Award Recipients

Previous Winners

USPHS, IPEC and COF are proud to acknowledge these recipients who have gone above and beyond their usual call of duty to contribute to IPE and collaborative practice. Congratulations to all our award winners!

2017 Awardees:

Heather Peralta, DHSc, MSN, RN, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida
Judith S. Simms-Cendan, MD, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida
Priya K. Patel, BS, College of Medicine (MedPACt), University of Central Florida
Alexander Diaz, BS, College of Medicine (MedPACt), University of Central Florida

Project: Harnessing the Strength of Inter-Professional Teams to Provide Comprehensive Care for the Farmworkers of Apopka, Florida

2018 Awardees:

Robert P. Pack, PhD, MPH, East Tennessee State University Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Angela Hagaman, MA, LPCA, East Tennessee State University Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Alice McCaffrey, Director, Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition

Project: East Tennessee State University Responds to the Opioid Epidemic Through Interprofessional Education, Community Engagement, Research, and Clinical Care 

2019 Awardees:

Patricia A. Reidy, DNP, FNP-BC, RN, MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing
Marya J. Cohen, MD, MPH, Crimson Care Collaborative, Massachusetts General Hospital

Project: Crimson Care Collaborative: An Interprofessional Academic-Practice Partnership

2020 Awardees:

Jennifer N. Smith, PharmD, BCPS, University of the Sciences
John R. Patro Jr., OTD, OTR/L, Monmouth University
Luzan Phillpotts, DO, MPH, Nova Southeastern University

Project: An Interprofessional Approach to International Outreach Experiences 

2021 Awardees:

Ibtihal Al-Makhzoomy, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Kean University School of Nursing
Mahchid Namazi, MS, PhD, CCC-SLP, Kean University School of Communication Disorders and Deafness
Mariann Moran, OTD, Kean University Department of Occupational Therapy

Project: The Effectiveness of Patient Navigation using Motivational Interviewing and m-Health Technology on Patient Activation & Engagement for Self-management Practices in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Pilot Study

Honorable Mention Projects

Each year, honorable mention finalists are selected from across the country to represent innovative projects connecting higher education and health care. Thank you to all project team members for the work you’ve done—and continue to do—to improve the health, knowledge, and wellness of your students and communities!

Year

Health Communications & Health Technology

Behavioral Health

Public Health Infrastructure

Community Empowerment

At Risk and Vulnerable Communities

2017

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Community Paramedicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Bridging the Gap: Caring for Birmingham’s Most Vulnerable Populations

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Crimson Care Collaborative: An Interprofessional Academic-Practice Partnership

East Tennessee State University

East Tennessee State University Prescription Drug Abuse and Misuse Working Group

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Increasing Access to Healthcare Services through an Interprofessional, Student-Led, Health Education and Medical Screening Program for Homeless Men in Birmingham Alabama

2018

Rosalind Franklin University

Telemedicine: Crossing Global Barriers to Health Education and Patient Care to Prevent Lower Extremity Amputation

University of Utah

Utah Health & Homes Collaborative (UHHC): A Community-based Interprofessional Education (IPE) Approach for Addressing Social Determinants of Health

MGH Institute of Health Professions

S-IHP’s CAP: Spaulding –IHP’s Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program

Howard University

Howard University Interprofessional Workgroup: Confronting the Epidemic of HIV/AIDS

Stony Brook University

Leveraging Synergies: Using interprofessional Teams to Amplify Clinical Preventative Services Access and Utilization among Vulnerable Older Adultsonting the Epidemic of HIV/AIDS

2019

Rosalind Franklin University

Improving Access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Through Student-Led, Interprofessional Collaboration

University at Buffalo

University at Buffalo’s Lighthouse Clinic: An Interprofessional Initiative to Address Prominent Health Disparities in Western New York

St. Louis University

IPE 4900 Interprofessional Community Practicum

Wayne State University

Community Homeless Interprofessional Program (CHIP): Navigation and Functioning in Student Teams

2020

Oregon Health & Science University

Interprofessional Care Access Network (I-CAN)

Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education

A Suite of Three Interprofessional Education Public Health Programs: Impacting Students and Patients

University of North Texas Health Science Center

Learning Health Literacy through Interprofessional Service Learning

University of Missouri–Kansas City

University of Missouri Kansas City Health Professions Dramatic Sexually Transmitted Disease/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Education Project

2021

Yale University

Virtual Interprofessional Education (VIPE)

Concordia University Wisconsin

Safe Seniors In-home Visit Collaboration – Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Winona State University

Bridges Health: An Innovative and Replicable Interprofessional Community and Public Health Clinical Education Model Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Advancing Health Equity

New York University

Educating Students Early About Fostering Interprofessional Relationships Focused on Patient-Centered Care to Build Long Lasting Relationships for the Future

University of Illinois Chicago

Addressing Healthy Eating and Lifestyles in a Federally Qualified Health Center: An Interprofessional Quality Improvement Project