Abstract
This article presents the development of the Kennedy Model of Sustainability (Kennedy Model), a research-based model of sustainability, and its subsequent application to interprofessional practice and education (IPE) initiatives. The national mixed methods, multiple case study of Geriatric Education Centers that led to the development of the model and resulting four core components of sustainability and related strategies is described. The model is discussed in the context of implementation science and the know-do gap and applied to an IPE initiative and center. Finally, implications for further research are presented including opportunities to incorporate the model as a valuable tool in implementation science. Application of the Kennedy Model to IPE initiatives has provided opportunities for model testing, supporting the model’s core components, and providing additional strategies to foster sustainability of IPE initiatives.
Highlights
The Kennedy Model of Sustainability had its origins in a doctoral dissertation exploring Geriatric Education Centers (GECs) and their pursuit of sustainability (Kennedy, 2008), and was later published as a book (Kennedy, 2009)
We have adopted a framework to guide the analysis and evaluation of our sustainability efforts that identifies four key factors associated with sustainability of grantfunded initiatives...We evaluate our key accomplishments contributing to sustainability through this lens. (Lamb, 2016, p. 13)
Since its first application to interprofessional practice and education initiatives, the Kennedy Model has demonstrated resonance and relevancy to support the sustainability of IPE initiatives and address their related challenges (Bonifas, 2017; Brandt et al, 2019; Dinkel & Tucker, 2020; Harrell & Saewert, 2016; Lamb, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Summary
The Kennedy Model of Sustainability had its origins in a doctoral dissertation exploring Geriatric Education Centers (GECs) and their pursuit of sustainability (Kennedy, 2008), and was later published as a book (Kennedy, 2009). Application of the Kennedy Model and a description of sustainability strategies specific to the Macy Project and subsequent development of the Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CAIPER), follows. The Macy Project team included two members specializing in instructional design who supported development of a website, webinars of concept- and case-based student gatherings, and online access to eLearning modules This facilitated a successful external messaging campaign publicizing project initiatives and accomplishments. As the Macy Project was winding down and transitioning into the establishment of CAIPER, the strategy of identifying and inviting university and community stakeholders was essential to advancing sustainability through community visibility and the broadening of academic-community partnerships These efforts culminated in a three-day training event in 2016, Educating Health Professionals in Interprofessional Care (ehpic), in Phoenix, Arizona. Each component of this model...has been embedded in the DNA of this project” (Lamb, 2017, p. 9)
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