title: Interprofessional education and practice guide no. 2: developing and implementing a center for interprofessional education.
abstract: The complexity of implementing interprofessional education and practice (IPEP) strategies that extend across the learning continuum requires that institutions create a structure to support effective and organized coordination among interested administrators, faculty and staff. The University of Virginia Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education (UVA Center for ASPIRE) was formally established in 2013 following five years of dramatic growth in interprofessional education at the School of Nursing, School of Medicine and the UVA Health System. This guide briefly describes the steps that led to the creation of the Center and the key lessons learned that can guide other institutions toward establishing their own IPE centers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Nursing, UVA School of Nursing, University of Virginia , Charlottesville, VA , USA .
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brashers
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haizlip
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D005178:Faculty / Q000193:education; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007858:Learning; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration; D014146:Training Support / Q000458:organization & administration; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Collaboration; education; faculty development; interprofessional collaboration; interprofessional evaluation; interprofessional research; partnership