Linked courses and educational experiences that focus on

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University of Washington

• Linked courses and educational experiences that
  focus on
• Clinical education and interprofessional
  competencies
• Clinical research education training
• Faculty development
• 8 participating schools/units
• Dentistry
• Health Sciences Library Information Center
• Information School
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Pharmacy
• Public Health Community Medicine
• Social Work

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• Mission
• To promote health of individuals and the public
  by advancing interprofessional collaboration
  Promote curriculum innovations in
  interprofessional education
• Provide infrastructure for interprofessional
  training faculty development
• Investigate impact of interprofessional
  initiatives

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Fluidity flexibility Essential for
sustainability
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2007
UIF (UW)
UIF extension
Macy
Core operations/staff/faculty
Pt. Safety -HRSA
OSCE
Literacy -ARC
VTE safety toolkit
Targeted some operations, staff, faculty
Clinical research education training
Quinton Burdick rural interdisciplinary
Loosely related to Center but does not provide
any direct support
RWJ dental pipeline
RWJ PQE
Bioterrorism educ.
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Components of successful programs

• Strategic
• Institutional leadership
• Faculty champions
• Structural
• Institutional policies
• Physical infrastructure
• Time issues
• Technical
• Meaningful focus

• Culture
• Culture of collaboration
• Personal relationships
• Time
• Fluidity - flexibility

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Components of successful programs

• Strategic
• Institutional leadership
• Top-down
• Bottom-up

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Components of successful programs

• Structural
• Institutional policies
• Course credit
• Sharing indirect costs
• Team teaching
• Clinical placement

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Components of successful programs

• Technical
• Meaningful focus
• Interprofessional in the service of
• Core competencies

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