News and Information
Interprofessional Student Certificate Launches
January 06, 2015
The Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research Center (formerly WMIPEI) is pleased to announce the launch of the Interprofessional Education Student Certificate for students earning a degree in a health or health-related discipline. Complexities in the current healthcare system require new models of delivering care, and provider collaboration across many disciplines. The new Interprofessional Student Certificate provides an opportunity for health professions students to learn more about the roles and scope of practice of multiple disciplines and develop skills in collaborative practice.
In 2007, the West Michigan Interprofessional Education Initiative
(WMIPEI) was organized to identify ways to develop collaborative,
innovative and interprofessional initiatives across the disciplines,
learning institutions and health care systems. Founding partners are
Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners
and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Membership in
the initiative includes 140 partners, representing 25 health related
agencies and institutions.
This certificate program provides recognition for students who
are developing skills in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) core
competencies and the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)
competency domains. The IPE
student certificate is an immersion process that requires
specific interprofessional activities and self-reflection for the
student. The length of time to earn a certificate is a minimum of one
calendar year.
Interested students should visit the GVSU Vice Provost for Health website. To enroll in the application process, please contact Brenda Pawl at [email protected].