I-TEAM Award Recipients
UIC faculty and staff have been pivotal in the successful development of collaboration-ready professionals that will both lead and participate in teams across the healthcare delivery system. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs is very excited to recognize faculty and staff that are championing interprofessional collaboration across the seven heath science colleges with the annual I-TEAM award.
This award recognizes faculty and staff who have demonstrated excellence in interprofessional practice and education through teaching innovation. The nominations were evaluated on developing IPE learning experiences that center on social determinants of health and build skills in collaborative practice, interprofessional communication, teams and teamwork, values/ethics for interprofessional practice and interprofessional roles and responsibilities.
It is with great pleasure to announce that the selection committee has selected Collaborative Empowerment through IPE: Nutrition and Oral Health Initiative to receive the 2023 I-TEAM award. The program was selected for it’s focus on advancing interprofessional education, cultural awareness, and patient centered care with early learners at UI Health.
2023 I-TEAM Awardee: Collaborative Empowerment through IPE: Nutrition and Oral Health Initiative! Heading link
The Collaborative Empowerment through IPE: Nutrition and Oral Health Initiative is an innovative interprofessional program that includes dentistry and nutritional students. Over the course of several in-person sessions, students worked together on clinical projects that focused on the importance of collaboration to provide oral health-related nutrition which included working on treatment plans that prioritized the patient’s culture and preferences.
From the Collaborative Empowerment through IPE: Nutrition and Oral Health Initiative Application: “Our interdisciplinary sessions with the College of Dentistry allowed me to walk away having gained new perspectives and strategies that will enable me to think bigger picture in my future patient care. I believe that Dr. Oshita’s efforts in constructing this program will greatly prepare her students to be better practitioners who understand how to work with a patient’s whole care team. With great confidence, I can say that I walked away from this program having learned how to be a better collaborator and feel prepared to work with other disciplines as I enter the field of nutrition” (MS in Nutrition Student)
Congratulations to the award recipients of the Collaborative Empowerment through IPE: Nutrition and Oral Health Initiative team which includes:
- Sobia Bilal, BDS, MSc, PhD
- Amy McNeil
- Khatija Noorullah, MPH
- Shayna Oshita, PhD RD LDN CDCES
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Peoria IPE Immersion Day Program
The committee identified multiple strengths of the Peoria IPE Immersion Day Program in choosing to give this award. Among those strengths were the continuous improvement based on ongoing assessment that has been seen in the program over time, the ability of your team to adapt the learning experience to a virtual platform and the inclusion of learners from multiple institutions which enriches the experience for all.
The award recipients of the Peoria IPE Immersion Day Program team include:
- Kathleen J.H. Sparbel, PhD, FNP-BC
- Angela O’Bryant, MSN, RN
- Kevin O. Rynn, PharmD, FCCP, DABAT
- Janet Liechty, PhD, MSW, LCSW
- Megan Magnuson, MPA
- Amanda Newell, PhD, RDN, LDN
- Sara McPherson, PhD, RN, CNE
- Valerie Bricka
- Claire DeConte
- Krista Jones, DNP, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, ELAN Fellow
- Sue Bishop, DMD
- Marianne Pop
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Interprofessional (IP) Approaches to Health Disparities Program at the University of Illinois Chicago campus
The IP Approaches to Health Disparities program emphasized the importance of community based participatory research framework, a clear connection to UIC’s mission and values, and the long-term commitment of the program faculty to program evaluation and continuous improvement.
The award recipients of the IAHD team include:
- Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD
- Valerie Gruss, PhD, APN, CPN-BC, FAAN
- Michael J. Koronkowski, PharmD, BCGP
- Sonia Oyola, MD, ABOIM
- Susan M. Walsh, DNP, APRN, CRNP-PC, FAAN
- Patrick Smith, DMD, MPH
- Devangna Kapadia, MS, MPH
- Jennie Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd, FCCP
- Amanda Perry, MD
- Nimmi Rajagopal, MD
- Patrick Tranmer, MD, MPH
- Steven Andes PhD, CPA
- Kanwal Haque, MPH
- Monica Davis
- IAHD’s community partners include: Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.), Project VIDA, Lincoln Park Community Shelter (LPCS), Syrian Community Network (SCN), Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC), and Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC)
For more information on the IAHD course, please visit their website.
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Rural Health Professions Program at the University of Illinois Chicago - Rockford health sciences campus
The Rural Health Professions (RHP) program demonstrated a clear grounding in the needs of rural populations, the growth of the program over time, and the potential to be used as a model applied to other populations.
The award recipients of the RHP team include:
- Michael Glasser, PhD
- Hana Hinkle, PhD, MPH
- Heidi Olson, PharmD
- Kara Fess, MD
- Kelly Rosenberger, DNP, APRN, CNM, WHNP-BC, FAANP
- Martin MacDowell, DPH
For more information on the RHP program, please visit their website.