Interprofessional Education and Practice Guide No. 2: Developing and implementing a center for interprofessional education

Abstract

The complexity of implementing interprofessional education and practice (IPEP) strategies that extend across the learning continuum requires that institutions create a structure to support effective and organized coordination among interested administrators, faculty and staff. The University of Virginia Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education (UVA Center for ASPIRE) was formally established in 2013 following five years of dramatic growth in interprofessional education at the School of Nursing, School of Medicine and the UVA Health System. This guide briefly describes the steps that led to the creation of the Center and the key lessons learned that can guide other institutions toward establishing their own IPE centers.

• Collaboration
• education
• faculty development
• interprofessional collaboration
• interprofessional evaluation
• interprofessional research
• partnership

Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge the special contributions made toward establishing the Center for ASPIRE made by Dorrie K. Fontaine, RN, PhD, FAAN, Dean of the UVA School of Nursing.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors were responsible for the writing and content of this paper.

Key resources

While there are many examples of successful Centers for IPE nationally, the following Centers were selected because their websites provide comprehensive information about their activities:

Local Centers

Medical University of South Carolina Office of Interprofessional Initiatives

Website: http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/esl/ip_initiatives/

MGH Institute of Health Professions Center for Interprofessional Studies and Innovation

Website: http://www.mghihp.edu/academics/center-for-interprofessional-studies-and-innovation/default.aspx

Saint Louis University Center for Interprofessional Education and Research

Website: http://ipe.slu.edu/

Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Center for InterProfessional Education Website:

Website: http://www.jefferson.edu/interprofessional_education.html

University of New England Center for Excellence in Interprofessional Education Website:

Website: http://www.une.edu/ceipe/

University of Toronto Centre for Interprofessional Education

Website: http://www.ipe.utoronto.ca/

University of Washington Center for Health Science Interprofessional Education, Research, and Practice

Website: http://collaborate.uw.edu/

National Centers

National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education

Website: http://nexusipe.org/

Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education

Website: http://caipe.org.uk

Notes

¹For more information, see: http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/community-service/more/appreciative-practice/appreciative-practice

²An organization characterized by a payment and care delivery model that seeks to link provider reimbursements with quality metrics and reductions in the cost of patient care.