2nd Annual OIPEP Symposium

Monday, April 3, 2023 — 11 am - 1:45 pm
Health Education Center - Room 1.202

Excellence in Interprofessional Education Awards

Purpose

To recognize teams or individuals whose efforts have made a significant impact on interprofessional education and practice at the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Eligibility

One award will be presented to each of the following:

1. Educator, faculty, researcher – This teaching award is given to a faculty member or faculty team who excels in implementing interprofessional pedagogy into best practices.
2. Staff – The award is given to a member of the UTMB staff who supports interprofessional education and practice activities.
3. Student - This award is given to a student from the five schools who has demonstrated consistent engagement in an interprofessional collaborative practice within the clinic, classroom and/or community.

Awards

Criteria

Accomplishments for recognition of this award included but are not limited to teams or individuals who demonstrate exemplary interprofessional collaboration in at least one of the following areas:

Education – (Faculty, Educator)

• Engages with the faculty, committees, administrators, and/or assessment professionals to facilitate IPE in the curriculum.
• Develops student interprofessional educational experiences/opportunities
• Contributes to a positive culture to support student learning using IPEC competencies as a framework
• Demonstrates an understanding of Interprofessional education and collaborative practice and its relationship to curricular development
• Uses IPE data and feedback to improve student learning
• Uses knowledge, skills, and literature to advocate new/revised IPE methods and scholarship
• Demonstrate exemplary leadership in the development and implementation of interprofessional practice, education, or research incorporating the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies1:
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Roles and responsibilities
• Values and ethics

Practice

• Demonstrates evidence for developing excellent interprofessional practice in the clinical environment
• Demonstrates the impact of interprofessional practice on quality of patient care and/ or the community
• Shares a vision and passion for collaborative practice and enlists others to the team through a demonstration of mutual respect, trust building and empowerment of team members
• Displays evidence of continuous quality improvement in enhancing the practice environment
• Demonstrates exemplary leadership in the development and implementation of interprofessional practice, education, or research incorporating the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies:
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Roles and responsibilities
• Values and ethics

Research

• Conducts research with an interprofessional
• Conducts research that is directly related to interprofessional education and/or collaborative practice.
• Demonstrates exemplary leadership in the development and implementation of interprofessional practice, education, or research incorporating the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies:
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Roles and responsibilities
• Values and ethics

• Conducted research related to interprofessional education/collaborative

Community

• Actively promoting interprofessional care in the local or regional community
• Contributing to the improvement of health of at-risk population by working on an interprofessional community organization
• Demonstrating a collaborative, productive relation among UTMB and community partner that is mutually beneficial
• Helping to create positive change or impact on societal issues by active engagement with community partners
• Demonstrates exemplary leadership in the development and implementation of interprofessional practice, education, or research incorporating the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies:
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Roles and responsibilities
• Values and ethics

Nomination deadline – March 13, 2023

Awards Nomination - Click Here

Nominating Committee – OIPEP Department Members