Ecohealth Quest IPE Experiences

Exploring Sustainability through Collaboration

Ecohealth Quest IPE experiences are intensive, fun three-day collaborative learning retreats for health sciences students.
Interested? Let us know!

Ecohealth Quest Dates:

Oct. 18-20, 2024 Headwaters at Itasca
Itasca State Park/UMN IBSL
Nov. 8-10, 2024 North Shore
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
March 28-29, 2025 Greater Twin Cities
Baker Park Reserve
April 4-6, 2025 Headwaters at Itasca
Itasca State Park/UMN IBSL

Experiences that foster appreciation for ecohealth principles and geopolitical considerations in health.

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.
Experience the personal wellbeing benefits of nature.

group of students at Itasca Ecohealth IPE Experience February 2023

Students Get Out of the Classroom and Into Nature to Learn about Ecohealth

March 14, 2023

Learners explored unique cultures, values, roles and responsibilities, and expertise of other health professions and the impact these factors can have on health outcomes. Learn more.

Participation in this experience will be included on your 1Health Interprofessional Education transcript and may be considered for IPE Scholars requirements.

The agenda includes small group problem-solving sessions focuses on an in-depth ecohealth case study, engagement with faculty experts, and guided tours of the biological station (weather permitting). Topics include environmental and ecosystem health, rural health, and social epidemiology.

All accepted participants must commit to full engagement and attendance. Space in this experience is extremely limited; a waitlist approach will be used to ensure broad representation of programs.

Important Details

Applications for all Academic Year (AY) 2023-2024 experiences have now closed.
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Student costs will be covered by the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs
The experience will be held at parks. Transportation, lodging (shared heated cabins with full plumbing and kitchens), and meals will be arranged following participant selection. View example lodging photos.
Attendees will participate throughout the weekend in meal preparation, clean-up, etc.
Take a look at the breakdown for the weekend in the Sample Weekend Schedule.

Questions?
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