Register to join the OIPE Community of Practice at any of the following meetings below for whatever portion your schedule allows. Contact Danielle Rulli (Danielle.Rulli@osumc.edu) with any questions.

September 17, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - IPE: What's It All About?

Andrea Pfeifle, EdD, PT, FNAP, OSU Associate Vice President, Interprofessional Practice and Education & James McAuley, RPh, PhD, FAPhA, FNAP, OSU College of Pharmacy Associate Dean for Student Success

Have you ever wanted to get more engaged in interprofessional education and practice here at OSU but you weren’t sure what it’s all about? This session will explore the evolution of IPE, the history of IPE at OSU, and the opportunities, networking, and resources for interprofessional engagement through the OIPE. Register here.

October 9, 2025, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm - The Quadruple Aim: Provider Wellbeing

One of the key aims of interprofessional education and practice is to improve the provider’s experience. This session will discuss how those concepts actually intersect, and how IPE can make your work more enjoyable. Register here.

November 17, 2025, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm - Connecting IPE Theory to Clinical Practice

Kristy Johnston, MSW, Program Director, Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research, University of Kansas  

Students engage in the theoretical concepts of interprofessional education and practice, but sometimes, it’s difficult to translate those concepts into clinical education, especially for disciplines that are somewhat traditionally siloed in their practice. This session will discuss insights and best practices for faculty to make meaningful translation of IPE theory into clinical education. Register here.

December 8, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Interprofessional Roles and Teamwork

What defines an interprofessional team? How are they structured? Who is responsible for the team? The answers may surprise you! This session will examine the core interprofessional tenets of roles and responsibilities on the interprofessional team. Register here.

January 14, 2026, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Not the Usual Suspects: Partners for Holistic Care in Interprofessional Education and Practice

The core premises of interprofessional education and practice are to improve patient health care experiences and outcomes, improve population health, and to improve the provider experiences as well. This may require partnering with providers from disciplines that you may not have considered. This session will explore inclusive IPCP and within it, interprofessional partners that participants may not have considered. Register here.

February 19, 2026, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm - Building Interprofessional Partnerships in the Community

Cynthia Valdez Dougherty, PhD, MSW, FNAP, Director of Interprofessional Practice and Education Engagement

Interprofessional education and collaboration does not need to stay behind institutional walls. Community partnerships can offer students and faculty potentially unique and rich interprofessional opportunities including real-world experiences, better understanding of drivers and barriers to health care, and expansion of career horizons, all with the benefit of elevating the health of the community. This session will explore community partnerships and resources. Register here.

March 16, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Not the Usual Suspects II: Unique and Valuable Interprofessional Partners in Veterinary Medicine for Holistic Care

Rustin Moore, DVM, PhD Diplomate ACVS

Rita Jean Wolfe Endowed Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine

The human-animal bond is something that has taken center stage in recent years. Service animals and support animals have become common place, and are just one example of the importance of collaboration with our veterinary colleagues. Veterinary medicine commonly uses the One Health, a parallel and overlapping framework with IPE. This session will explore the importance of veterinary medicine on the interprofessional team. Register here.