Dean named an Interprofessional Education Collaborative working group member.
Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Bill and Joanne Conway Dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, has been named a working group member for the 2021 - 23 Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Core Competencies revision update.
The IPEC Core Competencies have helped to frame the national dialogue on the need for interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice (CP) as a catalyst for improving team-based patient care and enhancing population health outcomes. Key drivers for the 2021 - 23 revision include the need to empower the IPE community with the best available evidence and research related to IPE and CP; to conduct a cyclical review on common definitions for competence, competency, and competency framework; and to ensure that this framework accurately reflects any changes in research, policy, and practice.