This Interprofessional Inventory of health professions programs was prepared during 2013-2014 and is in progress. It will be updated from time to time.
Included are programs in Health Professional Education, Patient Care, Scholarship/Research, and Outreach/Engagement
PLEASE NOTE: Formatting for the following grids varies.
School of Medicine
| IPE Activity | Year | Domain | Health Professions Involved | Key Contact (s) |
| Common biomedical sciences curriculum with SOM | SOM/SOD year 1 and 2 | Education | Medical and Dental | |
| Shared patient centered IPE conference with SOM, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | 2013 | IPE | SOM, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | |
| Migrant Farm worker clinic | Yearly | Community service/patient care | SOM, Pharmacy, | |
| UST | Multiple activities | SOM, SOD, Nursing, Pharmacy PA students (Quinnipiac) | ||
| Health Fair Screenings | Primary Care week (October, yearly) | Patient care/community service | SOM, SOD, pharmacy, PA students | |
| Critical care rounds | 4th year clerkship/JDH ?other sites | Hospital clinical inpatient clerkship/patient care | Medical, pharmacy, dietician, APRN and respiratory therapy students during rounds | |
| Psychiatry Clerkship | 3rd year clerkship JDH site | Team meetings/patient care | SW and pharmacy students | |
| PCM 2 | 2nd yearSimulation session | Education | Med students and nursing students | |
| Ambulatory Medicine | 3rd year clerkship | Patient care (at select sites; i.e. 15-20% of the class will have the experience) | Medical and Pharm D students |
School of Nursing
| Geriatric interprofessional workshop | Nursing, medicine, PT, Pharm, Social work, home care | Grad students from nsg (APRN), Pharm, PT Family practice residents, | 6 afternoon sessions, includes didactic component, home visits, with assessment from all programmatic levels(have submitted the GOT Care HRSA grant) |
| Athena Research Conference | University wide | Faculty and students | faculty from all health-related schools and programs will share their research in a morning poster session graduating doctoral nursing students and senior honors program nursing students will present their research posters from 1-3 pm |
| IPE SON nursing committee | UG Nursing , pharm, medical students, social work, | Pre-licensure nursing, medical students, PT, social work, | Initial program development for IPE with a workshop focusing on safety and CHA High reliability training one meeting in the fall 13. put on hold pending this IPE committee directives/programs |
| Certificate in Health Profession | Interdisciplinary audience: health professionals, also educational program directors. | Graduate | 6 credit certificate, develop and enhances role as teacher and educators. |
| Simulation | Nursing/Kinesiology/PT | PT/nursing undergrads | Fall 2014; simulation re pt interactions and professional behaviors. |
| NURS 1130: Intro to Healthcare | Physician, Pharmacist, APRN | Undergraduate freshman soph. | Introduces the role and responsibilities, education required. |
| NURS 5420: Primary Care Advance Practice | 1. Musculoskeletal/ortho workshop APRN/PT2. Pharm/APRN | Graduate | Lab workshop for MS/orthoCase study with Pharm/Nsg pt with diabetes |
| Study Abroad Dublin | Nursing, biochemistry, allied health, patho/biology | Undergraduate | Intensive summer study away, interprofessional with research focus. |
| Correctional Health Center | |||
| Nursing Clinical capstone | Interdisciplinary unit based project, | Senior nursing students | Accomplish project based on unit needs, attend interdisciplinary rounds, follow leaders in various roles |
| Nursing simulation | Nursing, medicine, Pharmacy, social work, dietary. | Undergraduate junior/seniors | Communications, handoffs and consulting |
Department of Kinesiology (Physical Therapy Program)
| Migrant Farm worker clinic | Yearly | Community service/patient care | SOM, Pharmacy, physical therapy, dentistry |
| Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention (NEPQR) Program – Interprofessional Collaborative Practice | current | education | Nursing, physical therapy, pharmacy |
| Multiple projects – ACL injury prevention, rehabilitation, tendon mechanics and tendinopathy | current | research | Athletic training, physical therapy, sports medicine |
| Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction to Lessen Functional Decline | current | research | UCHC: William White, MD (PI); Leslie Wolfson, MD (PI)UCONN: Richard Bohannon, EdD, DPT |
| The Effects of Acute Alcohol Intake on Functional Performance in Older Adults | current | research | UCHC: Helen Wu, PhD (PI); Lisa Barry, PhD, MPH (PI)UCONN: Richard Bohannon, EdD, DPT |
| Translation of Gait Velocity Measurements to Real World Clinical Settings: First Step on the Path to Personalized Predictive Gerontology | current | research | UCHC: George Kuchel , MD (PI); Lisa Barry, PhD, MPH; Richard Fortinsky, PhDUCONN: Robert Gao, PhD (PI); Richard Bohannon, EdD, DPT |
College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources
| Allied Health Sciences | Research and outreach for obesity prevention | RD, MD | Engages Allied Health students (undergrad, grads) and MCB students for experiential learning | Research and outreach for obesity prevention among high-risk children and their families.Domain: Education, Patient Care, Research, Outreach/Engagement |
| Coordinated program in Dietetics | Clinical practicum | RD and various health care professionals (PT, OT, RN, Speech, MD, etc.) | Engages undergraduate Dietetics students with students from other disciplines | As part of the program’s clinical practicum, students engage in opportunistic collaborations related to patient care. This is NOT a coordinated program but is based on the patient case load and who is part of the health care team at the time the students are in the clinical setting. |
| Internships programs in Allied Health Sciences:Resch & Development of a Comprehensive Wellness ProgramPhysical Therapy AidGenetic Research for Parkinson’s DiseasePeer Educator: Body Image-SHAPE programClinical Research in Vascular Access
Genetics and Human Disease Research
Research in Epithelial Cancer Cell Lines
Exploring Health Interventions OSH Management Systems |
AHS majors, RD, Social Workers, MD, PA, PT, etc. | All Domains | Undergraduate AHS majors engage in internships in university and area healthcare facilities | Examples of Facilities:Atlanta Health SystemsBrookfield Health & Injury CenterDr. Yih-Woei Fridell-UConnEllen Shanley-UConn
Hartford Hospital
Dr. Judy Brown-UConn Dr. Kevin Claffey-UCHC Dr. Michael Copenhaver-UConn Paul Bureau-UConn |
School of Pharmacy
| Urban Service Track | Pharmacy, nursing, medical, dental, social work, and Quinnipiac University’s (QU) physician assistant (PA) | Second (P2), third (P3), and fourth (P4) professional year of doctor of pharmacy curriculum for selected students | Multiple learning retreats, leadership cabinet meetings, and community outreach sessions throughout the calendar year throughout Connecticut. Also community-based research projects and other professional development opportunities. Includes faculty and community clinicians from all 6 professions to facilitate learning | Education, outreach, patient care, research/scholarship |
| Migrant farm worker clinic | Pharmacy, nursing, medical, dental, social work, PA, as well as undergraduate students | All P3s and Urban Service Track students from P2, P3, and P4 year are eligible to participate | Multiple patient care sessions via a mobile clinic throughout the summer and early fall at various farms throughout Connecticut. Includes preceptors from the various professions. Introductory pharmacy practice experience in service learning for P3s | Education, outreach, patient care |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic | Pharmacy, medical | P3 students | Activities at the free clinic throughout both semesters. Introductory pharmacy practice experience in service learning P3s | Education, outreach, patient care |
| South Park Clinic in Hartford | Pharmacy, medical | P3 students | Activities at the free clinic throughout both semesters. Introductory pharmacy practice experience in service learning P3s | Education, outreach, patient care |
| National Primary Care Week | Pharmacy, nursing, medical, dental, QU PA | P3 students | Celebration of the importance of primary care for 1 week every October (presentations and workshops at Storrs and Farmington, and a health fair at multiple sites throughout CT). Includes preceptors from the various professions. Introductory pharmacy practice experience in service learning for P3s | Education, outreach, patient care |
| Interdisciplinary Safety Day at Storrs | Pharmacy, nursing, medical, ?dental | P3 and some P4 students | Conference to discuss aspects of patient safety. Inaugural session was in Fall 2013. Introductory pharmacy practice experience in service learning for P3s | Education |
| Patient simulation | Pharmacy, nursing | P3 students | Frequency varies. Hands on activity that allows students to communication skills. Activity was optional for pharmacy students wishing to earn introductory pharmacy practice experience credit | Education |
| Fall Prevention program | Pharmacy (students), nursing (RNs) | P3 students | Partnership with local visiting nurses association to assess medication regimen for fall risk. Introductory pharmacy practice experience for P3s | Education, patient care |
| Immunization clinics (Student Health Services) | Pharmacy | P3 students | Pre-determined clinic sessions during flu season | Education, patient care |
| South Park Clinic in Hartford | Pharmacy, medical | P3 students | Activities at the free clinic throughout both semesters. Introductory pharmacy practice experience in service learning for P3s | Education, outreach, patient care |
| Dispensary of Hope | Pharmacy | P3 students | Network of clinics and pharmacies that provide medications at no cost to uninsured and low-income patients in Bridgeport. Collaboration of area health service organizations | Education, patient care |
| Mansfield Youth Services | Pharmacy | Small group of pharmacy students | Work with a physician and the youth services board to perform psychiatric chart reviews during a 3-hour period twice monthly | Education, patient care |
| Many advanced pharmacy practice experiences (aka rotations) such as internal medicine/general medicine, ambulatory care, psychiatry, pediatrics, and others | Students and clinicians from pharmacy + medical, nursing, dental, social work | P4 students | Throughout the calendar year. Level of interprofessional education and practice depends on site, preceptor, and availability of other professions | Education, patient care |
| Cardiology-focused clinical research | Pharmacy, medicine | Faculty | Hartford Hospital | Research/scholarship |
| Clinical, outcomes, and pharmacoeconomic research in various internal medicine topics | Pharmacy, medicine | Faculty | Hartford Hospital | Research/scholarship |
| Clinical research in psychiatric pharmacotherapy | Pharmacy, nursing | Faculty | UCHC, School of Nursing | Research/scholarship |
| Clinical research in infectious disease | Pharmacy, medicine | Faculty | UCHC | Research/scholarship |
| Care of veterans and geriatric patients | Pharmacy, medicine, nursing, health psychologist | Faculty | West Haven VAMC (part of national study) | Research/scholarship |
| Clinical research in infectious disease | Pharmacy, medicine, nursing | Faculty | Hartford Hospital | Research/scholarship |
| Clinical research in outcomes, public health, and health disparities | Pharmacy, medicine, nursing | Faculty | Khmer Health Advocates | Research/scholarship |
*current major initiatives only, not an all-inclusive list
School of Dental Medicine
| Education | Common biomedical sciences curriculum with SOM at predoc level | |
| Shared patient centered IPE conference with SOM, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work (2013) at predoc level | ||
| Development of IPE modules on oral health/systemic interactions (e.g. funded project on interprofessional management of low income pregnant patients) | ||
| Patient Care | Collaborative patient rotations for selected medical residency programs | Development of IPE teams within dental clinical activity |
| Interdisciplinary H&N cancer team | ||
| Interdisciplinary craniofacial disorders team | ||
| Interdisciplinary oral oncology team | ||
| IPE activity at affiliated CHC (currently not with UC partners) | Patient centered IPE teams at affiliated CHC sites | |
| Research | Data to be completed | |
| Outreach | Migrant Farm Worker outreach | |
| UST activities with SOM, Nursing,Pharmacy, Quinnipiac PA | ||
| South Park Inn medical/dental screenings (with SOM) | Incorporation of IPE into existing outreach activities, incl Special Olympics, health screenings, etc. | |
| Health fair/faith care screenings (with SOM) |