Interprofessional Education
Mission, Vision, and Purpose
The mission of Texas Tech Health El Paso’s interprofessional education (IPE) programming is to provide Texas Tech Health El Paso students with a robust IPE learning experience. In doing so, our graduates will be prepared for success in dynamic health care environments through the acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary for successful interprofessional teamwork.
The overarching vision of Texas Tech Health El Paso IPE programming is to establish an institutional culture committed to the values of IPE. These values promote safe, effective, and compassionate patient-centered health care through teamwork, and include mutual understanding and respect, trust, integrity, high ethical standards, and the deliberate consideration of the knowledge, skills, and perspectives of all team members.
The purpose of Texas Tech Health El Paso IPE programming is to promote core competencies for collaborative practice to prepare all Texas Tech Health El Paso graduates to provide team-based care toward improved population health outcomes as leaders in dynamic health care environments.