IMPACT Series
Starting in their first semester, students enroll in three one-credit interprofessional courses that are integrated into their programs of study. Working in interprofessional teams and guided by expert faculty, students learn foundational collaborative skills to enhance safe, quality, and equitable care.
HP818: IMPACT I
Through a variety of experiential learning activities designed to promote team-based analysis, problem-solving, and solution-oriented thinking, students develop foundational knowledge of the core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice. These include:
- Effective communication
- Team-based care
- Roles and responsibilities
- Values and ethics
Also embedded in this course is Community IMPACT Day, where students, faculty, and staff, regardless of role, rank, or discipline work together in teams to support identified needs of community agencies and partner sites.
HP819: IMPACT II
With an emphasis on quality and safety, student teams build on the foundational knowledge established in IMPACT I and develop their skills through a series of interprofessional opportunities to support application to practice. These include:
- Team-based simulations
- Case-based discussions
- Engagement with community health mentors
HP821: IMPACT III
Values and ethics are core components of interprofessional collaborative practice. Led by a group of faculty clinicians with ethics expertise, IMPACT III helps students dive more deeply into this important area of clinical practice and learn the skills necessary to ensure patients receive equitable, client-centered care. Skills addressed include:
- Practical, solution-oriented approach to ethical dimensions of practice
- Ethical decision-making models