4.1 Institute-Wide Requirements for all Students
All students enrolled in the Institute, regardless of program, are required to complete several activities in preparation of interprofessional practice. Most of these activities are short-term (one day) seminars while one requirement is a series of courses for-credit.
4.1.1 Inter-professional Education
In the first year, all students are enrolled in a three-course sequence (3 credits total) involving Inter-Professional Educational (IPE). Students learn alongside students from other programs.
HP 001 What Is IHP’s Role in Health Equity (0 credits – Spring 1) Prerequisites: None. What's the IHP's Role in Health Equity is offered each semester. Participants gain foundational knowledge about the barriers to health equity, social determinants of health, and historical and contemporary issues. This course is for all incoming IHP students and the broader IHP community.
HP 818 Impact I (1 credit – Fall 1) Interprofessional Practice This course provides foundational knowledge and exposure to the core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice as students learn together in teams of six to seven members. This course includes team-based projects on Community Impact Day held in September each year.
HP 819 Impact II (1 credit – Spring 1) Interprofessional Projects This course provides opportunities for teams of students to grow in the core competencies for interprofessional practice. Guided by a faculty mentor, teams engage in learning activities and projects drawn from a menu that includes community and health care delivery system exposure, team-building simulation experiences, and other of the Institute’s interprofessional extracurricular activities.
HP 821 Impact III (1 credit – Summer 2) Interprofessional Ethics This course anchors the IMPACT Practice curriculum by delving more deeply into the values and ethics that underlie professional practice and provides students with tools for managing ethical challenges they may encounter in practice.
HP-999 Interprofessional Seminar (0 credits – Spring 2) This seminar is required of all 2nd year Entry-Level students.