2019 Fellows at T3See below for outline of the program.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Faculty Interprofessional Leadership (IPL) Fellows program is designed to develop faculty members’ interprofessional education (IPE) and leadership capacity. IPL Fellows will learn from and work with academic and practice leaders within the university as well as across the nation. As an interprofessional team, fellows will also design and execute a project to advance IPE efforts at UAB.
The seventh cohort of IPL Fellows will begin their 12-month program in August 2024.
BENEFITS TO THE FELLOW
Participate in a 3-day Interprofessional Leadership and Us (IPLUS)© interprofessional faculty development program during Fall semester. The 2024 program will be September 25 - 27.● This will include innovative interprofessional teaching methods, including distance activities developed to support virtual teamwork.
● Develop and implement an interprofessional education project in collaboration with an interprofessional team of fellows.
● Build expertise as a change agent to advance interprofessional education.
● Gain knowledge, skills and strategies for facilitating and coaching faculty or IPE teams.
● Leverage coaching and resources for educational project design and scholarship development.
● Join a community of scholars striving to advance IPE across UAB.
● Access a national network of peers and leaders.
EXPECTATIONS OF THE FELLOWS
● Attend and fully participate in our IPLUS© faculty development program, September 25 - 27, 2024
● Participate in CTL Workshops, August 2024 - April 2025
● Design and present an IPE workshop within the CTL IPE Team in Healthcare series in the 2025 spring semester
● Join an interprofessional team of fellows to develop, implement, and evaluate an IPE project.
● Submit an abstract for an educational meeting
● Submit a final report of the project by June 30 each year
How to apply:
Application will consist of a letter of interest, letter of support from department chair, and CV in a single PDF.Email application PDF to Peter Bosworth, bosworth@uab.edu
For more information contact, Peter Bosworth, bosworth@uab.edu, 205-996-7843
ELIGIBILITY & SELECTION
● Minimum requirements:
To be considered as an IPL Fellow, an applicant MUST:
- Be a full time UAB Faculty member
- Be able to attend the OIPC IPLUS© faculty development program, September 25 - 27, 2024
- Commit to attending CTL IPE workshops from August 2024 through April 2025
- Commit to working with a project team for the duration of the fellowship
- Commit to developing and presenting a new CTL IP Teams in Healthcare workshop in spring 2025
- Commit to presenting (or contributing to a presentation or poster) at an IP Educational meeting
● Priority will be given to applicants who:
- Demonstrate significant interest in increasing the reach of IPE at UAB
- Have a background or experience in IPE activities or initiatives
- Add to the diversity of disciplines represented in the IPL Fellows cohort
- Review by CIPES selection committee.
- Approval and endorsement by applicant’s department chair.
IPL Fellowship Timeline
| June 28, 2024 | Application Due |
| July 16, 2024 | Selectees Notified |
| July 26, 2024 | IP Symposium (Selectees Introduced) |
| August 1, 2024 | Fellowship Start Date |
| September - December | Attend CTL - IP Teams in Healthcare Workshops |
| September 25-27, 2024 | IPLUS© Train the Trainer Program |
| January - April 2025 | Fellows Provide CTL - IP Teams in Healthcare Workshops |
| June 30, 2025 | Final Report Due |
CIPES Fellows
2018
• Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE, Department of Nursing Family, Community & Health Systems, School of Nursing
• Lynn S. Nichols, PhD, RN, BC, SANE, Department of Nursing Family, Community & Health Systems, School of Nursing
• Lisa McCormick, DrPH, MPH, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
• Laurel Hitchcock, PhD, MPH, MSW, LICSW, PIP, Department of Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences
2019
• Shauntice Allen, PhD, MA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
• David House, DNP, CRNP, ENP-C, FNP-BC, CNS, Department of Nursing Family, Community & Health Systems, School of Nursing
• William Somerall, Jr., MD, Med, Department of Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care, School of Nursing
• Tera Webb, MS, CLS(ASCP)CM, Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Health Professions
2020
• Ashleigh Allgood, MPH, MBA, Department of Health Services Administration, School of Health Professions
• Nancy Borkowski, DBA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, Department of Health Services Administration, School of Health Professions
• Laura Forbes, PhD, MHA, MCHES, HS-BCP Department of Community Health and Human Services, School of Education
• Melanie G. Hallman, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC, ENP-C, FAEN, Department of Family, Community and Health Systems, School of Nursing
• Wei Li, PhD, Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Health Professions
2021
• Jennie Alspach, DNP, MSN, CRNP, FNP-BC, Department of Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care, School of Nursing
• Rachael Bruce, MSN, MPH, CRNP, FNP-BC, Department of Family, Community and Health Systems, School of Nursing
• David James, DNP, MSHQS, CCNS, NPD-BC, LSSGB Department of Interprofessional Practice and Training, UAB Health System
• Carolyn Kezar, MD, FACP, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, UAB Heersink School of Medicine
• Loretta Lee, PhD, FNP-BC, Department of Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care, School of Nursing
• April Love, MSN, RN, RN-OB, NE, Department of Family, Community and Health Systems, School of Nursing
• Valley McCurry, PhD, MBA, OTR/L, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions
• Kelley Swatzell, DrPH, MBA, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health
2022
• Amy Brady, MAEd, CNMT, Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Health Professions
• William Brooks, PhD. Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, Heersink School of Medicine.
• Kala Dixon, PhD, MS, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine
• April Love, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, CNE, Department of Family, Community and Health Systems in the School of Nursing
• Cori O’Neal, DNP, CRNP, AGNP-C, Department Chair Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care in the School of Nursing
2023
• Steven Howard, PhD, Department of Health Services Administration in the School of Health Professions
• Sabrina Kopf, DNP, ACNP-BC, CRNP. Department Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care in the School of Nursing
• Elizabeth McAlister, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Heersink School of Medicine
• Emily Simmons, MSN, RN, CNL, FGNLA, Department of Interprofessional Practice and Training. UAB Hospital