Successful Interprofessional Education Programming: How to Effectively Collaborate as Medical School Partners in Institutional IPE Efforts
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine (LSOM) is one of six schools at UT Health San Antonio (UTHSA), home to over twenty-five health professions and biomedical research degree programs. Using HPAC guidance as our framework and the IPEC competencies as common language/educational targets, UTHSA established and sustains a centralized coordinating structure that strengthens our capacity for quality IPE. Evidence of success includes a three-part, longitudinal, university-wide IPE series prioritizing interprofessional communication and teamwork, seed grants to support innovations in IPE activity development/analysis, uniform IPE learning outcomes assessment, and annual program-level IPE strategic plans that drive curriculum design and quality improvement. Educational leaders at LSOM were instrumental in championing and modeling collaborative engagement in the design and execution of the centralized IPE coordinating structure and these impactful programs, contributing critical momentum to the campus-wide effort.
In this session, members of the IPE leadership team at UTHSA will address how they contributed to successful, sustained institutional IPE programs that are addressing accreditation requirements by employing the HPAC guidance and IPEC competencies. Areas for discussion will include supporting infrastructure, staffing, accreditation considerations, curriculum design and delivery, and program evaluation. Participants will consider assets and barriers related to IPE at their own institutions through the lens of the HPAC guidance and our experiences, and brainstorm ways to lead and partner in leveraging those assets.
Learning Objectives
1. Review and apply national consensus resources (IPEC 2023, HPAC) for implementing and sustaining IPE programming in health professions education
2. Identify promoters of and barriers to implementing and sustaining IPE programming that meets the needs of partnering programs, including accreditation requirements
3. Recognize the important role that schools of medicine hold for IPE engagement and innovation at health professions campuses
In support of improving patient care, this activity is planned and implemented by The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (National Center OICPD). The National Center OICPD is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Provider, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.
The National Center OICPD (JA#: 4008105) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs).
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Physicians: The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with their participation.
Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurses: Participants will be awarded contact hours of credit for attendance at this workshop.
Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: This activity is approved for contact hours.
Athletic Trainers: This program is eligible for Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.
IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Learners can claim CE credit by completing the Daily Evaluation.