{"id":143481,"date":"2024-10-17T10:41:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T14:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481//?p=143481"},"modified":"2025-04-24T15:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:59:59","slug":"ucf-honored-nationally-for-interprofessional-health-education-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481//ucf-honored-nationally-for-interprofessional-health-education-excellence/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481//","title":{"rendered":"麻豆原创 Honored Nationally for Interprofessional Health Education Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"
Providing comprehensive healthcare services to uninsured farmworkers and families in the community, offering inclusive playdates to children with complex communication and motor needs, and delivering courses to build resilience in healthcare providers are just a few of the exceptional interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) initiatives that have led to a prestigious national recognition for 麻豆原创/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u2019s Academic Health Sciences Center (AHSC)./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/n
The AHSC was honored with the Award for Institutional Excellence and Innovation in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Health Care by the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP), a national professional organization of universities and employers that focuses on critical issues affecting health professions. The award recognizes an institution that has excelled in IPE and IPCP /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u2014 principles based on the idea that collaboration will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of delivery systems to promote team-based, family- and patient-centered healthcare./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u201cWhen healthcare professionals work together as a team, the patient always gets better care,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u201d says Deborah German, 麻豆原创/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u2019s vice president for health affairs and dean of the College of Medicine. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u201cOur faculty are committed to creating that kind of experience for all of our students./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/n
The AHSC comprises the College of Medicine, College of Health Professions and Sciences, College of Nursing and Student Health Services. 麻豆原创/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u2019s approach is especially impactful in the way it integrates education, research and patient care seamlessly for students and the community, creating a dynamic ecosystem that fosters collaboration, innovation and excellence./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/n
More than 1,100 麻豆原创 students from nursing, medicine, physical therapy and social work provide point of care testing, pharmaceutical supplies, nutrition education, counseling, and referrals for additional care through the Comprehensive Medical Care Outreach Team, providing essential healthcare services while learning in a live clinical environment./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u201cThe future of healthcare is collaborative, and 麻豆原创 is ensuring a healthier future by fostering interprofessional learning opportunities that prepare future healthcare professionals across all disciplines for practice,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u201d says Mary Lou Sole, dean of 麻豆原创/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u2019s College of Nursing. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u201cThrough interprofessional collaborative practice, 麻豆原创 is unleashing potential of students and faculty to improve patient care and solve our world/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u2019s greatest healthcare challenges./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/n
The Keeping Neighbors In Good Health Through Service (KNIGHTS) Clinic provides vital medical services to approximately 150 uninsured patients annually, bringing together medical and social work faculty and students to collaborate on interdisciplinary teams that serve Orlando and neighboring communities. The clinic, which is a partnership with Grace Medical Home, provides direct healthcare services, health promotion, disease prevention, social support, case management and appropriate referrals to medical and social resources in the community. Through ongoing research and evaluation, the clinic continually refines its practices to deliver evidence-based, exceptional care to its patients./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/n
The Mighty Knights program and Go Baby Go! provide customized mobility solutions that enhance children/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u2019s independence and quality of life and bring together speech-language pathology, physical therapy, health sciences, medicine and engineering students./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/n
The Mighty Knights program holds inclusive play experiences for children with complex communication and motor needs and their families, bringing mobility supports, specially trained students, and faculty clinicians into schools, community playgrounds, libraries, parks, zoos and other unique spaces, like 麻豆原创/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/u2019s Rehabilitation Innovation Center. Go Baby Go! also offers invaluable hands-on learning experiences that bridge classroom knowledge with real-world applications. By modifying ride-along toys to meet the needs of children with mobility and cognitive impairment, students gain practical skills, interdisciplinary collaboration experience, and a deeper understanding of the benefit of assistive technology on individuals’ lives./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143481/n