AWARDS

Interprofessional.Global Award (2023). Interprofessional.Global. The Virtual Interprofessional Education (VIPE) Collaborative. Awarded November 8th, 2023. All Together Better Health XI, Dohah, Qatar.

IPEC/COF Excellence in Interprofessional Education (IPE) Collaboration Award (2022). Runner-Up and Winner, Health Communications & Health Technology. Making Public Health Visible Across the Disciplines: An Online Interprofessional Initiative. United States Public Health Service (USPHS/COF) and Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC). 

 

IPEC/COF Excellence in Interprofessional Education (IPE) Collaboration Award (2021). Runner-Up and Winner, Health Communications & Health Technology. The Virtual Interprofessional Education (VIPE) Program. United States Public Health Service (USPHS/COF) and Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC).  

 

Lesley Diack Award for Outstanding Interprofessional Education Research (2020). International Network for Health Workforce Education. 

 

GRANTS

 

Josiah Macy Foundation - 2019, Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Wiss AC, Burden DM, Resnik C, Embry E, “Developing a Virtual Interprofessional Education (VIPE) Program”.

 

CENTER RECOGNITION

 

NEXUS Interprofessional Education– IPE Center Recognition (2019 to present) 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

2025 Wiss, A., Joosten-Hagye, D., Pattershall-Geide, J., Showstark, M., Zschaebitz, E., Potter, K., Embry, E. & Brooks, P. (2025). Development of the AI Acceptance Scale for Interprofessional Education (AAIPE) and Collaborative Practice Settings. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 100752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2025.100752

 

Wiss, A., Showstark, M., Dobbeck, K., Pattershall-Geide, J., Zschaebitz, E., Joosten-Hagye, D., Potter, K., & Embry, E. (2025). Utilizing generative AI to counter learner groupthink by introducing controversy in collaborative problem based learning settings. Online Learning, 29(3), 39-65.

 

2024 Showstark, M., Wiss, A., Embry E., Pattershall-Geide, J. Sappio, E. Joosten-Hagye, D., Cavezza, R., Nyathi, N., Nyoni, C., Filies, G., Embry, E., Zschaebitz, Biernacki, B., Slusser, P., Mcginnis, P., Resnik, An, I. Delawala, F., Pitout, H., Schweickerdt, L. Muller, J., Africa, L., Kholvadia, A., Ntsekhe, A., Tshotetsi, L., Ricks, E. (2024). AFRI-VIPE: Virtual IPE for the African Continent. African Journal of Health Professions Education, 15(4), e1826.

 

2023 Showstark, M., Wiss, A., Cavezza, R., Joosten-Hagye, D., Richards, J., Brooks, P., ... & Bergler, S. (2023). Virtual Interprofessional Education (VIPE)–The VIPE Program: VIPE Security, a Multi-sectoral Approach to Dealing with Complex Wicked Problems. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 38(S1), s24-s24.

 

Showstark, M., Joosten-Hagye, D., Wiss, A., Resnik, C., Embry, E., Zschaebitz, E., Symoniak, M.R., Maxwell, B., Simmons, A. & Fieten, J. (2022). Results and lessons learned from a virtual multi-institutional problem-based interprofessional learning approach: The VIPE program,Journal of Interprofessional Care, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2022.2040453 

2022    Showstark, M., Sappio, E., Schweickerdt, L., Nyoni, C. (2022). AFRI-VIPE: Simulated

            patients (SPs) role in virtual interprofessional education (VIPE), Journal of 

  Interprofessional Education & Practice, Volume 26, 100492.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2021.100492.

 

Showstark, M., Joosten-Hagye, D., & Wiss, A. (2022). Synchronous and Asynchronous

Virtual Interprofessional Education: A Multi-institutional Collaboration. In Joosten-

Hagye, D., & Khalili, H. (eds.) Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice-

Micro, Meso, and Macro Approaches Across the Lifespan. CA: Cognella, Inc.

 

2021 Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Wiss AC. (2021). Virtual Interprofessional Education (VIPE): a Multi-institutional Innovation. Med Sci Educ. 2021;32(1):7-8. doi:10.1007/s40670-021-01462-0

 

PRESENTATIONS

2025 Wiss, A., Joosten-Hayge, D., Ahmed-Sarwar, N., Zschaebitz, E., Showstark, M., Embry, E., Hageman, H., Breitcbach, A. Utilizing a Multi-agent Generative AI Platform to Support Exploration of Health Professions Roles and Responsibilities. NEXUS Summit 2025, September 16th, 2025.

 

Wiss, A., Showstark, M., Joosten-Hagye D, Zschaebitz, E., Pattershall-Geide, J., Embry, E. Exploring Student Acceptance of Generative AI Tools in Interprofessional Education and Practice Settings.   Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, March 21st, 2025.

 

2024    Wiss, A., Showstark, M., Joosten-Hagye D, Zschaebitz, E., Pattershall-Geide, J., Embry, 

1. Using Generative AI to Support Online Case Study Discussion Activities that Consider 

Wicked Problems. Online Learning Consortium Accelerate, November 19th, 2024.

 

Zschaebitz, E., Showstark, M., Wiss, A., Joosten-Hagye, D., Embry, E. Utilizing Digital Storytelling to Illuminate Social Justice & Health Disparities in a Multi-institutional Virtual IPE Program. NEXUS Summit 2024, September 26th, 2024.

 

2023    Wiss A, Showstark M. Laying the Groundwork: Establishing Global IPE Partnerships 

Online (Fireside Chat). Online Learning Consortium - Global Leadership Impact 

Symposium, December 7th, 2023.

 

Wiss A, Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Resnik C, Zschaebitz E, Embry E. Establishing an Inclusive Global University Network for Virtual Case Study Exploration Focused on Student Collaboration to Address Wicked Problems. Online Learning Consortium Accelerate, October 25th, 2023.

 

Wiss A, Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Pitout H, Africa L, Embry E, McGinnis P, Delawala F., Pattershall-Geide, J. Virtual IPE (VIPE) as a Platform for Exploring Family-centered Comparative Global Health and Health Workforce Roles and Responsibilities, NEXUS Summit 2023, September 27th, 2023.

 

Showstark M, Wiss A, M, Joosten-Hagye D, Resnik C, Zschaebitz E, Embry, E. World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine; WADEM, March 2023; May. Ireland.

 

Showstark M, Wiss A, et al. Brown Civilian/Military Conference, Rhode Island, May 2023

Wiss A, Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Resnik C, Zschaebitz E, Embry E., Pattershall-Geide, J. Virtual IPE (VIPE) as an International Platform for Student Exploration of Meso and Macro Health Issues - 81001, Collaborating Across Borders VIII, Toronto, ONT, May 15, 2023.

 

Wiss A, Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Resnik C, Zschaebitz E, Embry E, Interprofessional Education (IPE) as a Platform for Exploring Meso and Macro Level Public Health Considerations, National Academies of Practice, Washington, DC, March, 31st 2023

 

Wiss A., Thorpe J.H., Gray G., Markus A., Vyas A., Hancock Y., Straker H., Beckerman J., Lewis D., Pattershall-Geide J., Tresatti T., An I., Designing Interprofessional Education Experiences for Health Sector Students that Support the Collaborative Exploration of Determinants, Community, and Population Health, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, March 16th, 2023.

 

2022   Wiss A,  Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Resnik C, Zschaebitz E, Embry E. Facilitating Interprofessional Student Exploration of Health Policy, Delivery and Systems Management: A Collaborative Case-Based Approach. Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting and Global Symposium. Accepted for Presentation. June, 2022.

 

Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Wiss A, Embry E, Resnik C.  A Global and Professionally Diverse Virtual Interprofessional Model (The VIPE Program). National Academy of Practices. 2022

 

Zschaebitz E, Bernicki, P, Showstark M, Resnik C, Embry E, Joosten-Hagye D, Wiss A, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. 2022 VIPE in the Virtual Sandbox; a multi-institutional virtual interprofessional education initiative for NP curriculum.  

 

Wiss A, Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Resnik C, Zschaebitz E, Embry E, Interprofessional Education (IPE) as a Platform for Exploring Meso and Macro Level Public Health Considerations, IPEC Semi- Annual Meeting, June, 2022.

Wiss A, Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Resnik C, Zschaebitz E, Embry E, Interprofessional Education (IPE) as a Platform for Exploring Meso and Macro Level Public Health Considerations, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November, 2022.

 

Wiss A., Showstark M., Zschaebitz E., Joosten-Hagye D., Embry E., Resnik C., Facilitating Interprofessional Student Exploration of Health Policy, Delivery and Systems Management: A Collaborative Case-Based Approach, Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting and Global Symposium, June 7th, 2022.

 

2021 Showstark M., Wiss A., Joosten-Hagye D., Resnik C., Embry, E. & Zschaebitz E. Afri-VIPE: A Multi-Country Virtual Interprofessional Educational Experience During a Pandemic. Accepted Abstract (i.d. #93), International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2021). 

 

Showstark M., Burden D., Embry E., Joosten-Hagye D., Perr A., Resnik C., Wiss A., Maxwell B., Chlebos D., Fieten J., Simmons A., Yaksich J. & Zschaebitz E., How to Create a Virtual IPE, All Together Better Health Conference 2021, Doha, Qatar, October 24-27, 2021.

Wiss A.,  Showstark M., Joosten-Hagye D., Resnik C., Zschaebitz E. & Embry E., Establishing meaningful virtual interprofessional education experiences (IPE): Overcoming limitations of face-to-face IPE through an interinstitutional, interdisciplinary and multi-country faculty initiative, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, October 22nd, 2021.

Wiss A,  Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Embry E, Resnik C, Zschaebitz E, Delivering Short Engagement, Problem Based Learning, Virtual Interprofessional Education (VIPE) Experiences: Design Strategies and Results, Online Learning Consortium Accelerate, September 20 – October 8, 2021.

Showstark M, Joosten-Hagye D, Wiss A, Embry E, Resnik C, The Virtual Interprofessional Education (VIPE) Program: A Virtual Interprofessional Education Collaboration, NEXUS Summit 2021, September 14,  2021.

Showstark M., Wiss A., Joosten-Hagye D., Resnik C., Embry E., Ntseke T., Johnson K., Schweickerdt L., Nyoni C., Filles G., Farhin D., Ricks E., Tshtetsi L., Boruett N., Lewis J., Ruffin L., Sappio E., Cavezza R., McGinnis P., Slusser M., Pitout H., Mbizo J., Nhlanganiso N., Lumbani T. Afri-Vipe: A Multi-Country Virtual Interprofessional Educational Experience. Multiprofessional Supervision in Advanced Practice & CAIPE Membership Launch Event (online), Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK March 25, 2021.

 

Showstark M, Resnik C, Embry E, Zschaebitz E, Joosten-Hagye D, Wiss A, Multi-institutional Virtual IPE (VIPE), Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey, January 21st, 2021.

Showstark M, Wiss A, Ricks E, Delawala F, Sappio E, Afri-VIPE a multi-country Virtual Interprofessional Educational Experience, International Network for Health Workforce Education (INHWE) Online, January 8, 2021.

            Showstark M, Burden D, Embry E, Joosten-Hagye D, Perr A, Resnik C, Wiss A, Maxwell B, Chlebos D, Fieten J, Simmons A, Yaksich J, Zschaebitz E, How to Create a Virtual IPE, International Network for Health Workforce Education (online), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, January 7-8, 2021.

 

Showstark M, Resnik C, Embry E, Zschaebitz E, Joosten-Hagye D, Wiss A, . 2021 Global Health Yale Day:  VIPE.

 

    2020       Wiss, A., Showstark, M., Joosten-Hagye, D., Resnik, C., Burden, D., & Embry, E., Creating Meaningful Interprofessional Experiences Online - An Interinstitutional Approach, Online Learning Consortium - Accelerate, November 12, 2020. 

 

Showstark M., Burden D., Embry E., Joosten-Hagye D., Perr A., Resnik C. & Wiss A., Multi-institutional Virtual IPE (VIPE), (Poster), 2020 Physician Assistant Education Association Forum and Fall Workshops, Austin, TX, October 20-23, 2020.

 

Showstark M., Joosten-Hagye D., Resnik C., Embry E., Wiss A., Maxwell B., Perr A., Zschaebitz E., Simmons A., Cambridge B. Yaksich J., Fieten J., Chlebos D., Rubino F., (Poster) Virtual Interprofessional Education (VIPE) During a Pandemic, NEXUS Summit 2020, August, 2020.

 

Showstark M, Resnik C, Embry E, Zschaebitz E, Joosten-Hagye D, Wiss A.

Incorporation of Interprofessional Education in the Curriculum: Yenepoya University;

Virtual; India September 2020 

 

Showstark M, Resnik C, Embry E, Zschaebitz E, Joosten-Hagye D, Wiss A., IMFSA

IPSF Climate Change and IPE: Virtual COVID 19 (May 25, 2020)

 

Showstark M, Resnik C, Embry E, Zschaebitz E, Joosten-Hagye D, Wiss A. PAs and

IPE: The Network for Unity Towards Health: Virtual (June 2020)

 

2019    Joosten-Hagye, D., Showstark, M., Wiss, A.C., Burden, D.M., Resnik C. & Embry, E. 

Improvements in Interprofessional Knowledge among Healthcare Profession Students 

Participating in a Multi-University Virtual Interprofessional Education Collaboration. 

Collaborating Across Borders VII, Indianapolis, IN, October 22, 2019.

 

Showstark, M., Joosten-Hagye, D., Wiss, A.C., Burden, D.M., Resnik C. & Embry, E. Improvements in Interprofessional Knowledge among Healthcare Profession Students Participating in a Multi-University Virtual Interprofessional Education Collaboration. International Association of PA Educators: Virtual Interprofessional Education, Winterthur, Switzerland, October 17, 2019.

 

Showstark, M., Joosten-Hagye, D., Wiss, A.C., Burden, D.M., Resnik C. & Embry, E. Improvements in Interprofessional Knowledge among Healthcare Profession Students Participating in a Multi-University Virtual Interprofessional Education Collaboration. Afripen: Africa Interprofessional Education Network, Nairobi, Kenya, August 1, 2019.

 

Joosten-Hagye, D., Showstark, M., Wiss, A.C., Burden, D.M., Resnik C. & Embry, E. Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Panel Presentation & Facilitator, Presentation to: Zhejiang Normal University Chinese Delegation, University of Southern California, October 17, 2019

 

 

WEB ARTICLES/MEDIA MENTIONS 

 

Josiah Macy Jr Foundation. (2019, March 21). Online newsletter: A physician assistant spearheads an interprofessional education program spanning the country. Retrieved from: https://macyfoundation.org/news-and-commentary/physician-assistant-ipe-education-program-spanning-country

 

Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant Online Program. (2019, January 11). Blog: Yale PA online leads innovative virtual interprofessional education event. Retrieved from: https://paonline.yale.edu/blog/virtual-interprofessional-education-event/

 

IPEC Award Press Release, April 21, 2021

https://www.ipecollaborative.org/assets/press-release/IPEC_Press-Release_IPEC-COF-Award%20%282021-04-21%29.pdf 

 

The Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education:

https://www.caipe.org/news/the-ipe-iv-session-was-opened-by-ms-mary-showst 

 

 

SELECT AUTHORED CASE STUDIES (2018-2025)

 

2025 VIPE: Multi-faceted Presentations Associated with Multiple Sclerosis. Virtual 

Interprofessional Education Case Library. Case Study. (Planned launch for November, 

2025). 

 

VIPE: Opioid Crisis with Multi-Agent AI: Exploring the Intersection of Health Services 

Delivery and Health Policy in One Community’s Response. Virtual 

Interprofessional Education Case Library. Case Study. (2025)

 

2024      Autism: Needs, Challenges and Care Throughout the Lifecycle. Virtual 

Interprofessional Education Case Library. Case Study. (2024, 2021).

 

AFRI-VIPE: Floods in KwaZulu-Natal. Virtual Interprofessional Education Case Library. 

Case Study. (2024) 

 

2023 VIPE Security: Emergency Response to Wildfires: Health and Community Impacts. 

Virtual Interprofessional Education Case Library. Case Study. (2023)

 

Maternal Health in Migrant Worker Populations. Virtual Interprofessional Education 

Case Library. Case Study. (2023)

 

AFRI-VIPE: Climate Action, Drought, Food Insecurity, Forced Migration. Virtual 

Interprofessional Education Case Library. Case Study. (2023) 

 

2022 AFRI-VIPE: Home Environmental Hazards in Rural Africa. Virtual Interprofessional 

Education Case Library. Case Study. (2022)

 

Opioid Crisis: Exploring the Intersection of Health Services Delivery 

and Health Policy in One Community’s Response. George Washington University 

Interprofessional Education. Case Study. (2022)

 

Addiction, Homelessness, Depression: Individual and Community Factors Impacting 

Health and Resilience. George Washington University Interprofessional Education. 

Case Study. (2022)

 

VIPE Security: Combatting Human Trafficking: Roles and Responsibilities for the 

Health, Technology, and Security Sectors. Virtual Interprofessional Education Case 

Library. Case Study. (2022)

 

VIPE Security: Web-Based Disinformation: Mental Health, Security and Emergency 

Response Considerations. Virtual Interprofessional Education Case Library. Case 

Study. (2022).

 

Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Community Response. George 

Washington University Interprofessional Education. Case. Study. (2022)

 

2021 VIPE Security: Cyber Attacks and Maintaining Health System Resilience. Virtual 

Interprofessional Education Case Library. Case Study. (2021).

 

AFRI-VIPE: Rural African Eldercare and Older Patients with Comorbidities. Virtual 

Interprofessional Education Case Library. Case Study. (2021).

 

Health Neglect During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Virtual Interprofessional Education 

Case Library. Case Study. (2021).

 

Provider Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress. Virtual Interprofessional Case 

Library. Case Study. (2021).

 

2020 AFRI-VIPE: Child Protection and Neglect. Virtual Interprofessional Education Case 

Library. Case Study. (2020).

 

Familial Abuse and LGBTQ+ Youth. Virtual Interprofessional Education Case Library. 

Case Study. (2020).

 

2018 VIIPE: Navigating the Healthcare System Post-Cerebrovascular Accident. Virtual 

Interprofessional Education Case Library. Case Study. (2018).