January 30, 2019 – PASADENA, Texas
Ten students represented Texas Chiropractic College (TCC) at an Interprofessional Education (IPE) session at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Houston on January 17.
TCC students joined students from medical, dental and pharmacy programs to engage in standardized patient encounters in an ambulatory patient setting. These standardized patient encounters included history taking and examination, as well as encouraged interprofessional communication and collaboration.
“This is a great opportunity for our students,” Dr. John Mrozek, Vice President for Academic Affairs, said. “It also supports the goal of our Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), which is Enhancing Interprofessional Collaboration Regarding the Role of Chiropractic in Healthcare.”
Incorporating IPE encourages multiple disciplines in healthcare to collaborate in new and different ways. It aims to yield positive impacts on the health of individuals, the communities in which they live and their health systems, according to the World Health Organization.
The Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), one of TCC’s accrediting agencies, includes a separate meta-competency on IPE.
“Our students enjoyed the opportunity to engage with those from other healthcare professions and look forward to future interprofessional education events,” Dr. Mrozek said.
About Texas Chiropractic College
Since 1908, Texas Chiropractic College has led the way in chiropractic education. Our mission is to educate knowledgeable, skillful and patient-centered chiropractors. Our Moody Health Center is open to the public and has been serving the Pasadena and surrounding communities for the past 50 years. To learn more, visit www.txchiro.edu or call us at 800.468.6839. Stay up to date with what is happening at Texas Chiropractic College by following our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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