Interprofessional Education (IPE)

Texas Woman’s interprofessional education prepares patient-centered and collaborative healthcare professionals with cutting-edge knowledge to engage in teams-based care and who lead in providing optimal health care.

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Courses and Opportunities

Find out how we prepare healthcare professionals in the classroom

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Research Activities

Learn about interprofessional health from our faculty's research

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Committees

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²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ's College of Health Sciences and College of Nursing collaborate on the university's interprofessional education efforts focused in health in order to develop patient-centered and collaborative health professionals.

IPE Mission and Values

Mission

Texas Woman’s interprofessional education prepares healthcare professionals who are patient-centered and collaborative with cutting-edge knowledge, have skills to engage in teams-based care, and who are prepared to collaborate and lead in providing optimal health care.

Values

Teams

  • We believe healthcare is an interprofessional endeavor.
    • Therefore, we promote collaborative partnerships and cultivate cooperative leaders.

Communication

  • We believe that respectful communication, mutual trust, and transparency are foundations of health care practice.
    • Therefore, we model clear, open, and empathic communication.

Diversity

  • We believe in an inclusive environment based on the intent to acknowledge, accept, and respect differences, and not mere tolerance.
    • Therefore, through our course offerings and clinical placements, we provide opportunities for students from all backgrounds to learn from and with each other, developing their cultural humility.

Innovation

  • We believe that innovation is a signpost of a flexible learner that will continue to engage in lifelong learning and career development.
    • Therefore, we encourage and teach a flexible, growth mindset in our students so that they become innovators in their fields.

Excellence in Education

  • We believe in creative, innovative, and evidence-based andragogy.
    • Therefore, we support mentoring and training in interprofessional education.

Excellence in Evaluation

  • We believe that the measurement of outcomes for all programs is critical to implementation of a high-quality IPE program.
    • Therefore, we utilize a holistic approach and measure student, faculty, and community outcomes.