Interprofessional Integrative Mental Health Focus Area

The Interprofessional Integrative Mental Health Focus Area experience allows students to develop collaborative practice skills and expanded knowledge of psychiatric-specific practice approaches and comprehensive medication management for patients. Pharmacy and Nursing students gain these additional skills through the completion of two electives and the completion of at least one psych patient care rotation. During the year-long elective sequence, students will be exposed to a combination of collaborative mental health practice and educational activities and asked to apply these collaborative care skills as a DNP/pharmacist team during 20 hours of standardized patient encounters. After completing the on-campus coursework, the Pharmacy and Nursing students participate in a psychiatric clinical rotation experience the following year.

Course Number(s)

PHAR 6902/NURS 6604, PHAR 6903/NURS 6504, PHAR 7000/NURS ____ (clinical psych rotation)

Location
Twin Cities

Term
Entire Academic Year

Total Duration/Hours

Learners participate in two year-long courses together, and then complete a psychiatric clinical rotation together. Coursework is completed on the Twin Cities campus, and the clinical rotation is completed at either the Wilder Foundation or Touchstone Mental Health

Faculty Contact(s)
IPE Phase of Development
Phase III: Experiential

Theme(s)
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
Mental Health & Wellbeing

IPEC Competency Areas
Roles & Responsibilities
Interprofessional Communication

Participants'/Learners' Program of Enrollment
Nursing (BSN)
Nursing (MN)
Nursing (DNP)
Pharmacy