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Checklist: Steps to Interprofessional Education (IPE) Readiness
Adapted from AHRQ’s Organizational Readiness Assessment Checklist21
Establish the Need for IPE
Have you identified IPE opportunities, strengths, and gaps in the current curricula and/or clinical environment?
Have you prepared a compelling case for IPE initiatives, taking into consideration institutional interests and best fit?
Support from Senior Leadership
Have you gathered approval from senior leadership for offering interprofes- sional education and valuing a culture of teamwork across the institution?
Will your institution provide sufficient staff and resources to support program development and coordination?
Building Your IPE Team
Have you assembled a working group of adequate size with faculty representation from all professions that you intend to include in programming?
Have you identified a sufficient number of faculty members who are adept in IPE competencies to serve as instructors for your activities?
Have you organized faculty development activities for interested leaders, faculty, and staff to increase their knowledge of IPE and engage in discussion of how to incorporate IPE into their teaching and practice?
IPE Program Development
Have you reviewed all professions’ academic calendars and curricula to determine the best positioning of IPE programs?
Have you developed interprofessional programming, such as classroom learning, clinical observation and practice, and/or simulation activities?
Sustaining Your IPE Program
Will your institution revise curricula and dedicate time for learners to attend IPE trainings?
Have you developed an evaluation process for programming?
Have you developed the appropriate structure to revise and improve programming?
Will your institution recognize, reinforce and reward positive teamwork behaviors and improvements in process?
June 2020
ASCO IPECP Toolkit
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