Interprofessional Education Committee
IPE Defined: “Interprofessional education occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes. Once students understand how to work interprofessionally, they are ready to enter the workplace as a member of the collaborative practice team. This is a key step in moving health systems from fragmentation to a position of strength” (World Health Organization).
What: A committee representing schools and departments within the CHHS that are health, behavioral health, and community health focused. The following professional organizations are member organizations with the Interprofessional Education Collaborative: CSWE, ASPPH, ASAHP, AOTA, APTA, ACAPT, ASHA, AACN, PAEA, and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics – all of which are affiliated directly with our schools and departments or disciplines that our students pursue for graduate school.
Purpose: To develop, coordinate, manage, and advance interprofessional health team curricula/projects/events for campus-to-community collaborative education and practice.
Goals:
- Advance IPE pedagogy and competencies into the curriculum.
- Prepare faculty to teach interprofessional content and skills.
- Establish core interprofessional didactic opportunities.
- Enhance communication among partners.
- Share best practices and resources.
- Identify, facilitate, and promote opportunities for cross-department/school and cross-college collaboration.
Mission Statement
Through interprofessional education, advocacy, and shared learning experiences, we aim to promote an interdisciplinary integration of skills, knowledge, and perspectives to optimize the holistic health and well-being of individuals, communities, and the environment.
Vision Statement
Educating students to be leaders/professionals who will work interprofessionally and transform the quality of our community health and individual wellbeing.
Core Values
- Interprofessional team approaches in health and behavioral health settings
- Access to affordable healthcare
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Collaboration
- Compassion
- Professionalism
- Dialogue
- Participation
- Integrity
- Social Justice
- Excellence
- Innovation
- Respect
Membership Term Limit
Two academic years with the option to continue. It will be the department’s responsibility to find a replacement representative to serve on the committee when a member of that department fulfills their term.
Committee Representatives Members
This committee represents disciplines within the CHHS that are health, behavioral health, and community health-affiliated disciplines.
Membership Commitment: Two years. Members are expected to attend all meetings. If three absences occur in an academic year, the member will be considered withdrawn from the committee unless special arrangements with the committee and chair are made.
Meeting arrangements: Meetings will occur on Zoom unless otherwise organized. Meetings will be one hour in length and meet once a month or as needed per the committee's approval.
Representation
The goal is to have a minimum of one representative from each listed. It is permissible to have more than one representative.
Audiology
Dr. Meredith Kondo - meredith.kondo@sjsu.edu
Kinesiology
Dr. Tamar Semerjian - tamar.semerjian@sjsu.edu
Nursing
Dr. Nancy Dudley - nancy.dudley@sjsu.edu
Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging
Dr. Jacqueline Bergman - jacqueline.bergman@sjsu.edu
Dr. Adrianne Widaman - adrianne.widaman@sjsu.edu
Occupational Therapy
Dr. Courtney Boitano - courtney.boitano@sjsu.edu
Public Health
Dr. Suzy Ross - suzy.ross@sjsu.edu
Social Work
Dr. Nicole Dubus - nicole.dubus@sjsu.edu
Chair is a nominated position (self or other nominated)
Term limit is two years.
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