Introduction to the Human-Animal Bond

Ohio State Interprofessional Practice and Education Experience


Title of the Interprofessional Practice and Education Experience

Introduction to the Human-Animal Bond


Experience Status

Approved


Approval Date Range

9/12/2025 - 9/12/2026


Registration Details for Learners

In progress

Criteria for Registering the IPE Experience

  • Involvement of learners from two or more professions, disciplines, degree programs, and/or community sectors.
  • Learning objectives are directly related to one or more of Ohio State’s interprofessional collaborative practice competencies (Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice, Roles/Responsibilities, Interprofessional Communication, Teams & Teamwork, Collaborative Leadership, Evidence-based Practice).
  • Learners actively learn about, from, and with each other, to improve health and healthcare outcomes for individuals, populations, and/or communities.
  • Learner performance next to at least one objective related to Ohio State’s interprofessional collaborative practice competencies is assessed, and learners are provided feedback.

Type of IPE Experience

  • Discussion

IPEC Core Competencies Targeted by this IPE Experience

  • Roles and Responsibilities: Use the knowledge of one’s own role and team members’ expertise to address individual and population health outcomes.
  • Teams and Teamwork: Apply values and principles of the science of teamwork to adapt one's own role in a variety of team settings.
  • Evidence-based Practice: Utilize evidence to inform all aspects of interprofessional teamwork.

Quintuple Aim Strategic Goals Discussed in this IPE Experience

  • Improved population health
  • Improved patient / client experience

Detailed Description and Purpose of the IPE Experience

This course explores the evolving relationship between humans and companion animals through historical, scientific, psychological, cultural, ethical, and policy lenses. Students will critically examine the significance of the human-animal bond, its benefits and challenges, and its implications for society, health, and justice. This course is being developed as a new offering with a launch likely in spring 2026.


Level of IPE Integration

  • 1. Foundations: Consists of introductory learning experience that equips learners with new knowledge and skills that enable them to interact and learn from professions, disciplines, and community sectors outside their own.

Attendance or Participation in the IPE Experience

  • In progress

    • Attendance or Participation is Voluntary or Required

    Preparation Work Hours

    Frequency of the IPE Experience

    • In progress

    Duration and/or Timeline of the IPE Experience

    • In progress

    Campus and/or Location of the IPE Experience

    • In progress

    Average Number of Learners Participating in the IPE Experience

    • In progress

    Target Audiences

    College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)


    College of Dentistry


    College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE)


    College of Engineering


    College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)


    College of Medicine


    College of Nursing


    College of Optometry


    College of Pharmacy


    College of Public Health (CPH)

    • Master of Public Health (MPH)

    College of Social Work (CSW)


    College of Veterinary Medicine


    Ohio Dominican University


    Other

    IPEC Core Competencies for the Experience

    IPEC Core Competency: Values and Ethics

    IPEC Core Competency: Roles and Responsibilities

    • RR01. Include the full scope of knowledge, skills, and attitudes of team members to provide care that is person-centered, safe, cost-effective, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.

    IPEC Core Competency: Communication

    IPEC Core Competency: Teams and Teamwork

    Collaborative Leadership

    Evidence-Based Practice

    Contact Person(s) and Contact Information for the IPE Experience

    In progress