by Sarah Mummert, Student Public Relations Writer
The premier interprofessional education (IPE) event for college students in health-related academic disciplines is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 1. This event, which will allow participants to find solutions for health care scenarios in breakout sessions, will be held from 9 a.m. until noon in the Scharnberg Business and Communication Center at Cedarville University.
This year’s patient cases were carefully crafted by Cedarville’s associate professor of pharmacy practice, Dr. Nate Smith, and other faculty in Cedarville's nursing, pharmacy, allied health and physician assistant programs.
“They’re very well-rounded cases, such that health care providers from a single discipline wouldn’t be able to effectively treat the patient on their own,” Smith said. “You need a variety of disciplines to collaborate on patient care, and we wanted to capitalize on that to engage everyone in attendance.”
This event will bring together all of Cedarville’s health care programs, including pharmacy, nursing, physician assistant, athletic training and social work. They will be joined by students from the University of Dayton’s clinical mental health program, Wittenberg University’s nursing program and Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine, among others.
This care collaboration event has been held for the last seven years, and it has been hosted at Cedarville for the last five.
“The event’s benefit for students is twofold: learning what the other disciplines know and how they contribute makes them better teammates, and meeting people that they are likely to work alongside after graduation helps get those relationships started early,” Smith said.
Health care students interested in this event can register online at IPE EVENT by Jan. 25 to attend the event on Feb. 1.
Cedarville University, an Evangelical Christian institution in southwest Ohio, offers undergraduate and graduate residential and online programs across arts, sciences, and professional fields. With 6,384 students, it ranks among Ohio's largest private universities and is recognized by the Wall Street Journal as being among the nation’s top three evangelical universities. Cedarville is also known for its vibrant Christian community, challenging academics, and high graduation and retention rates. Learn more at cedarville.edu.