“Interprofessional education occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes. Once students understand how to work interprofessionally, they are ready to enter the workplace as a member of the collaborative practice team. This is a key step in moving health systems from fragmentation to a position of strength.”
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). (2010). Framework for action on interprofessional education & collaborative practice. Geneva: World Health
Purposeful collaboration between the various educational disciplines at Lincoln Memorial University fosters educational experiences that focuses on the IPEC Competencies:
- Values/Ethics
- Roles/Responsibilities
- Interprofessional Communication
- Teams & Teamwork
LMU-DCOM incorporates these objectives in its current and future IPE activities:
- Creating a virtual presence that will allow for asynchronous learning activities, promote interprofessional interactions and allow for one stop programming communication
- Continued creation of IPE learning activities both curricular and extra-curricular
- Creating a system for individual programs to account for IPE participation
- Planning evaluation for all parts of the IPE experience for faculty/staff and students
- Nurturing leadership qualities that showcase IPC
