What Students Want: IPE
As a leader in interprofessional education (IPE), U-M has an edge in student recruitment in the health sciences.
“Students who come to Michigan expect that the values of teamwork, interdisciplinary learning, and patient care are front and center in their educational experiences,” says Raj Mangrulkar, director of the Michigan Center for IPE. “That is exactly what our IPE movement has begun to build here, and the excitement this has generated among our applicants over the past couple of years is palpable.”
- In more than six years as an initiative, Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education has sparked collaboration among thousands of students across the 10 health science schools on all three U-M campuses.
- Students in diverse health professional programs have progressed from just filling requirements in interprofessional courses to passionately advocating for opportunities to “learn about, from, and with each other to enable collaboration and improve health outcomes.”
- A student advisory committee and several interprofessional student organizations add voices and vision to keep IPE advancing.
Our foundational experiences represent U-M’s visionary approach to IPE and the importance of team-based care,” said Frank Ascione, founding director of the center. Learn more in the 2020- 21 Year 6 IPE annual report! 
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