What Being a Patient Taught Me as a Student
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -Confucius When I first heard these words I was a first-year dental student, newly exposed to the concepts of interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP). The IPECP movement was gaining momentum,...
Aug 25, 2015
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"Building a Culture of Excellence" Series: Highland Family Medicine
In this podcast series Sarah Peyre, assistant dean for interprofessional education at the University of Rochester Medical Center, explores how two teams at the University of Rochester implemented interprofessional processes and education to provide – and enhance – patient care. Following a...
Aug 25, 2015
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The Inspiration for "Amina in the Nexus"
Amina in the Nexus shares the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education’s vision for health care delivery in the United States. Through Amina’s story, individuals see the potential of the Nexus to align health care redesign and interprofessional education to achieve the Triple...
Aug 25, 2015
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"Building a Culture of Excellence" Series: IMPACT
In this podcast series Sarah Peyre, assistant dean for interprofessional education at the University of Rochester Medical Center, explores how two teams at the University of Rochester implemented interprofessional processes and education to provide – and enhance – patient care. Following a...
Aug 25, 2015
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Care by Design: Integrating Practice and Education in Utah
This “Story from the Nexus” was recommended by Paul Grundy, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACPM. Dr. Grundy is founding president of the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative and director, IBM Global Healthcare Transformation. Dr. Grundy is also a member of the national advisory council for National...
Aug 25, 2015
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The University of Arkansas’ Five-Pillar Plan for an Institutional Triple Aim Culture
Our guest blogger is Lee Wilbur, MD, director of inteprofessional education, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Prior to joining UAMS, Dr. Wilbur was a member of the National Center’s Nexus Innovations Incubator Network in Indiana. What is the ultimate goal for health professions...
Aug 25, 2015
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Lessons Rural Interprofessional Education Can Teach Us
This summary of the Northern Maine Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) Summit, held April 14, 2015, was written by Doug Wood, PhD, DO, dean of the University of New England (UNE) College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dora Anne Mills, MD, MPH, vice president for Clinical Affairs, UNE, and...
Aug 25, 2015
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Living in the Nexus
The National Center is building a Nexus within health care systems, where practitioners, communities, patients, families, educators and students collaborate seamlessly to enhance care delivery, improve population health and lower costs. Simply defined, the Nexus is a way of connecting health care...
Aug 25, 2015
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"Progress and Promise" Series: Reflections
Following a Q&A format, each chapter provides a deep-dive into three of the seven programs highlighted in “ Progress and Promise: Profiles in Interprofessional Health Training to Deliver Patient-Centered Primary Care,” by sharing the program's experiences, opportunities and challenges in...
Aug 25, 2015
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"Progress and Promise" Series: Introduction
Following a Q&A format, each chapter provides a deep-dive into three of the seven programs highlighted in “ Progress and Promise: Profiles in Interprofessional Health Training to Deliver Patient-Centered Primary Care,” by sharing the program's experiences, opportunities and challenges in...
Aug 25, 2015
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