Interprofessional Education 2025 - 2026
Building IP Resources for Transforming Health Initiative (BIRTH)
The Center for Interprofessional Innovation is teaming up with the Program in Public Health to offer students the opportunity to be a part of a project for Building Interprofessional Resources for Transforming Health, otherwise known as the B.I.R.T.H. Initiative.
Students will participate in four two-hour sessions that can be joined either in-person or via Zoom (but free food will be provided to in-person students!), eligible students will be placed in interprofessional teams with the following learning outcomes and activities:
- Learn about the fundamentals of interprofessional teamwork
- Learn from professionals and people from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds about birthing traditions and maternal and child health outcomes
- Enhance your cultural humility and awareness about maternal health equity while learning with, from and about students, faculty and providers across professions
- Work with an IP team to plan and deliver an educational intervention, program, or project that is open to the Stony Brook University and Stony Brook University Hospital community
Can’t attend all four dates? No worries! Students who attend at least one session will receive a certificate of participation that can be shared with employers to demonstrate their interest in maternal health and interprofessional collaboration. Sessions will be held on the following dates and times:
Oct 28th, 2025, 3 - 5 PM | Nov 20th, 2025, 3 - 5 PM | Feb 10th, 2026, 3 - 5 PM | Mar 10th, 2026, 3 - 5 PM
Please fill out the Google Form to register by the end of the day on October 10th, 2025: https://forms.gle/MHWiahkAf9DgZfsF6
If you registered prior to Friday, Sept 26 at 3 pm, please re-register as the original form did not capture the names or email addresses of participants.
Schools of Nursing and Social Welfare Interprofessional Education with Simulation Event - Sept 29, 2025
This interactive, case-based learning and simulation provided students in the Schools of Social Welfare (MSW) and Nursing (MHNP) a unique opportunity to learn with, from and about each other. Nursing and social welfare students worked together to complete a bio-psych-social-spiritual assessment with a standardized patient while learning the value of interprofessional communication, roles and responsibilities, and teamwork to deliver the highest quality care to patients.
School of Health Professions Interprofessional Education Day - April 3, 2026
The School of Health Professions annual IPE day brings SHP and SSW students together to learn with each other. This year's event was structured as multiple escape rooms. Interprofessional student teams had to work through case related puzzles and games designed around the theme of the Wizard of Oz. Faculty in SHP worked collaboratively to develop a case and IPE event that gave students to develop team-based competencies, including communication, teamwork, and roles and responsibilities. Feedback and evaluations from the event highlighted students' attainment of interprofessional learning outcomes, appreciation for this unique opportunity and enjoyed the experience.
CIPI Annual Spring Event - TBD
The Center for Interprofessional Innovation will host our annual symposium in Spring 2026. Stay tuned for date, time and topics for the day.
School of Health Professions Pediatric Interprofessional Education Day - March 6, 2026
The Departments of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant and Speech-Language Pathology held their 3rd consecutive 'Rare-IPE' day. This interprofessional event allows students to explore individual roles through the lens of optimizing collaborative efforts when working with individuals representing the 'rare community' of over 7,000 rare diagnoses. Faculty responsible for the Pediatric content in each of these SHP Departments created an agenda that allowed for interprofessional learning based upon survey feedback from students from prior years. Five rare diagnoses were chosen as the basis for exploration and interprofessional learning. A guest speaker from the rare community shared, for the 3rd consecutive year, her perspective on what healthcare professionals must know in working with affected individuals and their families. The group has presented on this unique format at national and local conferences.
2024 IPECP Initiatives at Stony Brook
Healthy Libraries Program
Received a 2024 IPEC Commissioned Officers Foundation Honorable Mention: Public Health Infrastructure
- Provides evidence-based health information, screening, and case management to a diverse community of patrons in the public library setting.
- Refers patrons to promote access to appropriate health and social services programs locally that will address their health and social support needs.
- Students work in interprofessional teams to develop and practice the core IPEC competencies (2023).
- Supports programs, trainings, and provides resources for librarians and their patrons.
- HeLP Poster Presentation - IPEC 2024