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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE Interprofessional Educational Collaborative sponsors IPE immersion teams

UNE’s Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) sponsored six IPE immersion teams as a way to aid students in feeling better prepared to work in interprofessional teams and conduct difficult conversations with clients. Participants discussed the topic of Sexuality and Disability, with Nancy MacRae, M.S., OTR/L, FAOTA, associate professor of Occupational Therapy, presenting.

Each student team included representatives from Departments of Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant and Social Work.

Teams met three times to discuss possible questions and explore how each person would view specific roles and responsibilities. Students had two opportunities to interview a simulated couple representing a young woman with a spinal cord injury, and her husband. A wrap-up session focused on the strengths of the meetings and recommendations for future endeavors. 

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.