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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE continues to innovate with Interprofessional Practice and Education

The University of New England was recently recognized as a National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Nexus Innovation Site. These sites focus on approaches for preparing team-ready health professionals, collaborative practice, health outcomes for patients and the integration of health systems and health professions education.

 In addition, several UNE faculty members will present papers on Friday, April 10, 2015 at the Interprofessional Health Care Summit hosted by Armstrong State University in Savannah, Georgia.

Presenting faculty include:

  • Kris Hall, M.F.A., program coordinator for the Center for Excellence in Interprofessional Education (CEIPE) and Shelley Cohen Konrad, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., F.N.A.P., associate professor in the School of Social Work, director of the CEIPE will present a podium session titled, “Funding the Curious: Interprofessional Student-led Mini-grants.”
  • Kerry Dunn, J.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Social Work and Konrad will present, “Stronger When Combined: Interprofessional Service Learning at the County Jail.”
  • Amy Litterini, P.T., D.P.T., assistant clinical professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, and Elizabeth Crampsey, M.S., OTR/L, BCPR, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy will lead a session on, “Teleteaching: A Rehabilitation Medicine Innovation in Interprofessional Education.”

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.