The Interprofessional Education Committee (IPEC) was founded in 2014 by Qatar University College of Pharmacy to provide guidance and support in implementing Interprofessional Education (IPE) within the pharmacy curriculum, as well as in our partner healthcare training programs in the country. It was moved to QU Health level in September 2017, which was established to jointly design, implement, and evaluate IPE initiatives at QU Health, working alongside other healthcare programs in Qatar.
The Committee includes representatives from 14 programs across 4 institutions:
- Qatar University (QU):
- College of Dental Medicine (CDEM)
- College of Pharmacy (CPH)
- College of Medicine (CMED)
- College of Nursing (CNUR)
- College of Health Sciences (CHS)
— Departments: Biomedical Science, Public Health, Human Nutrition, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
- Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q)
- University of Calgary – Qatar (UC-Q)
- University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST)