CLPS-304 : Global Leadership in Interprofessional Research (IPE)

This course was developed as a partnership between the Howard University College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, the Howard University College of Pharmacy, and the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica. Through a series of online lectures, interdisciplinary learning exercises, and scholarly writing activities, students will learn about their role in public health research. They will develop a report and have open dialogue across professions to enhance baseline knowledge and skills in health sciences research, with a focus on public health. Special emphasis will be placed on cultivating a deeper understanding of the United States' (US) healthcare system compared to that of a different country. Students will use research principles to explore how these systems affect various health care professions, as well as the global patient communities that they serve. Salient themes of interprofessional collaboration, leadership, public health research, global health, and cultural awareness will be covered throughout the course content. The course will include a 7-day trip to Jamaica. Here, students will implement team-based research projects at local health centers, participate in guided tours of health care facilities as well as cultural landmarks that teach about the evolution of healthcare in Jamaica. Finally, students will participate in a service-learning activity (a community health fair) in collaboration with health science students at University of West Indies in Jamaica. *This hybrid course will be taught online with three inclass meetings.