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Making a Difference
WesternU Leading the way in
Interprofessional Education
W estern University of Health the curriculum brings together first-year provide solutions to safety issues in
Sciences (WesternU) faculty and
students from all WesternU programs in
patient care. Osteopathic medical
administrators, Vice Provost Sheree a problem-based learning course where students at COMP-Northwest in
Aston, OD, MA, PhD, John Tegzes, they learn about scope of practice, Lebanon, Oregon, work with public
VMD, MA, DABVT, Director of the communication, collaboration, teams, health, pharmacy, nursing, and medical
WesternU Interprofessional Education and teamwork in health care. Students assistant students from Oregon State
Program, and WesternU Director of from all nine professional programs at University and Linn Benton Community
Interprofessional Education Research WesternU’s Pomona, California campus College.
and Strategic Assessment David Dickter, work in interprofessional teams to find “Patient-centered care is the core focus
PhD, have been taking an active solutions for providing high-quality and of interprofessional education,” Tegzes
leadership role in moving safe patient care. The second phase says. “It is all about focusing on the
interprofessional education (IPE) focuses on written communication, and patient, improving health outcomes,
forward by holding webinars, utilizes interprofessional consultation and enhancing the quality of care
presenting at international conferences requests as a means to better health care provided by all the health professions.
and collaborating with other national and to better health outcomes for all One Health, the idea that human,
IPE leaders. patients, human and animal. Portions of animal and environmental healths are
the third phase, which is under
First developed and implemented in all linked, is the primary focus of our
2009, the IPE program at WesternU is development, will provide simulation IPE curriculum, and includes examining
run in three phases. The first phase of and clinical experiences that enhance the interactions of humans, animals and
the quality of patient care, and that
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WesternU Leading the way in
Interprofessional Education
W estern University of Health the curriculum brings together first-year provide solutions to safety issues in
Sciences (WesternU) faculty and
students from all WesternU programs in
patient care. Osteopathic medical
administrators, Vice Provost Sheree a problem-based learning course where students at COMP-Northwest in
Aston, OD, MA, PhD, John Tegzes, they learn about scope of practice, Lebanon, Oregon, work with public
VMD, MA, DABVT, Director of the communication, collaboration, teams, health, pharmacy, nursing, and medical
WesternU Interprofessional Education and teamwork in health care. Students assistant students from Oregon State
Program, and WesternU Director of from all nine professional programs at University and Linn Benton Community
Interprofessional Education Research WesternU’s Pomona, California campus College.
and Strategic Assessment David Dickter, work in interprofessional teams to find “Patient-centered care is the core focus
PhD, have been taking an active solutions for providing high-quality and of interprofessional education,” Tegzes
leadership role in moving safe patient care. The second phase says. “It is all about focusing on the
interprofessional education (IPE) focuses on written communication, and patient, improving health outcomes,
forward by holding webinars, utilizes interprofessional consultation and enhancing the quality of care
presenting at international conferences requests as a means to better health care provided by all the health professions.
and collaborating with other national and to better health outcomes for all One Health, the idea that human,
IPE leaders. patients, human and animal. Portions of animal and environmental healths are
the third phase, which is under
First developed and implemented in all linked, is the primary focus of our
2009, the IPE program at WesternU is development, will provide simulation IPE curriculum, and includes examining
run in three phases. The first phase of and clinical experiences that enhance the interactions of humans, animals and
the quality of patient care, and that
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