Baylor College of Medicine embraces interprofessional education (IPE) as essential to fulfilling our vision of improving health through science, scholarship and innovation.
The Four Competencies of IPE
Values Ethics for Interprofessional Practice
Work with individuals of other professions to maintain a climate of mutual respect and shared values.
Roles/Responsibilities
Use the knowledge of one’s own role and those of other professions to appropriately assess and address the healthcare needs of patients and promote and advance the health of populations.
Interprofessional Communication
Communicate with patients, families, communities and professionals in health and other fields in a responsive and responsible manner that supports a team approach to the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease.
Teams and Teamwork
Apply relationship-building values and the principles of team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan, deliver and evaluate patient/population-centered care and population health programs and policies that are safe, timely, efficient, effective and equitable.
IPE in the M.D. Program
IPE experiences for BCM medical students begin in the first year and include initiatives with students and faculty from the BCM School of Health Professions, University of Houston College of Pharmacy and Texas Women’s University School of Nursing.