title: Interprofessional education and practice guide No. 4: Developing and sustaining interprofessional education at an academic health center.
abstract: Increasingly health professions schools and academic health centers are required to include interprofessional education (IPE) as a standard part of their core curricula to maintain accreditation. However, challenges continue to surface as faculty struggle to develop and participate in IPE activities while balancing increasing workloads and limited resources, and also trying to keep current in the changing profession-specific accreditation and standards. This guide shares lessons learned from developing and sustaining IPE activities at the University of Washington (UW) based in the United States. In 2008, the UW Schools of Nursing and Medicine were awarded funds to develop, implement, and evaluate an interprofessional program focused on team communication. This funding supported the creation of two annual large-scale IPE events, provided infrastructure support for the Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research and Practice (CHSIERP), and supported numerous interprofessional activities and initiatives in the health professions curricula. Our experiences over the years have yielded several key lessons that are important to consider in any IPE effort. In this guide we report on these lessons learned and provide pragmatic suggestions for designing and implementing IPE in order to maximize long-term success.
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Washington Bothell , Bothell , WA , USA .
authors.forename: Mayumi A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Willgerodt
authors.affiliation: b School of Nursing, University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA .
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abu-Rish Blakeney
authors.affiliation: c School of Medicine, University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA , and.
authors.forename: Douglas M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.affiliation: b School of Nursing, University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA .
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liner
authors.affiliation: d School of Pharmacy, University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.
authors.forename: Nanci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.affiliation: b School of Nursing, University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA .
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zierler
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016730:Program Development; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Education; faculty development; interprofessional education; interprofessional learning