Newsletter June 2026 Edition

Discover what's happening in the world of Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPEP) at UTMB and how you can be a part of it!
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2026 Core Curriculum Activities

Register Here to Attend

June 5

Engage Me: Alzheimer's Disease

(Virtual)

10am-12pm


June 9

TeamSTEPPS

3pm-5pm


June 17

Engage Me Series: Migraines

(Virtual)

3pm-5pm

June 25

BaFa' BaFa'

3pm-5pm


June 26

Bench2Bedside

10am-12pm


July 1

Building Trust

12pm-2pm


July 10

Engage Me: COPD

(Virtual)

10am-12pm


July 14

BaFa' BaFa'

3pm-5pm


July 15 

Student IPE Mock Codes

8am-10 am & 10am-12pm


July 22

TeamSTEPPS

(Virtual)

3pm-5pm


July 30

Engage Me: Cluster Headaches

(Virtual)

3pm-5pm

Tracking OIPEP Activity Completion


In collaboration with the UTMB Registrar's Office, student completion of the IPE Core Curriculum (starting Fall semester 2026) will be tracked in MyStar. Once all requirements have been fulfilled, completion of the curriculum will be formally recognized and documented on each student's official UTMB transcript.

Congratulations to the 2026 IPEP Scholar Graduates


Upcoming IPEP Scholars Meeting


Wednesday, September 16, 2026

12pm-1 pm

HEC 3.200/3.201


Interested?


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Coming Soon the Interprofessional Education & Practice

Internship Program


Choose Your Pathway


Clinical Pathway

  • Focuses on the patient-care setting. You will work within healthcare facilities (clinics or hospitals) to improve team collaboration, streamline patient transitions, and solve health challenges at the point of care.


Community Pathway

  • Focuses on the population level. You will work directly within neighborhoods and local organizations to address social determinants of health, build community-led initiatives, and improve health equity outside the clinic walls.


Phase 1: Research & Networking

Identify critical health challenges and build a network of key stakeholders to guide your project.


Phase 2: Action & Integration

Embed interprofessional team principles directly into your chosen setting (clinical or community) to address real world health problems.


Phase 3: Program Launch

Develop a sustainable IPE program designed for long-term implementation by partners and/or community members.



GREATER TEXAS GULF COAST ENGAGE ME SERIES

(GTX-GEMS)



Sparking Conversations, Igniting Action and Building a Healthier Future Together

Series will resume in September 2026!


Upcoming Topics:


  • Respiratory Disease Care and Prevention
  • Space Medicine: A Focus on Women's Health
  • Aging in Place and Elderly Care
  • Student Health and Wellbeing
  • Veterans' Health
  • Infectious Disease Resurgence
  • Art and Medicine
  • Community Engagement, Brain Economy, Blue Zones 
  • Brain Health Economy

Registration Opens Fall 2026

IPE Team Talk Podcast Series


National IPE Experts on

Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:30 pm in Teams


Providing IPEP Core Curriculum Credit for UTMB Students!


June 3,2026

Dr. Kelly Grace, PhD

Topic: Building IPE Research Mentoring Relationships

Asst Director of Departmental Research,

Health Education Center

University of Texas Medical Center


June 24, 2026

Dr. Corri Levine, PhD, MS, MPH

Director, Biocontainment Unit

Dr. Shinu Joy, DNP, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, OCN

Assoc Professor, School of Nursing

Dr. Kimberly Rumsey, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE

Assoc Professor of Instruction, SON Undergraduate Studies

Topic: IPE Teams in UTMB Biocontainment Unit

University of Texas Medical Branch


July 1, 2026

Dr. Radhika Aravamudhan, PhD, EdD

Topic: Building Collaborative Competence: Integrating CBE and IPE

Professor of Audiology

Drexel University


July 22, 2026

Dr. Tracy Orwig, MSSW, LCSW-S, FNAP

Topic: Collaborating for Better Outcomes: A Social Work Journey from Kidney Transplant and Pediatric Care to IPE Leadership

Assoc Professor of Practice, School of Social Work University of Texas Austin

Moderator

Dr. Ashley Parikh, EdD, MSHS, PTA

Director of the Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice

IPE Team Talk Link Here

A Special Invitation to

the 2026 Health Education Center

and Interprofessional Education and Practice

Faculty and Staff Retreat


Thursday, July 23rd from 10 am to 2 pm

Moody Medical Library 3rd Floor Faculty Lounge


Keynote Speaker and Workshop Leader: 

Dr. Barbara Maxwell, DPT, PhD

Associate Dean and Director of the IU Interprofessional Practice and Education Center

At Indiana University School of Medicine


The following events are open to all UTMB Employees below: 

(Registration in Ideal Logic will open soon)


10:00 am - 11:00 am: Keynote Speech

11:00 - 12:00 pm: Lunch 

12:00 - 2:00 pm: Interactive Workshop in Interprofessional Teams on IPEP and Community Engagement
Outstanding Achievements from the OIPEP Team

Newsletter Prepared by

Armalita Dosseh

Program Manager

UTMB Office of Interprofessional Education & Practice


Contact

OIPEP@UTMB.EDU


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