Interprofessional Education (IPE)

Interprofessional Education (IPE) is a foundational element of the academic experience at MBKU. Co-led by committed MBKU faculty, these courses are thoughtfully designed to foster meaningful learning experiences where students from all programs learn with, from, and about one another. The IPE curriculum is intentionally scaffolded to build students’ capacity for effective collaboration, preparing students to deliver exceptional patient care and outcomes in an interdisciplinary setting.

IPE 400A:  Medical Spanish.  (2.00 credit hours)  
Two credit hours of in-person synchronous lecture. This interprofessional team-taught elective course is designed to develop and/or improve students' communication in clinical situations with patients whose native language is Spanish. The focus of the instruction will be on learning basic conversation skills in order to elicit clinical histories, conduct an examination, and give oral instructions to Spanish speaking patients. Students will also be exposed to pertinent information about Latino culture as it pertains to medical care. Students will participate in language tasks through listening and speaking.
IPE 400B:  Medical Spanish.  (2.00 credit hours)  
Two credit hours of in-person synchronous lecture. This interprofessional team-taught elective course is designed to develop and/or improve students' communication in clinical situations with patients whose native language is Spanish. The focus of the instruction will be on learning basic conversation skills in order to elicit clinical histories, conduct an examination, and give oral instructions to Spanish speaking patients. Students will also be exposed to pertinent information about Latino culture as it pertains to medical care. Students will participate in language tasks through listening and speaking.
IPE 400C:  Medical Spanish.  (2.00 credit hours)  
Two credit hours of in-person synchronous lecture. This interprofessional team-taught elective course is designed to develop and/or improve students' communication in clinical situations with patients whose native language is Spanish. The focus of the instruction will be on learning basic conversation skills in order to elicit clinical histories, conduct an examination, and give oral instructions to Spanish speaking patients. Students will also be exposed to pertinent information about Latino culture as it pertains to medical care. Students will participate in language tasks through listening and speaking.
IPE 401A:  Professional Ethics.  (0.75 credit hours)  
Three-quarter credit hour of in-person synchronous lecture. Two credit hours of in-person synchronous lecture. Three-quarter credit hour of in-person synchronous lecture.This interprofessional team-taught course introduces ethical theory and presents case studies that are commonplace in clinical professional practice. The lecture sequence that includes scope of practice, ethical theories, state regulations and clinical examples is supplemented with student-led discussions on case studies using an interactive learning format. Students examine and address issues by applying ethical theory and values to resolving situations that challenge practitioners. Ethical issues dealing with confidentiality, professional referrals, advertising, record keeping, informed consent, medical mistakes and conflicts of interest are presented in class and discussion groups.
Prerequisite(s): None  
IPE 401B:  Professional Ethics.  (0.75 credit hours)  
Three-quarter credit hour of in-person synchronous lecture. This interprofessional team-taught course introduces ethical theory and presents case studies that are commonplace in clinical professional practice. The lecture sequence that includes scope of practice, ethical theories, state regulations and clinical examples is supplemented with student-led discussions on case studies using an interactive learning format. Students examine and address issues by applying ethical theory and values to resolving situations that challenge practitioners. Ethical issues dealing with confidentiality, professional referrals, advertising, record keeping, informed consent, medical mistakes and conflicts of interest are presented in class and discussion groups.
Prerequisite(s): None  
IPE 401C:  Professional Ethics.  (0.75 credit hours)  
Three-quarter credit hour of in-person synchronous lecture. This interprofessional team-taught course introduces ethical theory and presents case studies that are commonplace in clinical professional practice. The lecture sequence that includes scope of practice, ethical theories, state regulations and clinical examples is supplemented with student-led discussions on case studies using an interactive learning format. Students examine and address issues by applying ethical theory and values to resolving situations that challenge practitioners. Ethical issues dealing with confidentiality, professional referrals, advertising, record keeping, informed consent, medical mistakes and conflicts of interest are presented in class and discussion groups.
Prerequisite(s): None  
IPE 403A:  Population and Public Health.  (2.00 credit hours)  
Two credit hours of in-person synchronous lecture. This team-taught interprofessional course is to develop a foundational understanding of population and public health and its core functions of assessment, policy development and assurance. This course exposes the student to current trends in the U.S. healthcare system, including healthcare delivery systems and policy, healthcare information systems and healthcare outcomes. In addition the aim is to develop patient communication and educational skills for a culturally diverse patient population to address concepts of health promotion and disease prevention. Evidence-based recommendations for health promotion and disease prevention will be emphasized. Lectures, group activities, and workshops will be used to discuss and apply the concepts of disease prevention and health promotion.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of prior quarter coursework or program permission  
IPE 403B:  Population and Public Health.  (2.00 credit hours)  
Two credit hours of in-person synchronous lecture. This team-taught interprofessional course is to develop a foundational understanding of population and public health and its core functions of assessment, policy development and assurance. This course exposes the student to current trends in the U.S. healthcare system, including healthcare delivery systems and policy, healthcare information systems and healthcare outcomes. In addition the aim is to develop patient communication and educational skills for a culturally diverse patient population to address concepts of health promotion and disease prevention. Evidence-based recommendations for health promotion and disease prevention will be emphasized. Lectures, group activities, and workshops will be used to discuss and apply the concepts of disease prevention and health promotion.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of prior quarter coursework or program permission  
IPE 403C:  Population and Public Health.  (2.00 credit hours)  
Two credit hours of in-person synchronous lecture. This team-taught interprofessional course is to develop a foundational understanding of population and public health and its core functions of assessment, policy development and assurance. This course exposes the student to current trends in the U.S. healthcare system, including healthcare delivery systems and policy, healthcare information systems and healthcare outcomes. In addition the aim is to develop patient communication and educational skills for a culturally diverse patient population to address concepts of health promotion and disease prevention. Evidence-based recommendations for health promotion and disease prevention will be emphasized. Lectures, group activities, and workshops will be used to discuss and apply the concepts of disease prevention and health promotion.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of prior quarter coursework or program permission  
IPE 404A:  Interprofessional Case Conferences.  (0.75 credit hours)  
Three-quarter credit hour of in-person synchronous lecture. This team-taught course is designed to support students’ mastery of core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice: values/ethics for interprofessional practice, roles/responsibilities, interprofessional communication, and teams/teamwork. Learners will demonstrate the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and behaviors aligned with interprofessional collaboration, communication, and teamwork via small group discussion and examination of clinical cases with relevance to various health professions. The course culminates in an interprofessional education simulation involving students from multiple health professions and standardized patients.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of prior quarter coursework or program permission  
IPE 404B:  Interprofessional Case Conferences.  (0.75 credit hours)  
Three-quarter credit hour of in-person synchronous lecture. This team-taught course is designed to support students’ mastery of core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice: values/ethics for interprofessional practice, roles/responsibilities, interprofessional communication, and teams/teamwork. Learners will demonstrate the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and behaviors aligned with interprofessional collaboration, communication, and teamwork via small group discussion and examination of clinical cases with relevance to various health professions. The course culminates in an interprofessional education simulation involving students from multiple health professions and standardized patients.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of prior quarter coursework or program permission  
IPE 404C:  Interprofessional Case Conferences.  (0.75 credit hours)  
Three-quarter credit hour of in-person synchronous lecture. This team-taught course is designed to support students’ mastery of core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice: values/ethics for interprofessional practice, roles/responsibilities, interprofessional communication, and teams/teamwork. Learners will demonstrate the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and behaviors aligned with interprofessional collaboration, communication, and teamwork via small group discussion and examination of clinical cases with relevance to various health professions. The course culminates in an interprofessional education simulation involving students from multiple health professions and standardized patients.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of prior quarter coursework or program permission  
IPE 406A:  IDEAs in Healthcare.  (0.75 credit hours)  
Three-quarter credit hour of in-person synchronous lecture. The course is designed to provide a space for future health care professionals to discover and analyze the intersections of identity, biases, cultural frameworks, and principles of health equity. It will introduce the skills and insights needed to build relationships of mutual respect with patients, and will introduce ways to reduce bias, discrimination and reduce health care disparities.
IPE 406B:  IDEAs in Healthcare.  (0.75 credit hours)  
Three-quarter credit hour of in-person synchronous lecture. The course is designed to provide a space for future health care professionals to discover and analyze the intersections of identity, biases, cultural frameworks, and principles of health equity. It will introduce the skills and insights needed to build relationships of mutual respect with patients, and will introduce ways to reduce bias, discrimination and reduce health care disparities.
IPE 406C:  IDEAs in Healthcare.  (0.75 credit hours)  
Three-quarter credit hour of in-person synchronous lecture. The course is designed to provide a space for future health care professionals to discover and analyze the intersections of identity, biases, cultural frameworks, and principles of health equity. It will introduce the skills and insights needed to build relationships of mutual respect with patients, and will introduce ways to reduce bias, discrimination and reduce health care disparities.