Interprofessional Education Collaborative 

The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) is comprised of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), and the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH). 

On May 10, Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), joined leaders from a collaborative of six health professions associations, and representatives from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the ABIM Foundation to announce the release of core competencies for interprofessional education in the health professions, and action strategies to implement the new competencies. This special press event was held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Pictured at the press event (from left): Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH, President and CEO, AACOM; Lucinda L. Maine, PhD, RPh, Executive Vice President and CEO, AACP; Richard W. Valachovic, DMD, MPH, Executive Director, ADEA; Carol A. Aschenbrener, MD, Executive Vice President, AAMC; George E. Thibault, MD, President, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation; Maryjoan D. Ladden, PhD, RN, Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Harrison C. Spencer, MD, MPH, CPH, President and CEO, ASPH; Geraldine “Polly” Bednash, PhD, RN, CEO and Executive Director, AACN; and Darrell G. Kirch, MD, President and CEO, AAMC.

Click below to view the two reports:

Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

Team-Based Competencies: Building a Shared Foundation For Education and Clinical Practice

View the press release about the event

View the full press kit for the event

View a gallery of event photos

Click below to view press coverage of the event:

• "Education for the Emergency Room" from Inside Higher Ed
• "Health Educators, Foundations Announce Competencies and Action Strategies for Interprofessional Education" from Newswise
• New Initiatives Promote Clinical Teamwork to Improve Care from Nursezone.com

For more information about the IPEC report or press event, please contact Wendy Fernando at 301-968-4174 or wfernando@aacom.org.