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In line with its 2019-2024 Strategic Directions, the UW Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (UW CIPE) has (re)structured its Committees to provide the Center with strategic guidance, support and consultation in achieving its vision, mission, and priorities. The UW CIPE Committees also demonstrate the Center’s commitment to engage and collaborate with all stakeholders, and to ensure inclusive and shared governance.

The Steering Committee provides leadership for the Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) at University of Wisconsin-Madison and beyond. The Committee’s role is to provide support, guidance and oversight of UW CIPE’s progress towards achieving the UW CIPE Strategic Directions.

Steering Committee Membership

The Steering Committee includes members from all health/social programs, schools, community at large, and clinical partners as listed below:

The Advisory Council’s role, as a strategic advisory and consulting body, is to provide strategic guidance and consultation to UW CIPE in achieving its mission:

To work collaboratively locally, nationally and globally to champion, integrate, and advance Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) to achieve the Quadruple Aim: better health, better care, better value, and better work experience.

Advisory Council Membership

The Advisory Council members represent the community at large and UW Centers/Programs across campus:

• Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) Director (or Representative)
• Center for Patient Partnerships (CPP) Director (or Representative)
• Center for Pre-Health Advising (CPHA) Director (or Representative)
• Community Representative
• Global Health Institute (GHI) Director (or Representative)
• Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP) Director (or Representative)
• Nursing Professional Development- UW School of Nursing Director (or Representative)
• Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) Director (or Representative)
• SMPH Office of Health Professions Research Director (or Representative)
• Student Representative
• UW CIPE Director (or Associate Director) as the Chair of the Council
• WI LEND Director (or Representative)
• Wisconsin Area Health Education Centers (WI AHEC) Program Director (or Representative)
• Wisconsin Center for Nursing (WCN) Director (or Representative)
• Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA) Director (or Representative)
• Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association (WPHCA) Director (or Representative)

The UW CIPE Interprofessional Competency Module Program Oversight Committee, or CIPE Module Oversight Committee for short, provides the UW CIPE with a macro level perspective on the improvement, expansion, and integration of the Competency Modules across the health/social sciences programs.

Current Committee Membership:

The Education Sub-Committee provides guidance and support to, and assist the UW CIPE and its Steering Committee in achieving the new UW CIPE Strategic Directions with a focus on the Education Strategic Priority Area.

Current Education Sub-Committee Membership:

The UW CIPE Taskforces have been created to assist UW CIPE and its Committees with the development and implementation of new IPE programs/initiatives/opportunities at UW-Madison and its partners.

The UW CIPE Badger and Path of Distinction (PoD) Taskforce is charged with assisting UW CIPE with the development and delivery of the UW IPE Path of Distinction along with the UW IPE Badges. The Taskforce is also in charge of the review and approval of future UW IPE Badges. The Taskforce is reporting to the UW CIPE Education Subcommittee.

Taskforce Members:

The UW CIPE Awards and Fellowship Taskforce is charged with assisting UW CIPE with its Mischler Student IPE Scholarship and the Joint Dual IPE Distinguished Fellowship applications and the reviews.  The Taskforce is reporting to the UW CIPE Education and Scholarship Subcommittees.

Taskforce Members: