Leading the Way in Interprofessional Education
UNE is a nationally recognized leader in interprofessional education (IPE) and the only institution in New England that’s part of the prestigious Innovation Network of the National Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice.
At UNE, IPE brings students from multiple disciplines together to learn with, from, and about each other. This approach builds mutual understanding, strengthens communication, enhances teamwork, and prepares students to lead in a collaborative workforce.
Originally rooted in the health professions, IPE at UNE trains students to work across fields as integrated, high-functioning health care teams. This approach has proven to produce successful patient outcomes, and the model is now expanding so it can be applied to broader situations.
Collaborative practice is the professional application of IPE, with people from different backgrounds and with different areas of expertise working together to deliver a higher quality of service and care to achieve common goals.
People achieve more together than they ever could alone. At UNE, interprofessional education provides the foundation for that kind of meaningful collaboration.
