training components for the future workforce in geriatric and gerontology best practices, with a focus on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia.

What are the goals of the work group developing the first elective course syllabus?

The work group aims to obtain stakeholder buy-in across disciplines to co-develop modules, secure practitioner buy-in to teach, and create a syllabus that merges theory with practical approaches and interventions.

Sep 29, 2026

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