IU IPE joined those from all over the collaborative care spectrum to celebrate Interprofessional Healthcare Month. This month’s “Three From IU IPE” acts as a highlight reel showing a few IU IPEs’ many events and contributions to the interprofessional discussion.
1. TEACH
IU IPE’s innovative TEACH curriculum is many students’ first exposure to the world of interprofessional practice. TEACH events consists of students from different professions, and usually different universities, coming together to work as collaborative care units. TEACH spent the month of April in overdrive as we took events to eight of IU’s campuses and Ball State University for the Immersion Two phase of programming. We also held an Immersion One event at St Marys of the Woods and an online Exposure event. Over 1,300 unique students participated through the month of April.
2. Washington County Wellness Fail
On April 9th, IU IPE acted as a participant at the Washington County Wellness Fair, hosted by the IU Center for Rural Engagement. Over 30 community partners assembled at the Washington County YMCA in Selma, IN to provide an array of health services and dispense resources to attendees. Services included, but weren’t limited too, health screenings, Naloxone kits and overdose prevention trainings, medications reviews, and mental health resources.
3. Voices of IPE
IU IPE decided to celebrate Interprofessional Healthcare Month by creating the “Voices of IPE” campaign. We created a series of videos asking questions about how interprofessional education furthers a student’s understanding of their own profession, why IPE is necessary, and what IPE should accomplish. We were joined by students who participate in IPE events, the teachers who run those events, and international leaders in interprofessional health. You can view the “Voices of IPE” by visiting our Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or by clicking HERE.