The Itasca Ecohealth IPE Experience
Exploring Sustainability through Collaboration
An intensive, fun weekend-long collaborative learning retreat for health sciences students, situated in a Minnesota state park to foster appreciation for ecohealth principles and geopolitical considerations in health.
Current UMN Health Sciences Students are Invited to Apply
Objectives
- Collaboratively identify actionable strategies to improve health through analysis of the complex epidemiological, geopolitical, social, ecological, other global contributions to human and animal health.
- Explore and critique the unique cultures, values, roles/responsibilities, and expertise of other health professions and the impact these factors can have on health outcomes.
- Actively engage with community organizations supporting rural health to learn from, with, and about the integration of population health approaches within and outside of the health system.
- Advance their own professional and interprofessional competency development through shared population-focused problem solving using available evidence and reflective team-based practices.
Important Details
- Student costs will be covered by the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs
- Transportation, lodging (shared heated cabins), and meals will be arranged following participant selection.
- Attendees will participate throughout the weekend in meal preparation, clean-up, etc.
Questions?
Contact Sara North ([email protected]), Co-Director - Center for Interprofessional Health