About Us

The mission of the UAB Interprofessional Healthcare Education Collaborative is to provide an educational program for healthcare professionals and trainees that is effective in increasing knowledge, awareness, and competence, enhances performance, and improves patient and community health. We support the broader University mission of research, education, and clinical practice, working together with both educational and professional units within the spectrum of healthcare provider education, faculty development, and quality improvement.

The Collaborative also supports and contributes to the UAB research enterprise, serving as a bridge to the internal and external practice community for clinical departments and interdisciplinary, university-wide centers, and as a catalyst for research on education effectiveness.

Substantive content presented to our target audience includes all areas of primary and specialty care. Topics include traditional areas of basic science, clinical medicine, patient care, and public health, as well as more contemporary themes of quality improvement, patient-centered care, leadership, and innovation among others within the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s professional core competencies.