Interprofessional Education (IPE)

This course provides an introduction to skills in professionalism and interprofessional collaboration in addressing local and global health challenges. Students will examine social determinants of health in diverse communities and learn through reflective practice as they interact with health professionals and faculty.

In this course students will examine interprofessional perspectives on complex local and global health issues and apply skills in professionalism, integration, collaboration and reflection to community-based, experiential service learning.

Students are assigned a CCN family managing caregiving responsibilities for an elder member (age 60+ years) and provide planned contact and support. Case strategies include: weekly visits, phone calls and self-care practices. This course is intended to benefit all participants (family caregivers, their care-receiving members and students) by offering an academic and service-focused experience that validates the common need for human connection, understanding and respect. Can be repeated for a maximum of three credits.

Students study, observe and participate in interprofessional assessment, planning and delivery of community-based primary health care in partnership with residents and agencies of a host rural county. Learning activities will emphasize rural culture, rural health care and interprofessional practice.

Electronic health records and health apps exemplify how health information technology (IT) is changing health care today. Students will learn how health IT tools and big data can improve communication between health providers, support better patient outcomes, and reduce spending on health care. Designed with an emphasis on interprofessional collaborative practice, students will learn about their own and others' professional roles and responsibilities in achieving health goals using health IT.

HHS workshops offer a time-limited and concentrated focus on issues that are specific to interprofessional education and/or practice.

Health care ethics is a shared, relevant concern among health and human service disciplines and is an ideal vehicle for students form different fields to learn about one another's disciplines and to participate in interprofessional team analysis, discussion, and problem-solving. We have designed an integrated cross-disciplinary learning experience for students interested in the complex, real-world dilemmas encountered in practice. The readings and activities will emphasize ethical, legal, moral and spiritual issues and principles for practice within the context of communicating in interprofessional teams.

This course involves topics of special interest in the area of health and human services but is open to all students. The focus of specific courses is identified for specific offerings. Courses are offered based on faculty and student interest.

This course involves topics of special interest to graduate students in the area of health and human services but is open to all students. The focus of specific courses is identified for specific offerings. Courses are offered based on faculty and student interest.