HSC 6520 - Interprofessional Education I: Collaboration, Communication and Cultural Competency

2 Hour(s)

This course will introduce students to interprofessional practice (IPP), IPP core competencies, scope of practice, and integrative primary health in the areas of client-focused disease prevention, health promotion, and health literacy. Interprofessional practice skills in teamwork and collaboration will be developed in areas of mutual trust and respect, conflict resolution, and giving/accepting feedback.

Interprofessional practice skills in communication will be developed in areas of verbal, nonverbal, and digital communication; client/family/stakeholder communication; and mindfulness, self-awareness, and empathetic listening and responsiveness. This course will also develop cultural competency through the exploration of student values, experiences, perceptions, stereotypes, and biases and an understanding of models to elicit a patient’s perspective on health and illness. Students will be able to identify social determinants of health and explain their connection to health inequities.

Grading: S/U Graded
SU
Prerequisite(s):

MSPA Program: Admission in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Program
MOT Program: Admission in the Master of Occupational Therapy Program
DPT Program: Good standing in the Entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and satisfactory completion of previous semesters of the professional program
MSAT Program: Good standing in the Master of Science of Athletic Training Program