Interprofessional Community Scholars


Ohio State Interprofessional Practice and Education Experience


Title of the Interprofessional Practice and Education Experience

Interprofessional Community Scholars


Experience Status

Approved


Approval Date Range

5/4/2023 - 11/6/2026


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.
  • Significant interactivity between participants.
  • 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
  • Immersive community engagement
  • Service learning
  • Escape Room Simulation

IPEC Core Competencies Targeted by this IPE Experience

  • Values and Ethics: Work with team members to maintain a climate of shared values, ethical conduct, and mutual respect.
  • Roles and Responsibilities: Use the knowledge of one’s own role and team members’ expertise to address individual and population health outcomes.
  • Communication: Communicate in a responsive, responsible, respectful, and compassionate manner with team members.
  • Teams and Teamwork: Apply values and principles of the science of teamwork to adapt one's own role in a variety of team settings.
  • Collaborative Leadership: Engage members of the interprofessional team, including individuals and communities, in collaborative leadership.
  • Evidence-based Practice: Utilize evidence to inform all aspects of interprofessional teamwork.

Quintuple Aim Strategic Goals Discussed in this IPE Experience

  • Improved health care team experience
  • Improved patient / client experience
  • Improved health equity
  • Reduced costs
  • Improved population health

Detailed Description and Purpose of the IPE Experience

This program pairs groups of students from various health-related disciplines with an older adult living in the community for a mutually beneficial experience. Students help older adults to enhance their digital literacy skills, access needed community-based care, and identify and reach personal health and wellness goals, all while learning about teamwork, person-centered care, and community health. Older adults share their experiences and provide feedback to help students become better practitioners.


Level of IPE Integration

  • 3. Entry-to-Practice: Learners integrate their Interprofessional Education and collaborative knowledge and skills in experiential settings. These experiences may include but are not limited to learners actively engaged in team decision-making while filling gaps in care or services.

Attendance or Participation in the IPE Experience

  • Unit, module, or experience embedded within a for-credit course
  • Degree, program, and/or school requirement, but not within a course

Attendance or Participation is Voluntary or Required

  • Combination of required and elective or voluntary

Preparation Work Hours

  • 02. 1 to 3 hours

Frequency of the IPE Experience

  • 03. Quarterly – occurs quarterly, or 3 times a year

Duration and/or Timeline of the IPE Experience

  • 05. 8 to 10 hours

Campus and/or Location of the IPE Experience

  • Campus - Columbus

Average Number of Learners Participating in the IPE Experience

  • 05. 101-150

Target Audiences

College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)

  • Speech-Language Pathology (MA)
  • Audiology

College of Dentistry

  • Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene (BSDH)

College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE)


College of Engineering


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


College of Medicine

  • Master in Athletic Training (MAT)
  • Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (DOT)
  • Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT)

College of Nursing


College of Optometry


College of Pharmacy

  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

College of Public Health (CPH)

  • Master of Public Health (MPH)

College of Social Work (CSW)

  • Master of Social Work (MSW)

College of Veterinary Medicine


Ohio Dominican University


Other

Health Sciences (Masters), Health Sciences (Undergrad), Neurology Graduate

IPEC Core Competencies for the Experience

IPEC Core Competency: Values and Ethics

  • VE07. Practice trust, empathy, respect, and compassion with persons, caregivers, health professionals, and populations.
  • VE01. Promote the values and interests of persons and populations in health care delivery, One Health, and population health initiatives.
  • VE04. Value diversity, identities, cultures, and differences.
  • VE06. Collaborate with honesty and integrity while striving for health equity and improvements in health outcomes.
  • VE09. Maintain competence in one’s own profession in order to contribute to interprofessional care.

IPEC Core Competency: Roles and Responsibilities

  • RR05. Practice cultural humility in interprofessional teamwork.
  • RR03. Incorporate complementary expertise to meet health needs including the determinants of health.

IPEC Core Competency: Communication

  • C05. Practice active listening that encourages ideas and opinions of other team members.
  • C06. Use constructive feedback to connect, align, and accomplish team goals.
  • C03. Communicate clearly with authenticity and cultural humility, avoiding discipline-specific terminology.
  • C04. Promote common understanding of shared goals.

IPEC Core Competency: Teams and Teamwork

  • TT01. Describe evidence-informed processes of team development and team practices.
  • TT06. Reflect on self and team performance to inform and improve team effectiveness.

Collaborative Leadership

  • CL 1. Employ leadership practices that support interprofessional collaborative practice and team effectiveness.
  • CL 2. Incorporate individual preferences in collaborative decision-making.
  • CL 3. Support shared leadership appropriate to the situation.

Evidence-Based Practice

  • EBP 1. Use available evidence to inform effective teamwork and team practices.
  • EBP 2. Explain relevant evidence to others for use in shared decision-making.

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

BuckIPE Office
ipe@osu.edu