Interprofessional Educator Certificate Program

• 2024 Informational Packet
• Enrollment Form
• OU Health STEP Program

"Really liked the small group size which facilitated some great discussions!"

"The associated texts were a tremendous resource, specifically the Interprofessional Education Toolkit. The module content was helpful as well. Having defined deadlines and accountability through the group meetings kept us moving forward."

"It was very helpful and very useful to read about the history of IPE. The research articles were great choices as well. The most useful thing was the mentorship training we completed, and having the ToolKit book and resources to help us develop our IPE curriculum projects." 

"Creating a framework for creating an IPE activity(s) was the most useful thing."

Designed by the Interprofessional Educators & Practitioners Association with contributions from over 80 faculty from across the University of Oklahoma Health campus and the School of Social Work, this foundational certificate will provide virtual learning modules and facilitated group discussion and activities on various topics including the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) core competencies. The program will be initially offered to all faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students at any of the University of Oklahoma (OU) campuses who have interest in leading interprofessional teams. The program will be offered through OU Health Interdisciplinary Programs in the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development.

This program will focus upon the four IPEC competencies:

• (1) interprofessional teamwork and team-based practice
• (2) interprofessional communication practices
• (3) values and ethics for interprofessional practice
• (4) roles and responsibilities for collaborative practice  

• Develop an interprofessional education and facilitation certificate curriculum outline for level I (Foundational) and level II (Mastery)
• Create an interprofessional learning community to participate and benefit from the certificate training and to shape peer to peer learning opportunities
• Expand awareness of and engagement with the interprofessional efforts for faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students
• Increase capacity of faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students to guide learners in interprofessional education activities 

In this new certificate program, participants will learn to:

• Guide teams in interprofessional educational, practice, and scholarly activities including team facilitation and debrief.
• Create interprofessional educational and/or practice experiences according to published (IPEC competencies) national best practices in line with their program accreditation standards or their licensure rules.