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Section 1: Preparing for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice at Your Institution
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) characterizes a climate conducive to change by the “leadership and key staff members who are committed to making a change and who are willing and able
to dedicate the necessary time, resources, and personnel.”15 Despite the many benefits and endorsements of IPE and CP, many educational institutions and health care systems face numerous barriers to establish- ing IPE programming in a sustainable way. In the beginning, it may be more feasible to succeed with a singular activity in a specific depart- ment, rather than launching an organization-wide program. Regardless of the breadth of your program, Section 1 explains the key players and resources needed to make the IPE program successful.
Section 1.1 Building Your IPE Community:
Enlist Support from Across Your Institution
Establishing an enthusiastic community with a shared IPE vision is essential to support program development and implementation. By formalizing commitment among the interested administrators, staff, faculty, and students, coordination is more effective and mechanisms for impacting organizational culture and curricular change are more easily lever- aged. This section identifies individuals from whom you will want to seek support as you build an IPE presence at your institution.
Senior Leadership
Support from senior leadership is important from the beginning.16 It is your institution’s president/provost, deans/associate deans, directors, and program heads who have the power to support or squelch your efforts. Their approval will help to allocate resources and gain institutional recognition, and they may designate particular faculty members to support coor- dination of IPE initiatives.17,18 The support of senior leadership is also symbolically significant, as it may positively influence buy-in from others.
 updated August 2022 ASCO IPECP Toolkit
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