Michigan Center for IPE Awards for Innovation and Excellence

Award Categories:

Student Award for IPE Innovation and Excellence: Awarded to an individual and/or team of students based on their development of innovative curriculum, organizational change, IPE practice opportunities, and/or scholarship in the realm of interprofessional education.
Faculty/Staff Award for IPE Innovation and Excellence: Awarded to an individual and/or team based on their development of innovative curriculum, organizational change, IPE or team-based collaborative practice opportunities, and/or scholarship in the realm of interprofessional education.

Purpose:

These awards honor students, faculty and staff who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and/or leadership with regard to implementing and/or developing innovative, effective, and sustainable interprofessional education (IPE) or interprofessional practice (IPP) across the University of Michigan health science schools.

Eligibility:

All faculty, students, and staff in University of Michigan health science schools and colleges (Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses) are eligible for nomination by colleagues and collaborators. Self-nominations will also be accepted.

Nomination Requirements:

Nominee Information (full name, title, school, department, email, phone).
Nominator Information (full name, title, school, department, email, phone, nominator’s relationship/interactions with nominee).
Type of award being nominated for (student, faculty/staff; individual or team within each category).
Letter of nomination (upload as a pdf; 1 page max). Provide specific examples demonstrating how the nominee(s) meet the criteria of the award.
Letters of support from an individual(s) who can speak to the nominee’s qualifications for the award (2 letters max; 500 words or less; May be from the chair, program director, associate dean or dean, community partner, learner, or other).
Supporting examples (optional): Publications, IPE syllabi/examples of IPE teaching tools, etc.

Timeline

The nomination window is now closed.

Awards were presented at HPE day on April 4, 2023.

Awardees will receive the following: Faculty award of $1,000, student award of $500 (if the winner is a team, the award will be split accordingly), and short presentation at HPE Day.

Learn about the 2023 awardees.

Learn about the 2022 awardees.

Learn about the 2021 awardees.

Learn about the 2020 awardees.

Learn about the 2019 awardees.

Criteria for Nomination:

A committee with representation from faculty, administrators, and students will evaluate the qualifications of the nominees for evidence of excellence in IPE. Nominees should demonstrate vision and commitment to advancing interprofessional education and/or practice at U-M and exhibit the core competencies of interprofessional education as identified by the University of Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education. The following supporting evidence should be provided:

1. Demonstrated excellence in interprofessional education, including but not limited to:

Developing and/or implementing IPE curriculum or co-curricular activities, using innovative IPE learning experiences to enhance collaborative student learning
Developing and/or implementing innovative IPE assessment strategies
Developing and/or implementing innovative IPE fieldwork/community partnerships

2. Demonstrated evidence that the interprofessional education initiative has made a positive impact on student learning and is sustainable. This could include but is not limited to:

Developing organizational and/or institutional structures to support the development/implementation/collaboration of IPE
Developing faculty training/mentorship programs that enhance IPE
Contributing to interprofessional education research and/or scholarship grounded in relevant literature
Developing evidence-based practices in conceptualization and evaluation of the U-M IPE initiative.

3. Demonstrated evidence of leadership in interprofessional education or interprofessional care. This could include but is not limited to:

Exhibiting core competencies of interprofessional education as identified by the University of Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education
Demonstrating effective communication skills with learners, patients and colleagues
Promoting interprofessional education and inspiring others to lead
Demonstrating leadership in providing interprofessional education to/with healthcare learners
Promoting interprofessional care in the local or regional community
Serving as an exemplary role model for those interested in interprofessional education and collaborative practice.