John Nishimoto Named as ASCO’s Representative to The Interprofessional Professionalism Collaborative

July 23, 2013

John Nishimoto

Congratulations to John Nishimoto, O.D., M.B.A. on his recent appointment by ASCO’s Executive Committee to The Interprofessional Professionalism Collaborative (IPC).

Dr. Nishimoto, vice president and dean of interprofessional health studies professor at Marshall B. Ketchum University, will serve as ASCO’s representative to the Collaborative. Dr. Nishimoto succeeds Dr. Shilpa Register, dean, MCPHS, School of Optometry, who stepped down after four years on the Collaborative.

The IPC strives to develop resources for a toolkit, including a valid and reliable assessment tool for interprofessional professionalism behaviors; and develop a list of references, and related educational resources for use by educators across all health professions.