Creating Interprofessional Readiness for Complex & Aging Adults (CIRCAA)

The Capstone Project

Learners (called Scholars) work with VGEC mentors and their fellow Scholars on a capstone project over the course of the program. Scholars work to develop, implement, and evaluate an interprofessional curricula or practice-based action plan of their own choosing, by incorporating the content and experience provided by the program.  To summarize the project, scholars create and present a project poster for the graduation event in May. Below is a list of some recent project titles, demonstrating the wide variety of professional settings and disciplines that have participated in CIRCAA.

  • Combating Ageism in Emergency Care: Empowering Providers to Support Older Adults in Henrico
  • Enhancing Behavioral Nutrition in Nursing Facilities
  • The 4Ms in Motion: Elevating Physical Therapy's Role in What Matters Most at Life's End
  • Ryan White Case Management and an Aging Population
  • A Clear Vision for Collaboration: Medication Screenings in the Optometry Setting
  • Geriatric Dentistry and Addressing the 4 Ms
  • Increasing Dementia Awareness Among Social Work Students
  • Re-envisioning Interprofessional Health and Aging Curriculum for Undergraduate Students
  • Integrating Cognitive Health Awareness into HIV Case Management
  • Riverside Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Expansion
  • Community-Based Outreach and Education to Promote Healthy Aging in African American Communities
  • Identifying Beer's Criteria Medications Quickly by Implementing a Multidisciplinary Team Approach
  • Fostering Collaboration Between Student Physical Therapists & Student Physical Therapy Assistants
  • Addressing Medication Adherence in Primary Care and Cardiology Patients