Clinical Roles:
A Table-Top Roleplaying Game for Professional Healthcare Simulations
Our Mission
"Clinical Roles: A Table-Top Roleplaying Game for Professional Healthcare Simulations" aims to address the challenges of coordinating Interprofessional Education (IPE) for healthcare students across various disciplines such as Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Nursing in an engaging and inventive fashion. Due to difficulties in aligning curricula and scheduling, current IPE activities often fail to meet the core competencies set by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC). To overcome these issues, the project proposes the development of a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) designed to enhance IPE through engaging, level-appropriate role-playing scenarios. The initial project will pilot the game, involving students from diverse fields such as health professions, art and design, and computer gaming. The aim is to create a comprehensive educational resource that simulates true interdisciplinary teamwork and improves learning outcomes, ultimately seeking further funding for broader implementation.
Lead Contributors
Chris Petrosino
Chair of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Science/Professor
Sacred Heart University
With 24 years of a 30-year academic career as an administrator and faculty member, Chris has focused on developing others for success, guided by a strong faith-based mission. As a licensed physical therapist and PhD holder in interpersonal communication, he has excelled in teaching research methods, administration, and healthcare-related subjects. His role in the production of "Clinical Roles" is to provide accurate scenarios based on contemporary and evidence-based practice, with applications to the simulated healthcare situations.
Adam Petrosino
English and Theatre Arts Major
Sacred Heart University
As an undergraduate student at Sacred Heart University studying English and Theatre Arts, as well as having extensive knowledge and experience in TTRPGS (live events, convention attendance, over 1,000 hours of gameplay), Adam is taking the lead as game writer for "Clinical Roles." With experience writing his own TTRPG content as well as working in a physical therapy office for 4+ years, he aims to provide entertainment, immersion and accuracy in the healthcare situations presented in "Clinical Roles."