Welcome to CIPI's news and events page!
Here we will provide updates about interprofessional news and events at Stony Brook, announcements for upcoming regional, national and international IPECP conferences and requests for abstract submissions, as well as newsworthy research and innovations in interprofessional education and collaboration.
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CIPI Newsletter
IPE 702 Intro to Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Elective Course June 2026
Course Description: 37 students from the Schools of Medicine, Social Welfare, Dental Medicine, and Health Professions are actively engaging in this in 4 week intensive virtual class that focuses on developing and strengthening core interprofessional competencies – teamwork, communication, values and ethics and roles and responsibilities. Student learning is facilitated by 12 faculty from 9 professions across the aforementioned schools of Stony Brook Medicine.
6 of the 8 classes include didactic information, team-building activities, and interactive discussions. Students also have two opportunities to practice interprofessional teamwork skills through working with standardized patients via telehealth. Students complete asynchronous course modules in preparation for each week’s synchronous classes. Course assignments include individual reflections on interprofessiona teamwork experience as well as team-based assignments related to simulations with standardized patients.
Facilitators: Dr. Kelli Star Fox, Dr. Jeanette Lukas, Dr. Dominick Fortugno, Prof. Ashley Cervino, Dr. Bonnie Lipow, Prof. Erik Flynn, Dr. Gabriella Pandolfelli, Prof. Kathleen McGoldrick, Prof. Courtney Kidd, and Dr. Olga Selioutski
To learn more, contact Kelli.Fox@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Virtual Interprofessional Education Academy (VIPE)
SBU will be participating in an exciting new global, multi-institution opportunity for students to develop, hone, and practice interprofessional collaborative practice skills. The Virtual Interprofessional Education (VIPE) academy is a learning approach that brings together a global community of students, faculty, and professionals from different disciplines in a virtual environment to collaborate, communicate, and solve problems as a team. It focuses on using online environments for developing skills for interprofessional collaboration, teamwork, and preparing participants for real-world, multidisciplinary practice. Delivered in a virtual format, VIPE provides healthcare focused students from multiple universities with an interprofessional orientation and training experience in the care of patients across the continuum of care, with an emphasis in promoting their physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being through collaborative health care practices. VIPE academy will hold 4 sessions over the 2026-27 academic year. For more info about VIPE academy visit their website: https://vipeacademy.eu/
Students are welcome to participate in any or all sessions. All teams will have at least 1 trained facilitator.
Details:
October 14 10 am - 12:30 pm Mental Health and Young People
For more info about this session and to register, visit VIPE academy's website: https://vipeacademy.eu/?mec-events=mental-health-and-young-people
November 18 9 am - 11:30 am Chronic Conditions and Elderly Care
February 10 9 am - 11:30 am Global Health and Climate Change
March 17 10 am - 12:30 pm Migration and the Refugee Crisis
Please note that the time zone on the VIPE academy website for these events is CEST or CET. The times above are EDT/EST.
If you are interested in participating as a facilitator, please use the link above to register as a facilitator for the first session (Oct 14). You do not need to commit to all sessions if you wish to have the experience of facilitating this experience.
IPECP Faculty Facilitator's Training Program
Future Healthcare Professionals Collaborate in Virtual Interprofessional Learning Experience
In February, a collaborative, cross-institutional learning initiative brought together 33 students and 12 faculty representing 12 professions from five schools of Stony Brook Medicine, Quinnipiac’s School for Health Professions, and Long Island University Pharmacy. The Virtual Interprofessional Team-based Learning and Simulation (VITLS) is an innovative five-hour co-curricular experience designed to strengthen students’ skills in the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) core competencies: teamwork, communication, values and ethics, and roles and responsibilities. The next VITLS program is scheduled for February 2027. More details about the program and registration will be available later in fall semester.
Stony Brook will be well represented at the INHWE Congress in Dublin, Oct 2026. Four teams have been accepted to present at this prestigious international interprofessional conference.
Innovating together in IPE is essential to prepare the healthcare workforce for a rapidly evolving and increasingly complex care environment. The future of IPE relies on cultivating creativity, adaptability, and forward-thinking collaboration across health disciplines. Innovation in this context means reimagining traditional approaches to education, integrating emerging technologies, and fostering new models of teamwork that address both current and future health challenges.
The Center for Interprofessional Innovation is now offering an opportunity for students to earn a digital badge for Excellence in Interprofessional Collaboration! See info below to find out how to apply for this recognition!
Application Process
- Complete and submit the Excellence in Interprofessional Collaboration Badge application.
- Contact Kelli Star Fox at kelli.fox@stonybrookmedicine.edu to obtain and application or to find out more information.
- A completed Application includes:
- A brief statement of why you wish to earn an IP Honors Distinction including your motivations and future aspirations as a future health or healthcare professional.
- Documentation that you attended and participated in the IPE activity (faculty verification, copy of sign in sheet, or seminar agenda).
- Individual reflections on each of the interprofessional educational activities in which you participated.
- Final reflection on what you have learned about interprofessional collaborative practice, how your interprofessional educational experiences will serve you as you move into the professional realm, and what you have come to understand about the impact effective team collaboration has on patients’ care and their health outcomes, as well as on provider wellbeing and job satisfaction.
