The Health Education Center

UTMB’s Health Education Center is an essential part of the university’s long-term vision to improve health and lives in Texas and beyond . It provides both the space and the technology to support increased enrollment and train students to work in interprofessional teams for the benefit of the patients they will one day serve . The 160,000 sq . ft ., five-floor building is the first facility of its kind at a university in Texas, and represents the most significant additional to UTMB’s infrastructure in more than 40 years .

The Health Education Center (HEC) officially opened its doors on August 1, 2019 . Hosting simulation courses since June of the same year, this 161,000 sq ft facility boasts the latest technology in human, non-human, and virtual reality simulation educational equipment . Staffed with experienced support staff, the HEC’s teaching abilities are augmented through strategic faculty partnerships including leaders in simulation training from the SON, SOM, SHP, and GSBS . The HEC is dedicated to providing top quality educational experiences for all of our students, fellows, staff, and community members .

THE BRAND NEW, STATE-OF THE-ART MEDICAL EDUCATION CENTER INCLUDES:

77 Bed Simulated Hospital 5 Floors of Cutting-Edge Simulation Facilities The 5th floor is equipped with 2 simulated operating rooms, 10 ICU rooms, multiple control and monitoring rooms and 2 debriefing rooms The 4th floor hosts our standardized patient program and has 16 patient exam rooms, 3 training rooms, 3 debriefing rooms and a monitoring & control room The 3rd floor has 16 individual patient rooms covering adult, child, infant and maternity simulations . This floor also has a large flexible space that can be set up as a PACU or an OB suite, as well as 2 large debriefing rooms, 2 small debriefing and 1 monitoring & control room The 2nd floor has 3 large skills labs offering a total of 30 physical examination spaces, a virtual skills lab, 3 debriefing rooms and 1 monitoring & control room The HEC hosts numerous task training pieces of equipment as well as over 60 low, mid and highfidelity manikins for creating real-life simulations The control rooms on each floor allow seamless operation of manikins while remotely being able to view and record simulations through integrated software

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE Physical Location: Health Education Center, Office #4 .417F 301 11th Street Phone (409) 266-0004 Email: shelsmit@utmb.edu www.utmb.edu/hec/ipep Mailing address: 301 University Blvd, Rt . 1700 Galveston, Texas 77555

Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPEP) is designed to provide team-based collaborative educational and practice experiences for students in the School of Nursing, the School of Health Professions, the School of Medicine, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences . UTMB embraces the national definition of interprofessional education created by the World Health Organization that states, “Interprofessional education occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes . ”

UTMB embodies this definition by providing a culture of interprofessional education and practice through a myriad of experiences to help realize the following vision, mission, and goals:

Vision:

UTMB leads in interprofessional education by preparing tomorrow’s healthcare teams with interprofessional opportunities today .

Mission: UTMB will prepare students to work in collaborative, interprofessional teams to enhance patient-centered healthcare through a continuum of educational and practice opportunities .

Goals: ▶ Enhance the learning environment to prepare students to work on interprofessional teams . ▶ Equip students to graduate with necessary skills for work on interprofessional teams . What kinds of activities and experiences does IPE offer? The Office of Interprofessional Education coordinates a variety of initiatives designed to help students from all four schools at UTMB to learn from, with, and about each other’s professions . Activities such as small group experiences, practice and service-learning opportunities and simulation activities will be selected and/or enhanced as represented within our model . Please note: most IPEP activities are interwoven into several courses on campus .

The following IPE endorsed initiatives and courses will be held during the Fall/Spring academic year: 1 . Disaster Day – This student-led experience provides a large-scale simulation of a community emergency . Participants play an active role in the simulation designed to help healthcare professionals learn how to work collaboratively in response to a community disaster . Participants will be required to attend a training session prior to the event . To view a two-minute video: Disaster Day 2019 video 2 . “What’s Wrong With Warren?” – An Interprofessional, Interactive Case Study and Discussion . This event centers on a case of a high school student who develops a life-threatening infection . Students from all disciplines will meet in faculty-facilitated small groups to discuss their roles and responsibilities . A consultation phase will follow in which students will meet with various professions . A debrief will bring all students together for discussion and to create a timeline that displays the involvement of disciplines throughout the case . The case will introduce concepts to public/population health and will include the following three phases of care – acute response, community/public health response, and aftercare/ rehabilitation . 3 . Disability & Healthcare Symposium – Held in collaboration with the Physical Therapy Department in the SHP, Physicians for Human Rights, Abilities Resource Group, and Institute of Medical Humanities, this experience explores ethical and historical perspectives of patients, providers, and communities . Following an open panel discussion

with key disabilities specialists and patients, students discuss related topics in interprofessional groups with a community member . 4 . Bafa Bafa – This experience is a face-to-face simulation intended to improve participants’ crosscultural competence by helping them understand the impact of culture on the behavior of people and groups . Participants experience “cultural shock” by interacting with a culture that has different values, behaviors, and problem-solving tactics .

IPEP collaborates with Global Health and Preventive

Medicine and the Public Health Program to present this activity to interprofessional students . 5 . Poverty Simulation – Collaborating with Texas

AHEC East and the Public Health Program, this simulation allows students to spend a simulated month in poverty much like what is experienced by our community’s individuals and families . This interactive event promotes poverty awareness, increased understanding and inspires local change . How will I as a student benefit from IPE? Students develop skills and gain experiences working collaboratively across cultures with patients, patients’ families, other healthcare professionals, and communitybased providers to enhance health care and wellness . Graduates of UTMB Health will be leaders and innovators, advancing collaborative interprofessional teamwork across every area of health care .

UTMB Interprofessional Scholars Program Through IPEP, UTMB Health students will have the opportunity to earn the distinction of “Interprofessional Scholar”, by participating in collaborative interprofessional educational experiences, pursuing a project with an interprofessional team of students, or producing scholarly work that reflects their experiences . A student must participate in at least two interprofessional activities per year of enrollment .

For more information, visit: www.utmb.edu/hec/ipep/