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UMB Expands Community Interprofessional Clinics
October 3, 2016
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) will extend its community-based interdisciplinary learning activities to new locations with a new $100,000, two-year grant from the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education and the UMB Center for Interprofessional Education.
The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education awarded grants to 16 academic institutions nationwide – including $50,000 to the University of Maryland, Baltimore – to boost community-based interprofessional education (IPE) and practice. The University’s Center for Interprofessional Education provided $50,000 in matching funds to facilitate the project.
“We are striving to produce generations of health professionals who are educated to work harmoniously together, ensuring the best outcomes for the patients and communities they serve,” says Jane Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean and professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and director of the Center for Interprofessional Education at UMB. “This expansion of our community-based IPE initiative is a significant step toward that goal.”