BY ASAHP PRESIDENT PHYLLIS KING
Interprofessional Education and ASAHP – Fostering a Culture of Collaboration
The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) has a strong commitment to improving collaboration and outcomes in health care by supporting Interprofessional Education (IPE). Through the leadership of Immediate Past President Susan Hanrahan, ASAHP’s commitment to IPE in both the academic and clinical learning environments has grown significantly and gained clarity over the past two years.
ASAHP’s interprofessional identity comes from both its structure and its actions. We built off these strengths identifying that interprofessional collaboration threads throughout all aspects of ASAHP. The dedicated section on IPE in the Journal of Allied Health has grown in popularity and impact. ASAHP continued its engagement as members of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Council, the National Academies of the Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education, and the Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative (HPAC). ASAHP’s Annual Meeting has been recognized by the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC) as an Affiliate Conference in 2018 and 2019.
ASAHP also engages academic institutions, governmental and industry partners to translate interprofessional education to improve society by addressing workforce readiness, health outcomes and social determinants of health. We sponsored the inaugural ASAHP Summit in 2018 to bring together a diverse group of key stakeholders in dialogue to address issues regarding IPE, collaborative practice and work-force readiness. The 2019 Summit teamed up with ASAHP’s Clinical Education Task Force to conduct an on-campus event at Saint Louis University where representatives from academia and industry engaged in conversation regarding the CETF’s recommendations and co-creating action steps moving forward.
In 2018, ASAHP also started to recognize best practice in IPE through a new “ASAHP Excellence and Innovation in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Health Care” award. This provided a mechanism for sharing model initiatives from our members by highlighting institutions for excellence in interprofessional collaboration. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis were honored with the award in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Additionally, three ASAHP member institutions were recognized as “Programs of Merit” each year.
The upcoming ASAHP board strategic planning meeting will no doubt address how we advance IPE initiatives to leverage our identity and our commitment to quality improvement in health care through interprofessional collaboration. ASAHP has a unique combination of attributes that other organizations strive to achieve with our institutional and industry membership, leadership development/networking, international outreach, student engagement, well-regarded journal, and vibrant annual meeting. We look to accelerate our current momentum with a continued commitment to innovation, excellence and impact.
ASAHP is well-positioned to emerge as a leader nationally in IPE and collaborative practice.
Anthony Breitbach PhD, ATC, FASAHP
Professor/Director, Athletic Training
Saint Louis University
Phyllis King PhD, OT, FAOTA, FASAHP
President, ASAHP
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