Poster Collection

IPEC Poster Fair Collection

Explore a growing collection of peer-informed work from educators, clinicians, and institutional leaders advancing interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP). These posters represent diverse approaches to curriculum design, practice-based learning, systems change, and research—across disciplines and settings.

Whether you're launching a new initiative or refining an established program, this collection offers practical models, lessons learned, and inspiration from across the field.

About the Collection

Since launching the Virtual Poster Fair in 2021, IPEC has curated a dynamic and expanding repository of IPECP work representing institutions across the United States and internationally.

The collection includes:

• Nearly 200 peer-reviewed posters
• Projects spanning undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education
• Contributions from over 20 health and related professions
• 36 award-recognized posters highlighting excellence and innovation

These posters reflect the evolving landscape of interprofessional education—capturing both foundational approaches and emerging trends shaping the future of collaborative practice.

Browse the Collection

Explore by Poster Fair Year

Each year’s collection includes abstracts, thematic organization, and downloadable posters where available.

• 2025 Poster Fair Showcase 

  Featuring 49 poster listings and 48 presentation downloads, showcasing current innovations in interprofessional education and collaborative practice.

• 2024 Poster Fair Showcase

• 2024 IPEC Poster Fair Listing which includes 56 poster titles, presenters, co-presenters, co-authors, and brief poster descriptions
• 2024 IPEC Poster Fair Presentations which includes 53 available poster presentations
• 2023 Poster Fair Showcase
• 2023 IPEC Poster Fair Listing which includes 50 poster titles, presenters, co-authors, and brief poster descriptions
• 2023 IPEC Poster Fair Presentations which includes 48 available poster presentations
• 2022 Poster Fair Showcase
• 2022 IPEC Poster Fair Listing which includes 40 poster titles, presenters, co-authors, and brief poster descriptions
• 2022 IPEC Poster Fair Poster Presentations which includes 39 available poster presentations
• 2021 Poster Fair Showcase
• 2021 IPEC Poster Fair Listing which includes poster titles, presenters, co-authors, and brief poster descriptions
• 2021 IPEC Poster Presentations which includes all 23 poster presentations

From the IPEC Institutes (Legacy Collection from 2015-2019)

Prior to the virtual Poster Fair, participants in the IPEC Faculty Development Institutes developed and presented posters showcasing institution-based IPE initiatives. This collection captures early-stage program design, implementation strategies, and team-based innovation across participating institutions.

Browse Institute Posters by Year and Theme

• 2015 Spring Institute: Building Interprofessional Education for Population Health - April 29-May 1, 2015 - Hyatt Dulles - Herndon, VA
• 2015 Fall Institute: Building a Framework for Collaboration - October 7-9, 2015 - Hyatt Dulles - Herndon, VA
• 2016 Spring Institute: Quality Improvement & Patient Safety - May 4-6, 2016 - Hyatt Regency Dulles - Herndon, VA
• 2016 Fall Institute: Building a Framework for Collaboration - October 5-7, 2016 - Hyatt Regency Dulles - Herndon, VA
• 2017 Spring Institute: Building a Framework for Collaboration - May 3-5, 2017 - AAMC Learning Center - Washington, DC
• 2017 Fall Institute: Advancing & Sustaining Your Program for Collaborative Practice - October 18-20, 2017 - Hilton - Long Beach, CA
  
• 2018 Spring Institute: Building a Framework for Collaboration - April 30-May 2, 2018 - AAMC Learning Center - Washington, DC
  
• 2018 Fall Institute: Advancing & Sustaining Your Program for Collaborative Practice - October 3-5, 2018 - Sheraton Crescent Hotel - Phoenix, AZ
  
• 2019 Spring Institute: Building a Framework for Collaboration - May 22-24, 2019 - AAMC Learning Center - Washington, DC
• 2019 Fall Institute: Strengthening Partnerships for IPE and Collaborative Practice - October 2-4, 2019 - Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown, Portland, OR

Best Poster Winners

IPEC's first non-competitive Poster Gallery Walk debuted at the Spring 2014 Faculty Development Institute in Herndon, VA. In Spring 2017, IPEC began a contest for Best Poster.

See the list of Best Poster Winners below.

Spring 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Ann S. Botash, Carol A. Recker-Hughes, Bambi A. Carkey, Darren J. Carboni, Lynn M. Cleary
Office of Interprofessional Education, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
“Embedding Interprofessional Education into a Learning Experience: Creating Twelve Tips”

Fall 2017 in Long Beach, CA

Briyana L. M. Morrell, Rebecca A. Cartledge, Jennifer N. Carmack, Kathleen E. Hetzler, Stephanie R. Kemery, Shannon M. Moore, Alison M. Nichols, Jane Toon, Craig A. Voll Jr., Elizabeth S. Moore
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
“Emergency on Campus: Attitudes of Interprofessional Healthcare Students in a Simulated Patient Care Experience”

Spring 2018 in Washington, D.C.

Lynn E. Copes and Maurice Fremont-Smith
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
“One Donor Connects Them All: An Interprofessional Exploration of Anatomy, Pathology, and One Human Story”

Fall 2018 in Phoenix, AZ

Denise Bender, Margaret Robinson, Christi Barbee, Melody Yozzo, and Raina Leckie
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
“Blending Curricular Design, Faculty Development, And Research To Launch A Campus-wide Interprofessional Initiative”

Spring 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Jennifer Sharp and Kathy Lee Bishop
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
“Enhancing Interprofessional Communication: An Interprofessional Academic Simulation Experience”

Jodi Allen and Nicole Petsas Blodgett
Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN
“Developing Sustainable IPE Partnerships to Improve Health of Vulnerable Populations"

Fall 2019 in Portland, OR

Lynn Short, Jacqueline Ferdowsali, and Leslie Elliott
University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
“A Second Life for Interprofessional Education: Using Simulations to Engage Online Learners”