
Welcome to the Montana IPE Institute
The University of Montana and Montana State University have joined together to create a robust, interdisciplinary Institute dedicated to health sciences education and applied practice that will benefit patients, students and the health care industry across Montana and the nation.

What is Interprofessional Education?
“Interprofessional education is when students from two or more professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes. Interprofessional collaborative practice is when multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds provide comprehensive services by working with patients, their families, caregivers and communities to deliver the highest quality of care across settings”
World Health Organization, 2010 Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice

MUS Institute for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
The University of Montana and Montana State University have joined together to create a robust, interdisciplinary health sciences education and practice that will benefit patients, students and the health care industry across Montana and the nation.

Montana Interprofessional Student Hotspotting
UM is collaborating with Partnership Health Center’s Complex Care Program to implement a team-based approach to serving individuals who experience combinations of medical, behavioral health and social challenges that lead to extreme patterns of healthcare utilization and high healthcare costs in Missoula County.

Montana AHEC Scholars Program for Interprofessional Education
AHEC Scholars is a national program developed by the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration and state Area Health Education Centers. It is a program for health professions students interested in enhancing their skills in interprofessional practice in rural or underserved settings.
