This page lists past recipients of the IPEC/COF Excellence in IPE Collaboration Award (previously the IPEC/USPHS Public Health Excellence in IPE Collaboration Award).
Previous Awardees
Congratulations to all our award recipients!
2024 Awardees
Asim Abu-Baker, PharmD, Texas A&M University Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy
Kelly Sopchak, PhD, LSSP, MSCP, Texas A&M University School of Medicine
LeRoy A. Marklund, DNP, MPH, RN, Texas A&M University School of Nursing
Project: An Interprofessional Team of Faculty Collaborates with the State of Texas’ Operation Border Health Preparedness (OBHP) to Provide No-Cost Health Care Services in South Texas
In a full-scale emergency training exercise led by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Operation Border Health Preparedness (OBHP) volunteers - including Texas A&M Health students, staff, and faculty - have in recent years contributed to the provision of nearly 37,000 free services to over 8,500 underserved and uninsured individuals.
2023 Awardees
Meg Zomorodi, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, UNC School of Nursing
Hugh Tilson, JD, MPH, North Carolina Area Health Education Centers
Amir Barzin, DO, MS, Carolina Together Testing Program
Amanda Gabbard, MS, UNC Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice
Project: The Rural Interprofessional Health Initiative (RIPHI) and Carolina Student Services Corps
Through the UNC Rural Interprofessional Health Initiative (RIPHI) and Carolina COVID-19 Student Services Corps (Carolina CSSC), over 2,000 students have participated in an unfolding case focusing on rural population health, 170 students have been embedded in 9 rural communities, and over 1,800 students have volunteered 34,000 hours to pandemic relief.
2022 Awardees
Carlene Taylor, EdD, LMHC, NCC, ERYT, ESMHL, University of North Florida Brooks College of Health
Danielle Free, MS-CMHC, MSPP, University of North Florida Brooks College of Health
Jessie Stapleton, PhD, MSEd, University of North Florida Brooks College of Health
Project: OspreyPERCH: Prevention, Early Intervention and Resiliency through Counseling & Holistic Health: An Integrative Behavioral Health Clinical Training Program
Offering help that inspires hope, University of North Florida's OspreyPERCH is a behavioral health clinical training program that supports students in well-being.
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
The Kean University Center for Health Equity, Education, Research & Practice shared a community-based program to promote access and equity for racial and ethnically diverse populations with chronic conditions who were affected by COVID-19.
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
An intercollegiate partnership between University of the Sciences, Monmouth University, and Nova Southeastern University led to the development of interprofessional, international medical outreach experiences to Jamaica and Guatemala.
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
A student-faculty clinic, the Crimson Care Collaborative provides primary care through several clinical sites.
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
The evolution of East Tennessee State University's response to the opioid epidemic shows how communities, universities, and providers can and should work together.
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.
With the Farmworkers Association, teams of University of Central Florida students and faculty provided free clinics for uninsured farmworker families.
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
2022
Yale University
Making Public Health Visible Across the Disciplines: An Online Interprofessional Initiative
Winona State University
Bridges Health
New York University
Interprofessional and Cross-Institutional Prenatal Oral Health Program Among Vulnerable Pregnant Women
