AHEC Interprofessional Team Challenge Award
Submission Deadline: February 24, 2023
The AHEC Interprofessional Team Creative Challenge Award was established to encourage students to promote and celebrate interprofessional teamwork in a creative way. All mediums for creative expression can be used to highlight the following:
- Value of IP teamwork
- Examples of IP teamwork
- Characteristics of a high-functioning team
- Diversity and inclusiveness
- Patient-centered care and improved outcomes
- Teaching and learning in respectful collaboration
The prize is $250 per team member, awarded in March 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Entries must come from an interprofessional student group of at least 3 different professions. Minimum 3 students, maximum 6.
- The group must use a creative method to depict interprofessional collaboration. For example: music, photo essay, poetry, artwork, presentation or any other medium to convey their message.
- The creative product must reflect the cooperation of 3 or more students in a manner that demonstrates creativity and the value of interprofessional practice.
Submission Process
Entry must be submitted by midnight on February 24, 2023 to Elizabeth.Cote@med.uvm.edu. Large files can be sent via UVM file transfer.
Selection Process
The winners will be selected by an AHEC Awards Committee, which is comprised of faculty members, students, and public members from the health community. Winner will be contacted and announced by March 31, 2023.
By accepting the prize, the winners consent to having their names and work displayed on the AHEC website and shared with others promoting interprofessional collaboration and practice.
Questions?
Please contact mary.palumbo@med.uvm.edu if you have questions.