Step into the role of city leaders facing a public health crisis. In this high-intensity simulation, student teams represent Arizona communities—complete with demographic data and patient scenarios—and must work together to design and implement an emergency response. 

This event requires scheduling time with teammates for a group meeting. The meeting time is independently decided by each team. The event takes approximately 2-hours to complete.

The experience highlights how medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health professionals unite under pressure to make life-saving decisions. Guided by a multidisciplinary faculty team, and led by Dr. Richard Carmona, the 17th U.S. Surgeon General - participants gain first-hand insight into the power of interprofessional teamwork when it matters most.  

💡 What would it feel like to be a patient whose pain is misunderstood—or whose substance use is judged?

This interprofessional event brings together students from all health professions to address one of today’s most urgent healthcare challenges: pain and substance misuse. Through a case-based team discussion, students learn how different professional perspectives contribute to safer, more compassionate care.

In this session, participants will:

• Examine the relationship between trauma and substance use
• Consider how stigma influences patient care and outcomes
• Learn risk-reduction messages and resources
• Work collaboratively on a patient case

By the end of the session, students recognize not only the challenges of pain and substance misuse but also the concrete ways their profession can contribute to more effective, compassionate care.

This IPE is open to students from any profession.

Cannabis is Legal, Now What? This IPE is a 2-hour online introduction to Cannabis epidemiology, treatment, and safety recommendations in the context of legalization. In this activity, students will be introduced to information and invited to reflect on and discuss the implications that legalized cannabis: pubic health and epidemiology, clinical considerations, and communication during a team-based scenario. This event covers a range of fields, including medicine, pharmacy, public health, and social work, among others. 

This IPE is open to students from any profession.

Obesity is sometimes framed as a personal failing—but in healthcare, that perspective can reinforce stigma and overlook the root causes. This interprofessional experience invites students from all professions to explore obesity as a public health issue through a weight-neutral lens.

Over the course of one week, students will engage in a mix of individual reflection, team discussions, and a group project. This event requires scheduling time with teammates for a group meeting. The meeting time is independently decided by each team. The total workload is about two hours spread across the week.

Open to all professions, this IPE offers a valuable opportunity to challenge assumptions, reduce stigma, and strengthen collaborative skills while learning how interprofessional teamwork shapes patient care.

This 3 hour in-person (Tucson) interprofessional event places students in a realistic global health simulation, where they face the practical and emotional challenges of providing care in resource-limited settings. Teams of students from Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health work together without all the tools or technologies typically available.

By the end, students gain a deeper appreciation of how interprofessional teamwork, cultural humility, and ethical conduct directly impact care in global health settings.

Tobacco use remains one of the leading causes of preventable illness and death, and healthcare providers play a critical role in helping patients quit. 
In this interprofessional experience, students from Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy collaborate to build practical skills in tobacco cessation, including the use of motivational interviewing to encourage and empower patients to break free from tobacco’s hold.

Participants will meet with their team and complete an assignment together during the week. This event requires scheduling time with teammates for a group meeting. The meeting time is independently decided by each team.

Through team-based collaboration, students strengthen their ability to communicate across professions, support patient behavior change, and contribute to healthier outcomes.

Obesity is sometimes framed as a personal failing—but in healthcare, that perspective can reinforce stigma and overlook the root causes. This interprofessional experience invites students from all professions to explore obesity as a public health issue through a weight-neutral lens.

Over the course of one week, students will engage in a mix of individual reflection, team discussions, and a group project. This event requires scheduling time with teammates for a group meeting. The meeting time is independently decided by each team. The total workload is about two hours spread across the week.

Open to all professions, this IPE offers a valuable opportunity to challenge assumptions, reduce stigma, and strengthen collaborative skills while learning how interprofessional teamwork shapes patient care.

💡 What would it feel like to be a patient whose pain is misunderstood—or whose substance use is judged?

This IPE brings together students from all health professions to address one of today’s most urgent healthcare challenges: pain and substance misuse. Through a case-based team discussion, students learn how different professional perspectives contribute to safer, more compassionate care.

In this session, participants will:

• Examine the relationship between trauma and substance use
• Consider how stigma influences patient care and outcomes
• Learn risk-reduction messages and resources
• Work collaboratively on a patient case

By the end of the session, students recognize not only the challenges of pain and substance misuse but also the concrete ways their profession can contribute to more effective, compassionate care.

This IPE is open to students from any profession.

This IPE is a 2-hour online event that introduces students to important topics in the lives of people with disabilities. The case-based exercise teaches teams of 5-7 students the roles and functions of an interprofessional team in the delivery of patient-centered care for persons with disabilities.

Introducing the RenewU Program—a transformative, 4-week asynchronous Interprofessional Education (IPE) session designed specifically for healthcare professionals. Students spend approximately 45 minutes during each phase. This evidence-based program draws from over 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles to provide practical interventions that prevent burnout and foster resilience in challenging environments. This event requires scheduling time with teammates for a group meeting. The meeting time is independently decided by each team. This event has limited seats.