
Learning in a team-based model
Our curriculum focuses on the development of interprofessional skills in dynamic environments. Our well-equipped labs reflect the realism and unpredictability of ERs, urgent care facilities, primary care settings and long-term care settings. Thanks to our patient simulation manikins, you’ll have an opportunity to assist with a simulated childbirth on one day, and respond to a cardiac arrest on another.
Mastering theory, technology and modern nursing procedures represents only part of your educational experience. You'll also learn what it is like to be part of an integrated health care team with students from other disciplines, such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant and medicine.
The Center for Interprofessional Healthcare Education offers innovative opportunities for students in the Schools of Health Sciences, Medicine and Nursing to learn and practice together. You’ll work collaboratively to better understand other care providers’ roles in different situations, identify more effective and efficient delivery options and enhance each other's clinical skills.
“One of the key objectives here is to work on interprofessional communication and teamwork,” said Liana Kappus, simulation director at the School of Nursing. “We are fortunate to be able to offer our students this opportunity to practice together in a safe environment to increase their confidence and prepare them for their work in an actual clinical setting.”