Inter Professional Studies
Courses
IPS 500 Healthcare Improvement Concepts and Strategies 1.0-3.0 Credit
This interprofessional course will cover a range of topics in improvement capability, patient safety, population health, person- and family-centered care, leadership, and quality, cost, and value. Students will work independently and collaboratively to examine contemporary issues in healthcare, strategies for healthcare improvement and professional development. This course is designed as an elective for 1-3 credits that can be utilized for multiple purposes within different programs.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 501 Legal Compliance: Structure and Implementation 4.5 Credits
This course introduces students to the concept of legal compliance, and the skills needed to implement and maintain policies that enable organizations to thrive in the current regulatory system. Particular emphasis is given to areas such as auditing, investigating, and reporting. Additional topics include corporate oversight, the role of regulators, the general flow of a compliance professional’s work, as well as the compliance landscape/compliance roles.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 502 Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care 3.0 Credits
The focus of this course is to develop the student's ability to identify ethical dilemmas, apply moral reasoning, and then take action necessary to resolve the dilemma. Questions of clinical and applied ethics, including basic principles and theories that support and challenge the decision making process will be examined from various perspectives to address the moral difficulties the advance practice health care provider is likely to encounter.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 503 Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments 3.0 Credits
Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments examines health care policy and politics in terms of contemporary issues relative to health care providers in advanced roles, health care access, quality, and cost. The focus of this course is the critical analysis of health policy and global health utilizing advanced professional roles in relation to the broader health landscape.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 504 Regulations in Health Care 4.5 Credits
This course provides an overview of the rules and regulations governing the current health care system. Students will learn how to apply statutory and regulatory principals to a variety of health care situations they will encounter in the field. Topics include unearthing and prosecuting health care fraud, the complexity of the payor system, and the regulatory structure associated with nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 505 Health Care Quality and the Legal Context 4.5 Credits
This course will provide students with tools for analyzing and assessing levels of patient safety and the quality of care being provided in a variety of health care settings such as physician practices, manages care plans, and long-term care facilities. This course will also explore developments in patient care, utilization review, risk management, and liability.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 506 HIPAA: A Patient’s Legal Right to Privacy 4.5 Credits
This course will examine the privacy and security provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) which provides the legal basis for federal protection of health care information. Students will explore the relationship between HIPAA and other privacy laws and will learn how to ensure compliance with all of HIPAA’s provisions.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 1 times for 10 credits
IPS 507 Mindfulness Meditation 3.0 Credits
Mindfulness Meditation is a powerful technique that helps to promote health and well-being of the mind, body and spirit. Mindfulness practices reduce the negative effects of stress and improve focus and awareness in order to help one live a more meaningful life. This course explores the neuroscience and physiology of Mindfulness Meditation. Through weekly experientials students cultivate a personal practice for effective stress management, resilience and reflections rooted in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction techniques.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 510 Reproductive Women's Health Across the Life Cycle 3.0 Credits
Using an integrated clinical and public health perspective, this course examines reproductive women’s health to gain deeper understandings of the complex interplay between women and their reproductive health care needs across the lifecycle. Students will leave this course appreciating the diversity existing within women’s health and how reproductive health care promotes health and wellness to women in the context of where women live, work, and play. Students across Drexel University are invited to take this course. There is not a clinical requirement to this course. For those enrolled in the maternal child health (MCH) programs offered in the Dornsife’s School of Public Health, this course count towards MCH specialization.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 511 Collaboration with Vulnerable Populations 3.0 Credits
This course addresses the following questions: Why is zip code a more significant determinant of health than genetic code for most people? How can patients/clients, practitioners from different professions, and other people in a community become partners in quests for good health, given the vulnerability inherent in illness, injury, inequities, and differences of many kinds? The course will empower students to develop a practical understanding of social determinants of health and the potential for interprofessional collaboration to improve health, especially with vulnerable populations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 519 Forensic Science Foundations 3.0 Credits
This course examines the defining characteristics of offender behavior including the importance of obtaining complete victim histories, investigation of a motive and suspects as it relates to healthcare and practice. Investigative and therapeutic factors and approaches including examination of environment, place, time and crime scene indicators will be explored.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 528 Victimology – Contemporary Trends 3.0 Credits
This course examines the wide range of victimization experiences from the perspective of the crime victim, the offender, families, and the healthcare community. Basic tenets of assessment and intervention with victims and survivors are explored. Emphasis will focus on understanding the etiologic and motivation issues as well as response patterns to victimization and perpetration dynamics from a healthcare provider perspective.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 531 Epidemiology in Action: Tracking Health and Disease Outcomes 3.0 Credits
Assists students to examine and actualize the processes for development and measurement of outcomes in health care in the context of evidence-based practice. Explores epidemiologic theories and models to promote understanding of risks and disease pathogenesis. Examines the dynamic balance between health and illness. Understanding of health assessment, risk identification and outcomes measurement is emphasized.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 533 Forensic Mental Health 3.0 Credits
This course examines the various foundations of offender behavior including theory, research and motivational models. Basic tenets of assessment and intervention with offenders will be examined from a healthcare perspective.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 534 Introduction to Patient Sexuality 3.0 Credits
This course provides an overview of major topics relevant to patient sexuality for clinical and non-clinical students, including: components of healthy sexuality; patient sexuality throughout the lifespan; models for discussing sexuality with patients; gender identity; sexual orientation; sexual assault and abuse; shame, stigma, and discrimination; and cultural/religious influences on sexuality.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 535 Sexual Function and Dysfunction 3.0 Credits
This course will explore sexual function and dysfunction through a biopsychosocial framework, including: various models of the sexual response cycle; sexual anatomy and physiology; common patient sexual problems and behaviors; alternative sexual practices and paraphilias; pregnancy and infertility; sexually transmitted infections; sexual side effects of medications; sexuality and illness/disability.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 534 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 536 Sexuality Counseling & Interviewing 3.0 Credits
This course will provide opportunities for students to advance their skills of communicating about sexuality while deepening their experience in addressing sensitive sexuality issues. Interviewing techniques will be applied to various patient sexuality scenarios through use of role-playing and standardized patients.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 534 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 537 Medical Management of Sexual Health and Wellness Across the Continuum 3.0 Credits
This course will be the capstone course for all clinical students (MDs, NPs, PAs). It will allow students to gain hands-on experience in the clinical care and management of patient sexual health. Students will learn through case studies, simulation lab experiences, and shadowing clinical supervisors.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (IPS 534 [Min Grade: B] and IPS 535 [Min Grade: B] and IPS 536 [Min Grade: B])
IPS 538 Foundations of Sexuality Education and Health Promotion 3.0 Credits
This course will provide an overview of theories and models of learning and health behavior change that are applicable to sexual health. It will explore public health frameworks, harm reduction models, and empowerment models.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (IPS 534 [Min Grade: B] and IPS 535 [Min Grade: B] and IPS 536 [Min Grade: B])
IPS 540 Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 3.0 Credits
This course will provide an overview of the public health problem of autism spectrum disorder, including natural history, etiology, rising prevalence, risk factors, and core features of ASD. The course will introduce the important and evolving role of the interprofessional healthcare team in the life-long care of people with ASD.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 541 Health and Behavioral Care Planning and Intervention for Children and Adolescents 3.0 Credits
This course will provide an overview of the range of treatments for ASD and pharmacotherapy for symptom managements of the pediatric population across the lifespan. A family-centered approach to care is emphasized to develop an understanding of an interprofessional approach to management of the range of functional problems and core features across the lifespan. Students will explore ways to integrate concepts of ASD care with their professional practice across a variety of service settings for pediatric patients and their families.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 542 Health and Behavioral Care Planning and Intervention for Adults with ASD 3.0 Credits
Students acquire in-depth knowledge of integrated, interprofessional treatment approaches to ASD and learn strategies for managing acute and chronic health and behavioral problems experienced by adults with ASD. Core features manifest differently based on age and environmental stressors, therefore the students learn how to predict and prevent problems in a variety of health care settings and circumstances as individuals with ASD require treatment for other medical and mental health conditions.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 543 Leadership and Advocacy for ASD 3.0 Credits
Students will examine the role of a interprofessional team in the life-long care of people with ASD and identify ways to expand the scope of care for this vulnerable population. Practical issues of collaboration and reimbursement for services will be explored. Students will explore the availability of services in the community and discuss approaches to patient advocacy. Students will identify and implement an independent project.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 544 Quality and Safety in Healthcare 3.0 Credits
This course provides a broad introduction to the essential competencies required by healthcare professionals to improve practice and health care delivery. Based upon the quality and safety standards, class activities are designed to build the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to serve in leadership roles to drive quality improvement and safety within healthcare systems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 545 Introduction to Human Trafficking 3.0 Credits
This foundational course introduces the learner to human trafficking and examines those involved, where and why it occurs and how to identify and intervene, or not, on a victim’s behalf.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 546 Psychosocial Dimensions of Human Trafficking 3.0 Credits
This course introduces the complex psychosocial dimensions affecting victims/survivors of human trafficking and those who engage in human trafficking. In addition, the role of culture in working with HT victims as well as linguistic and cultural barriers to accessing care will be examined.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 547 Human Trafficking: Domestic and Global Trends 3.0 Credits
This course focuses on domestic/global trends, policies, laws and resources related to human trafficking. Students will examine factors that facilitate or impede this phenomenon in the domestic and international arenas.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 548 Foundations in Transdisciplinary Professional Collaboration 3.0 Credits
This course will introduce students to the essential components of transdisciplinary professional collaboration and professional communication. Students will explore strategies for developing and maintaining effective inter and intraprofessional working relationships with learners, practitioners, patients/clients/ families and communities which is foundational in achieving optimal health outcomes.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 549 The Military and Veteran Culture 3.0 Credits
This course is recommended for students who have little to no experience working with veteran populations and those who want to know more about the military and veteran cultures. Topics covered in this course are formal and informal military structures, military chain of command, military and veteran terminology, military training, effects of military training, life and expectations on former military members. This course also covers the challenges of returning home from the military life, re-integrating with civilian family structure, and re-integrating into civilian life as a whole.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 550 The Unique Health Care Needs of our Military and Veterans 3.0 Credits
This course explores the unique healthcare needs of veterans. The short and long term health effects of war on soldiers are examined. Exploring the medical and social diagnoses of common ailments, and their treatments is explored. Common health care issues such as traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, suicide, polytrauma and depression are healthcare issues that are common to this population as a result of their military experiences will be examined.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 551 Veteran Advocacy 3.0 Credits
This course explores advocacy groups and services available to U.S. veterans and their families. It discusses strategies to assist and advocate for U.S. veterans and their families who live in a civilian society unfamiliar with their military experiences. Also covers the challenges of returning home from the military, re-integrating with civilian family structure, and re-integrating into civilian life in general. A broad knowledge base of veteran’s benefits and advocacy groups available to assist the veteran are examined.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 552 Veteran Healthcare Policy 3.0 Credits
Beginning with the history of the professional soldier in the American society, students will trace the history of American public policy development concerning veteran healthcare, developing a comprehensive understanding of how policy frames health service delivery. This course provides an overview of how federal, regional and local policies affect the delivery of healthcare and, in general, care, to veterans.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 553 Neuroscience of Learning 3.0 Credits
This course introduces neuroanatomy and processes associated with learning, memory, emotion, and perception. The course examines the relationship between stress, trauma, sleep, health, and aging on cognitive function as well as recovery of cognitive function after brain injury. Current and emerging research in cognitive neuroscience is explored to inform educational practices to meet the needs of diverse learners. Topics include neuroplasticity, neuroimaging, learning cycle, effective differentiation, and self-efficacy.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 554 Online Neuropedagogy, Regulations & Online Instruction 3.0 Credits
This course examines common neuromyths and the relationships between memory, comprehension, metacognition, and neuroplasticity. Students compare key theorists and their approaches to the learning process. This highly interactive course integrates technology platforms, tools, and applications to engage students in a community of inquiry. Students are introduced to dichotomous approaches including deductive and inductive instruction, procedural and metacognitive scaffolding, sequencing and chunking, and reflective thought. Students demonstrate their understanding of neuroplasticity, neuroimaging, the learning cycle, effective differentiation, and self-efficacy through personal development and evaluation for online instruction.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 553 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 562 Comparative Health Systems 1.0-6.0 Credit
The course will examine and compare the major models of health systems globally. Topics will include historical, political, social, ethical and economic context for selected countries. Standard measures of health outcomes will be analyzed. This course is designed as an elective that can be utilized for multiple purposes within different programs of study and may include an optional study abroad immersion experience. The study abroad experience will be either one week (1 credit) or two weeks (2 credits).
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is HSAD or major is NURS.
IPS 564 The Business of Healthcare 3.0 Credits
This course provides a forum for the exploration and evaluation of financial management and the financial environment of the healthcare industry. The student will develop an understanding of the budgeting and accounting process and how a fiscally responsible budget works in a climate of decreased government funding, shared cost mechanisms and decreased personnel resources in addition to basic financial management principles and tools.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 584 Analysis of Performance Standards in Healthcare Quality 3.0 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the essential skills of data analysis. Students gain an understanding of how to apply strategies to measure selected indicators, manage data and apply statistical analysis principles to drive quality improvement and evaluation of program outcomes. This course will focus on how to develop and revise effective outcome measures for an organization to determine progress in meeting quality measures of accreditation and regulatory bodies.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 544 [Min Grade: B] or NURS 544 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 585 Science of Safety, Human Factors, and System Thinking 3.0 Credits
This course provides a broad introduction to the science of safety, human factors and systems thinking as it relates to healthcare and safety. Students will examine system and design principles for safety and outcome improvements. Students will build knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to serve in leadership roles to drive quality improvement and safety within healthcare systems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 584 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 586 Creating a Culture of Safety 2.0 Credits
This course will focus on strategies to create a culture of safety in the healthcare environment. The course incorporates established standards of practice and strategies designed to promote a safe care environment, build team competencies, leadership and communication skills.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 585 [Min Grade: B] (Can be taken Concurrently)
IPS 591 Foundations of Healthcare Education 3.0 Credits
This course prepares the prospective healthcare educator with the foundational principles necessary for teaching in various settings: classroom, clinical and college laboratories, and health care agencies.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 600 Capstone: Applying Neurobiology to Instruction 3.0 Credits
The capstone course synthesizes program concepts and advanced critical theory relating to the application of neurobiology to cognitive processing, transfer of learning, and instruction. Students design and develop a discipline specific capstone project, building upon evidence- based research and resources. The capstone project actively engages students in peer-review and self-evaluation. The course culminates with student presentations that demonstrate technical and applied knowledge, critical-thinking, and communication skills. Must be completed during the final term of the program.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 553 [Min Grade: B] and IPS 554 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 601 Quality, Safety and Risk Management Capstone 5.0 Credits
The practicum provides an opportunity for the student to apply content that has been learned in previous coursework and operationalize the role of the Quality, Safety and Risk Management professional in appropriate healthcare organizations and facilities. In this course, the student will complete and present the capstone project to health care systems administration and other stakeholders.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 586 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 617 Simulation in Healthcare Education 4.5 Credits
This course will provide the learner with the theory and application of case development in a variety of simulation-based educational modalities, as well as clinical educational settings. An on-campus experience is required for students to be able to apply the didactic content in the simulation setting.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 618 Standardized Patients 3.0 Credits
Standardized Patients (SP) have been used extensively in medical education for over 50 years. The expansion into other health care professions has been seen in the last decade. This course will provide the simulation-based educator with the core skills to design an SP encounter, train SPs and evaluate the outcome.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 619 Advanced Debriefing and Reflective Practice 3.0 Credits
Debriefing is a key component of reflective practice and simulation based education. This course will build on foundational concepts of debriefing and engage the learner is a self-reflective process as a debriefing. Challenging debriefing situations, peer feedback and the skills to develop a peer faculty development model will be discussed.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 617 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 620 Simulation Center Leadership 3.0 Credits
This course explores models of leadership for simulation Centers or Programs. The Learners will evaluate current policies and procedures using the benchmark of accreditation models for the Society of Simulation in Healthcare. Individual “frames” around feedback and negotiation will be explored through experiential learning and expert feedback.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 621 Evaluation in Simulation-Based Education 3.0 Credits
This course will explore the evidence-based tools for assessing outcomes in simulation-based education. Outcome evaluations will be approached from the learner, process and debriefer perspective.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 617 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 622 Simulation Capstone 5.5 Credits
This is the final course in the plan of study for the MS/MSN: Healthcare Simulation. The topic of the implementation project will be learner driven and decided in collaboration with your assigned mentor. This course is the integration of simulation-based education, patient safety and educational principles culminating in an implementation capstone.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 617 [Min Grade: B] and IPS 618 [Min Grade: B] and IPS 619 [Min Grade: B] and IPS 620 [Min Grade: B] and IPS 621 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 663 Communication and Self-Awareness for Leadership 4.5 Credits
This course focuses on the central role that self plays in leadership and communication skills. By performing self-observations and analyses, students will analyze the role of self in communication and gain an appreciation of the complexities of interpersonal communication. The course also explores enhanced communication skills for use in teams and organizational settings.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 670 Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Health Law 3.0 Credits
This course introduces students to areas of law and legal theory that serve as the basis for the U.S. health care system. Students will examine statues, regulations, and case law that regulate health care practice. Students will observe a courtroom proceeding, integrate professional knowledge with health law principles, and analyze testimony of a clinical expert witness. Some of the areas to be studied include: torts, administrative law, provider liability, defenses, health policy, access to care, federal regulations, the patient safety movement, distinction between criminal and civil action with an emphasis on domestic violence (DV) law and interpersonal violence (IPV) case studies.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 763 Teaching Strategies and Learning Technologies in Health Professions Education 3.0 Credits
This course focuses on approaches for engaging health professions students through active teaching strategies. Learners will explore key elements for course alignment, appropriate use of technology, integration of authentic assessment and best practices in teaching health professions students. Approaches for motivating and handling the challenging learner will be highlighted.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: NHP 762 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 765 Assessment, Measurement, and Evaluation in Health Professions Education 3.0 Credits
This course explores the theories and practices that are the basis of measurement, assessment, and evaluation in higher education in a health professions program. Emphasis is placed on test development, written assignments, clinical/performance evaluation, and psychometrics. Contemporary issues related to measurement, assessment, and evaluation encountered by higher education faculty teaching in a health professions academic program will also be examined.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: IPS 763 [Min Grade: B]
IPS 860 Interprofessional Research Experience 3.0 Credits
This course involves students from various health professions who learn about the history and goals of the Interprofessional Education and Research (IPER) movement. Students work in pairs or larger groups to immerse themselves in an IPER experience with an emphasis on one or several of the stages of the research process. Students engage in projects such as designing a pilot study, conducting a descriptive study, or conducting a program evaluation. Emphasis is placed on research projects that help to realize the goals and objectives of IPER generally or to advance how one health profession can realize an objective(s) of IPER in pre-professional formation or continuing professional education.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS 861 Interdisciplinary Approaches in Aging Research 3.0 Credits
This course uses an interdisciplinary lens to examine special topics in aging research. The state-of-the science, research methodology, and measurement issues related to each topic are explored. Phenomena of interest to aging researchers measured in large data sets on aging (e.g. Cardiovascular Health Study, Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging, National Retirement Survey, etc.) are examined.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
IPS T580 Special Topics in Intra Professional Studies 1.0-6.0 Credit
This course covers special topics of relevance and significance to healthcare professionals. Topics decided upon by faculty will vary from term to term within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
IPS T680 Special Topics in Intra Professional Studies 1.0-5.0 Credit
This course covers special topics of relevance and significance to healthcare professionals. Topics decided upon by faculty will vary from term to term within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
IPS T780 Special Topics in Intra Professional Studies 1.0-5.0 Credit
This course covers special topics of relevance and significance to healthcare professionals. Topics decided upon by faculty will vary from term to term within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
