Contact Information
Email: healthipe@austin.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-9606
Website: healthipe.utexas.edu
Address: School of Nursing 2.104N | View Map
The Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) leads The University of Texas at Austin’s efforts to transform health professions education by promoting innovative learning experiences, disseminating best practices, convening key health and education stakeholders, and championing impact-driven scholarship.
The School of Nursing is one of the center’s key partners along with UT Austin’s College of Pharmacy, Dell Medical School, and the Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Leaders from each school provide oversight and support for the center’s operations and vision
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IPE: A Core Component of Health Care Education
The Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education brings students, faculty, and practitioners across health professions together to strengthen interprofessional collaborative practice and team-based care. We work across programs, schools, and institutions to advance team-based learning and promote IPE core competencies through courses, simulations, trainings, workshops, events, research, and scholarship.
Areas of Focus
- No. 1: Establishing a Sustainable, Nationally-Recognized Health IPE Center
- No. 2: Cultivating a Collaborative Health Care Culture
- No. 3: Growing Health IPE Faculty & Community Leaders
- No. 4: Promoting Student-Driven Health IPE Initiatives
- No. 5: Evaluating Health IPE Center Outcomes
Mission
Lead innovative interprofessional education, practice, and scholarship that advances collaborative person-centered care and population health.
Vision
Transform health care by preparing leaders at The University of Texas and beyond to advance interprofessional education and collaborative practice and system innovation.
People
The Center for Health IPE collaborates with a diverse network of professionals who are passionate about promoting collaborative learning and practice.