Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education
at Washington University Medical Campus

Calling all interprofessional champions! The Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education's professional development goal is to create a core cadre of well-trained IPE educators across our seven educational programs. In doing so, they will meet accreditation standards, produce scholarship and enhance the education culture to best prepare learners to practice in interprofessional settings throughout their careers.

If this is of interest to you, the first step is to complete our upcoming IPE 101 Workshop held two times a year.
NOTE: If you attended the University of Toronto’s ehpic® training in February 2017, you’ve already completed this requirement.

To become a Master Interprofessional Educator, professionals must also:

1. Attend the center’s IPE 201: Managing Challenging Scenarios Workshop – putting IPE 101 into practice!
2. Participate in at least three continuing education events at the center per academic year (July-June). (IPE 201 counts as a workshop in the first year.) These could include:
   • Attending monthly center-sponsored workshops.
   • Serving on standing center committees.
   • Running an interprofessional educational activity for learners (e.g., the faculty in charge of creating and organizing the MD-PT Patient Transfer Experience)
   • Attending an external IPE-focused conference/workshop (e.g., National Academies of Practiceor Collaborating Across Borders).
3. Deliver quality teaching in at least one center-sponsored IPE activity per academic year (July-June). Activities include:
   • First-Year IPE Experience (must participate in all 3 two-hour sessions for a given semester).
   • Standardized Patient Team Experience.
   • Center Curriculum Development Team experiences (e.g., Independent Living Center Experience or Transitions of Care Experience).
   • Other activities as developed by the center.

Those educators who have already fulfilled the above requirements will be invited to become Master Interprofessional Educators in the spring. If you have questions, you can ask one of the members of the center's Professional Development Team

• Rebecca Stauffer (St. Louis College of Pharmacy)
• Judy Smith (Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College)
• Colleen Wallace (Washington University School of Medicine)
• Heather Hageman (Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education at Washington University Medical Campus)

Congratulations to the Inaugural Cohort of our Facilitating IPE 101 Workshop!

In February 2017, 28 of the CIPE's academic and clinical partners completed a 3-day workshop, Facilitating IPE 101. The workshop, officially entitled Educating Health Professionals in Interprofessional Care (ehpic), was conducted by the University of Toronto's Centre for Interprofessional Education. Workshop participants may access additional resources on the secure BOX site.

"A fantastic group of committed individuals were in that room! We are very lucky to have them as champions."
Tricia Berry, STLCOP

Pictured from left to right: Heather Hageman (CIPE), Dorothy Andriole (WUSM), Alison Stevens (STLCOP), Stephanie Crist (STLCOP), Lisa Garrett (WUSM), Lori Meier (GSON), Kelly Hantack (GSON), Kay Mueggenburg (GSON), Erica Crannage (STLCOP), Duana Russell-Thomas (WUSM), Becca Bragg (STLCOP), Gloria Grice (STLCOP), Colleen Wallace (WUSM), Deborah Birk (GSON), Sara Kimmel (GSON), Judy Smith (GSON), Sandi Burke (GSON), Lee Jerls (GSON), Kay Horner (WUSM), Sue Tucker (WUSM), Teri Boyd (GSON), Carolyn Dufault (WUSM), Holly Diesel (GSON), Vicki Kaskutas (WUSM), Doug Char (WUSM)

Attendees not pictured: Tricia Berry (STLCOP), Brenda Gleason (STLCOP), Heidi Prather (WUSM), Andrew White (WUSM)

The workshop kicked off a set of professional development opportunities for our growing interprofessional community, including a monthly workshop series led by our Professional Development Team.

Professional Development Opportunities

Professional Organizations:

The American Interprofessional Health Collaborative wants you!

Being a member of the AIHC connects you to the cutting edge of interprofessional education and practice. Join a force of trailblazers setting the stage for interprofessional education and practice.

Why be a member?

• Free access to informative webinars and vodcasts that outline the latest and greatest in interprofessional education and practice from leaders in the field.
• Discount rates at important interprofessional conferences including:
  • The Nexus Summit (every August)
  • Collaborating Across Borders (CAB) VI (every October)
• Invitations to special member-only events at CAB and the Nexus Summit conferences
• Access to unique and supportive programming:
  • AIHC-National Center Faculty Mentor Program
  • Networking through AIHC Community Groups
• Newsletters on the latest innovations and progress of the AIHC
• Opportunities for national service in the field of interprofessional education and practice
  • Volunteer to support AIHC in a variety of cutting edge initiatives to advance interprofessional education and practice

Renew or Join Today!

CIPE Opportunities:

The CIPE hosts a series of workshops on a regular basis. Check our Events page for upcoming opportunities.

Upcoming IPE Conferences:

Please check back for updates.

Review the current list of interprofessional curricular activities.

Learn about the CIPE Professional Development Team.

Review local and national resources in IPE.

Sign up as a facilitator for First-Year IPE Sessions!

First-Year IPE Session facilitators are needed for every Fall and Spring semester, and we ask that you commit to working all three sessions for the semester in which you participate. Your commitment includes three 2-hour IPE Sessions; new facilitators are also required to attend a 1-hour training. To learn more about our First-Year Sessions, please visit the IPE Curricular Activities page. For further information, and to sign up as a facilitator, please contact the CIPE's Coordinator.