Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaboration

The Maguire Meservey College of Health and Human Services (MMCHHS) is committed to providing Interprofessional education and collaborative practice opportunities to positively influence patient care, patient outcomes, and healthcare professionals’ work experiences to reduce error in healthcare and promote the highest outcomes. The Interprofessional Education Faculty Advisory Committee oversees the development and implementation of IPE activities. All students from the MMCHHS and other departments outside of the college have the unique opportunity of participating in IPE learning events throughout their time at Salem State. These events include in-person case-base experiences and case simulations, interprofessional clinical experiences and virtual expert community panels which focus on health disparities, public health programming and policy. 

Interprofessional opportunities include educational experiences that allow students to: 

  • Adopt interprofessional values and ethics as the foundation of practice, 
  • Understand a variety of healthcare team members’ roles and responsibilities, 
  • Demonstrate effective interprofessional communication skills, and 
  • Develop abilities to work effectively as members of the healthcare team.

Interprofessional events and clinical experiences

Interprofessional Education and Collaboration event

Occupational Therapy Student, Marissa McCormack

“Interprofessional events and clinical experiences positively impacted my ability to collaborate and work effectively with my colleagues, clients, and families."

Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

Value/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice
  • Work together with mutual respect and shared values.
Roles/Responsibilities
  • Shared acknowledgement of each participating team member's roles and abilities. 
Interprofessional Communication
  • Communicate in a responsible manner that supports a team approach. 
Teams and Team Work
  • Apply relationship-building values and the principles of team dynamics. 

 

Events

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