Developing an interprofessional research infrastructure at a mid-sized liberal arts university

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ABSTRACT

This Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPEP) Guide describes the various mechanisms used to grow and support interprofessional research and scholarship at a mid-sized liberal arts university. The guide illustrates a creative, multi-stakeholder approach to integrating interprofessional education into university departments and programs and offers suggestions for establishing a research infrastructure that centers interprofessional scholarly engagement and is aligned with the institution’s missions and values. Faculty and higher education practitioners are provided with key takeaways for crafting an internal grants program to achieve these goals.

KEYWORDS:

• faculty research
• interprofessional collaboration
• research infrastructure
• leadership
• internal grants

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.

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Funding

This work was supported by the GHR Foundation [9512].