Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care

Interprofessional education (IPE) is individuals from two or more professions learning about, from, and with each other in order to improve the health of patients and communities. IPE is necessary to increase IPP and has become an area of emphasis for all educational programs in the health professions.

The mission of the VCU Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care is to improve health through collaboration by:

1. Implementing interprofessional models of care that advance patient and population health,
2. Promoting research-driven innovations in interprofessional education and practice, and
3. Educating students and practitioners to lead in an evolving interprofessional health care environment.

Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care Team

Kelly Lockeman Interim Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences and Director of Evaluation and Assessment, VCU Center for Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Care; and Associate Professor, School of Medicine kelly.lockeman@vcuhealth.org

Elizabeth Micalizzi Administrative Director, Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care; and Director, Strategic Projects, Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences eamicalizzi@vcu.edu

See The Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care core staff and faculty.