The Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) Office of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) has announced its 2024 IPECP Project Award recipients. The IPECP Project Awards provide each project team funds to conduct work that will expand the development of IPECP innovations that enhance the WHSC strategic plan and foster relationships across WHSC schools and programs.
All regular WHSC faculty are eligible to apply for an IPECP Project Award, and project teams must include members from two or more WHSC academic degree programs. In 2024, projects emphasizing student curriculum and learning opportunities were given funding priority. Additionally, funded projects must be connected to one or more of the five Office of IPECP essential pillars:
- Faculty development
- Student curriculum and learning opportunities
- Research
- Simulation
- Clinical practice
This is a competitive awards program, with two reviewers assessing each proposal followed by discussion and consideration by the full Office of IPECP Advisory Committee.
"We are delighted to announce our 2024 IPECP Project Awardees," says Jodie L. Guest, co-director of the Office of IPECP. "These innovative projects will provide excellent interprofessional opportunities for Emory health professional students, allowing them to engage in clinical practice, simulation and research. We are thrilled to support opportunities like these for students to participate in applied interprofessional learning activities."
"We received proposals from faculty across the WHSC this year, and we look forward to continuing to support health sciences faculty, students and trainees in the coming years," says Beth Ann Swan, who serves as co-director of the Office of IPECP with Guest.
