About Us
Interprofessional Education (IPE) resides within the Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs, and is overseen by the assistant vice chancellor of academic, faculty, and student affairs.
UTHSC IPE Mission Statement
UTHSC is committed to the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by translating research into practice, utilizing expertise across the colleges and university units, and developing health care leaders through high-quality, collaborative, team-based patient and family-centered care.
UTHSC IPE Vision Statement
UTHSC is recognized as a national leader in health care training and delivery through high-quality interprofessional team-based and collaborative practice.
UTHSC Common IPE Definition
IPE activities at UTHSC are defined by the following features:
- Authentic bidirectional learning (from, with, and about) that intentionally targets interprofessional practice and education constructs (i.e., IPEC competencies)
- Learners from at least 2 professions
- Comparable levels of learners
- Co-development and facilitation by faculty from each learner’s profession
- IPE learning objectives are discussed, reviewed, and assessed as part of the learning experience
Contact for more information about IPE:
Liz Hall, PharmD
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs, and the Chair
of the IPE Faculty Council.
liz.hall@uthsc.edu
UTHSC IPE Councils
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Chair: Liz Hall, PharmD, Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs
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Tara Lemoine, DO, Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation
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Charlie Snyder, PhD, Office of Student Success
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Jess Guthrie, MFA, Office of Community Engagement
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Lynn Russell, RDH, BS, MEd, EdD, College of Dentistry
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Waletha Wasson, BS, DDS, MPA, MS, FAGD, MAGD, College of Dentistry
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Rebecca Reynolds, EdD, College of Graduate Health Sciences / College of Health Professions
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Shelley White-Means, PhD, College of Graduate Health Sciences
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Erin Plyler, AuD, CCC-A, College of Health Professions
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Faith Kiphut, PT, DPT, CEEAA, CCI, LSVT, College of Health Professions
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Orli Weisser-Pike, OTD, OTR/L, CLVT, SCLV, FAOTA, College of Health Professions
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Bruce Keisling, PhD, FAAIDD, College of Medicine
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Joseph Willmitch, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, College of Medicine
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Sally Humphrey, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, College of Nursing
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Katie March, PharmD, BCPS, College of Pharmacy
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Kierra Banks, College of Dentistry, Doctor of Dental Surgery Student
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Brittney Border, College of Dentistry, Dental Hygiene Student
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Kurt Robbins, College of Health Professions, Doctor of Physical Therapy Student
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Katie Taylor, College of Health Professions, Doctor of Physical Therapy Student
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Anna Click, College of Health Professions, Occupational Therapy Student
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Emmaline Talley, College of Health Professions, Doctor of Audiology Student
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Judith Kirkland, College of Health Professions, Speech Language Pathology Student
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Kayla Moody, College of Health Professions, Speech Language Pathology Student
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Ethan Cady, College of Medicine, Physician Assistant Student
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Deja Walls, College of Medicine, Physician Assistant Student
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Priya Sankaran, College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine Student
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Alex Robinson, College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine Student
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Marcus Barksdale, College of Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice Student
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Jasmine Walker, College of Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice Student
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Molly Simek, College of Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy Student
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Lainey Hobbs, College of Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy Student