Speaker: Dr. Teresa (Tese) Stephens, Medical University of South Carolina
Moderator: Dr. Anthony Breitbach, AIHC
Co-sponsored by the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC)
Description
Join Interprofessional.Global for our next Global Café as we welcome Dr. Teresa (Tese) Stephens from the Medical University of South Carolina as she discusses how Pedagogical Wellness aims to embed evidence-based wellness strategies into academic cultures, enhancing the well-being of educators and learners. She will share how implementing Pedagogical Wellness into interprofessional education leverages the power of resilient teams to prevent clinician burnout from academia onwards, while fostering well-being and professional fulfillment among faculty and students.
Meet Our Speaker
Dr. Teresa (Tese) Stephens, Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Tese Stephens is a nurse leader, educator, researcher, and consultant with over 37 years of experience in both practice and academic settings. She has devoted much of her career to radically transforming the culture of nursing, advocating for compassionate courage in positively disrupting the status quo. She is the author of Stephens’ Model of Resilience and the founder and of RN P.R.E.P. (Personal Resilience Enhancement Plan). Her research is focused on RESILIENCE, specifically as a tool to promote well-being and professional fulfillment in nurses, nursing students, and interprofessional teams. Much of this work is built upon the narratives of Holocaust survivors.
Dr. Stephens enjoys helping organizations build RESILIENT TEAMS to embrace collective efficacy to eradicate the systemic issues leading to moral distress and burnout. She is a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) and serves as a peer reviewer for the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, as an Advisory Board member for the Coalition for Nurse Well-Being and South Carolina Hospital Association’s Workforce Development, and as an active member of the Relational Coordination Collaborative. She currently serves as the Associate Dean for Academics at the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Nursing.
Dr. Stephens received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Tennessee State University, her Master of Science in Nursing from King College, a post-graduate certificate in nursing education from the University of Tennessee, and her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tennessee. She is the author of multiple publications and book chapters and a frequent presenter at regional, national, and international conferences and workshops. She lives with her husband, Scott, in Blountville, TN, and the Isle of Palms, SC. Her favorite role is as “Nonnie” to her beloved Emmie, Owen, and Murphie Jo.
Please find the registration link below, we look forward to seeing you there!
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