If you are wondering what IPE activities you need to complete and when you need to complete them then check out the COLLEGE/PROGRAM IPE TIMELINES page.

Each college/program has their own timeline and you can find all the information you need for yours in one place!

These have been (or are in the process of being) updated starting July 1st.

If your timeline isn’t live yet, drop us an email so we can help. (ipe@uams.edu)

We wish you a GREAT 2019-2020 academic year!

On Thursday, May 16th, the OIPE hosted Dr. Jason Mizell, COM Associate Professor for Student Wellness Week.

His focus was on financial security and wellness.  He also had questions on cue cards regarding financial issues like savings interest earned or mortgage interest paid.

As part of the day, everyone was encouraged to write on the Wall of Financial Freedom.

Some truly wonderful tips were shared.

Wednesday, May 15, was Physical Fitness Day during the OIPE Student Wellness Week.

The UAMS Fitness Center members were on hand to talk about the concept of mind and body wellness.

Angela Johnson led a Body Weight Based Training class in RAHN 1202 while Adam Carter, director of the Fitness Center, manned the information table and offered students a one-week free trial in the center on the 8th floor of the RAHN building.

The Get Healthy UAMS program is a terrific endeavor that the OIPE is thrilled to help support.

Everyone was also encouraged to write on “King Julien’s Wall of Physically! Physically! Physically Fit!!”

Tuesday, May 14th, the OIPE sponsored a Culinary Medicine demonstration with the help of UAMS Nutrition Services director Tonya Johnson!

Students and faculty were treated to a delicious, heart-healthy, vegetarian meal that aligns with the DASH Diet and Mediterranean Diet.

Using brown rice, which is a whole grain, tempeh, and fresh vegetables seasoned with garlic, onion, and other spices, the chefs cooked up a tempeh fried rice that had people lined up in the lobby!

Everyone was also encouraged to check out the Wall of Yum! and leave a little healthy tip or trick for others to see.

It was a great day on the 1st floor of the RAHN Building (Bruce Commons).
Thanks to everyone who stopped by!

Main UAMS Campus in Little Rock

Student Research Day was, once again, a resounding success. With 26 teams presenting on multiple topics, the top three teams were separated by only TWO points!

First Place: Building Trust With LGBTQ Patients

(not in any particular order)

• Elizabeth Moore, COM
• John Patterson, COM
• Josephine White, CON
• Anel Guapo, CON
• Andrew Wall, COP/COPH
• Brayden Fountain, COP
• Facilitator (not pictured): Masil George, MD, Director of Geriatric Palliative Care Program for UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging

Second Place: Medication Reconciliation

(not in any particular order)

• Conor Smith, COM
• Annabeth Ingram, CON
• Lauren Lafleche, CON
• Nick Byrd, COP
• Lindy Barnes, COP
• Sarah Talley, COP
• Facilitator (not pictured): Christi Smith, PharmD, Assistant Director of Pharmacy for UAMS College of Pharmacy

Third Place: Opioid Education for High School Students

(not in any particular order)

• Kyle Johns, CHP
• Levi Watson, COM
• Kayla Boardman, CON
• Amanda Graves, CON
• Zakary Kendrick, COP
• Joshua Hall, COPH
• Facilitator (not pictured): Amber Marshall, Statewide Pre-Health Program Coordinator for UAMS Regional Programs

UAMS Northwest Regional Campus

First Place: “Interdisciplinary North Street Elective”

• Charles Cassidy, COP
• Christopher Croson, COP
• Emily Deitchler, CHP
• Megan James, CHP

Second Place: “Improved Patient Care and Turnover Through Clinic by Implementing a North Street Clinic Orientation Day”

• Hannah Blakley, COM
• Allen Snider, COP
• Dayton Vire, COP
• Jacob Webber, CHP
• Emily Weldon, COM

Third Place: “Enhancing Mental Wellness”

• David Catlin, COM
• Rachel Goff, COM
• Cortni Hicks, COP
• Taylor Perry, CHP
• Tyler Sweat, COP

 

Check out all the exciting things going on in the world of Interprofessional Education here at UAMS.

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Join #TeamUAMS members Ashley McMillan, DDS and Jennifer Stane, RDS TODAY (04/03) at 12:15 in EDII-B107 as they discuss “Primary Care and Oral Health: Can I Bill for That?” during our #IPE LEGOS series. Can’t make it in person? Join online!

Request for Proposals

Proposals Now Accepted for Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Small Grants

The UAMS Office of Interprofessional Education is now accepting proposals for its small grant program, which this year will highlight interdisciplinary efforts focused on population health. Deadline for proposal submission is 5 p.m., May 1, 2019.

Program Goal:

Promote the scholarship of interdisciplinary collaboration and practice in population health and interprofessional education

The interprofessional project requesting support may include, but is not limited to, a focus on population health such as:

1. The impact of interprofessional practice on population health, including:

• Value-based care
• Social determinants of health

or,

2. Research or curriculum development focused on the Quadruple Aim — enhancing patient experience, improving population health, reducing costs, improving the work life of the provider — in clinical, educational or population health arenas

Award:
Multiple grants will be awarded. Grants will range from $5,000 to $15,000.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PIs and other investigators may be faculty, postdocs, graduate students, or clinical staff — but must be affiliated with UAMS (faculty or staff must be UAMS employees; graduate students must be enrolled in UAMS Graduate School).
• The investigator team must have an interprofessional composition. “Interprofessional” is defined as the representation of two or more professions (e.g., nurse and physician, pharmacist and physician assistant, clinical practitioner and public health specialist).
• In addition to including investigators representing multiple professions, the proposed project should aim to establish a relationship between interprofessional practice and outcomes.
• Scholarly work that establishes baseline data or demonstrates strong potential for obtaining additional funding will be viewed favorably.

Application Process:
Include abbreviated curriculum vitae (or NIH Biosketch) of all investigators
Include letter(s) of support from the supervisor of the PI and Co-PI (if applicable)

Maximum of five pages including:

1. Specific Aims
2. Significance and Innovation
3. Rationale for the interprofessional team’s composition, along with roles and responsibilities for each project team member
4. A description of how an interprofessional team is required for project design and implementation
5. How the project addresses one or more elements of population health, if applicable
6. Rationale and Approach (including methods, outcome measures, data analysis plans, and project evaluation)
7. A plan to evaluate the project’s outcomes and the function of the interprofessional team
8. Plan for dissemination of results (presentation of work at a relevant national meeting and/or publication is required)
9. References cited will not count as part of the page limit
10. Timeline (including a progress report at six months and project completion within 12 months after receiving funds/IRB approval)
11. IRB approval (if available). Note that IRB approval is required before funding can be awarded.
12. Budget may include travel to present at a professional meeting, supplies, participant fees, IRB fee, and other expenses needed to conduct the work. Grant funds may not be used for salary support. Entire awarded amount will be transferred after receipt of IRB approval.

ALL MATERIALS MUST BE COMBINED AND SUBMITTED IN A SINGLE PDF DOCUMENT.

For questions about this grant program, please contact the Office of Interprofessional Education, ipe@uams.edu or call (501)686-5686.

Deadline: 5 p.m., May 1, 2019
Submit completed application packet as a single PDF file to: provost@uams.edu. 

Come to the Arkansas Arts Center on April 6, 2019 from 12:30 – 3:00 to view some of the amazingly talented artists from Team UAMS.

Everything from poetry, woodwork, knitting, paintings, and drawings will be on display.