IPE CENTERS, PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
For a comprehensive list of IPE Centers, Programs & Initiatives, please visit https://nexusipe.org/connecting/ipe-centers.
National Centers & Associations
- National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education
The National Center is charged to provide the leadership, evidence and resources needed to guide the nation on interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Check their resource center, Nexus learning system. and their interactive map to locate organizations with a focused commitment to IPE implementation across the country. So much to explore!
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)
IPEC’s mission is to ensure that new and current health professionals are proficient in the competencies essential for patient-centered, community- and population-oriented, interprofessional, collaborative practice. You will find core competencies and additional resources.
- Interprofessional Professionalism Collaborative (IPC)
The purpose of the Interprofessional Professionalism Collaborative (IPC) is to develop a valid and reliable assessment instrument for interprofessional professionalism behaviors and related educational resources for use by educators across all health professions. You will find the Interprofessional Professionalism Assessment (IPA) Instrument PDF and IPA tool kit.
- Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education SHARE
The Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education (IHPE Forum) is an ongoing, convening activity of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that brings together diverse stakeholders to network, discuss and illuminate issues for the benefit and promotion of health professional education.
- IPE by Association of American Medical Colleges(AAMC)
the AAMC is a not-for-profit association dedicated to transforming health through medical education, health care, medical research, and community collaborations. The AAMC is actively engaged in a variety of initiatives promoting the advancement of interprofessional education.
- AAMC MedEdPORTAL Interprofessional Education (IPE) Portal
The Interprofessional Education (IPE) Collection is designed to foster the identification, development and deployment of educational resources aimed at supporting team-based or collaborative care essential to training an interprofessional workforce.
- IPE by National League for Nursing
You will find Guide To Effective IPE Experiences in Nursing Education Toolkit, a Nursing Perspective on Simulation (IPE NLN Invitational Think Tank Report, and White Paper: Symposium IPE in Healthcare Simulation, etc.
- Coordinating Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice by HRSA
A center that provides infrastructure for leadership, expertise, and support to enhance capacity building for interprofessional coordination.
Coordinating Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
- IPE by American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
You will find AACN's IPE strategy, upcoming webinars &eEvents, competencies and resources for IPE.
- Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE)
CAIPE is a community of practice whose members are dedicated to a collaborative future.
Membership of CAIPE provides access to a range of resources and activities and can be Individual; Student; Corporate or Service User and Carer. You will have some access for their resources for non-members as well. Check their resources.
- The American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) IPE resources
Resources are listed by topic, such as IPE standards, events, assessment tools. faculty development resources, and virtual learning considerations for IPE, etc.
- American Interprofessional Health CollaborativeAs a community of professionals committed to interprofessional practice and education, AIHC inspires colleagues and creates opportunities to come together, learn and grow.
- Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education (JCIPE)JCIPE offers robust trainings and educational opportunities, provide innovative teaching models and evidence-based practices to help support emerging priorities in healthcare. The center is dedicated to improving interprofessional care (IPC) through implementing and evaluating patient-centered education throughout the Thomas Jefferson University curriculum. You will find their conference, advanced programs and resources, etc.
- University of Kansas Center for Interprofessional EducationThe University of Kansas Medical Center is dedicated to providing a learning environment that is rich and well-rounded to prepare students for practicing health-care delivery that is patient-centered and in a collaborative team environment. This center provides learning resources, such as student three levels of fundamental program, a pediatric interprofessional simulation and a family medicine interprofessional teaching clinic.
- University of Toronto Center for Interprofessional EducationFrom its inception, the Centre focused uniquely on the continuum of learning, encompassing undergrad, postgraduate and continuing education, emphasizing the interface between education and practice, simultaneously developing the interprofessional capacity of learners and catalyzing change in the practice environment. You will see their resources such as curriculum, professional development, research and tools, etc.