Interprofessional Education (IPE) Field Fellowship Opportunities
Interprofessional Education (IPE) is the practice of learning about, from and with each other. Generally involving students from at least two different disciplines, the goal of IPE is always to collaborate together to improve outcomes.
The following programs participate in IPE at Iona University:
- Communication Science & Disorders (Graduate Program)
- Education
- Marriage & Family Therapy
- Mental Health Counseling
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- School Psychology
- Social Work
Students in the Interprofessional Education programming at Iona can participate in a hands-on experience called the IPE community-based field fellowships. Students from participating IPE disciplines work together at a specific site to learn about, from and with each other to help improve the care of a patient or client.
What are IPE Community Based Fellowships?
Community based fellowships are structured opportunities at various sites in organizations aligned with Iona University that provide students the opportunity to use information and knowledge and put theory into practice. Participating students, who have completed their first semester IPE learning module, will bring discipline specific knowledge along with newly acquired knowledge of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (known as IPEC) and its four Core competencies:
- Values and Ethics
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Interprofessional Communication
- Teamwork and Team-Based Care
Students will be part of an interdisciplinary team involved in a community-based fellowship. Fellowships provide hands-on, structured opportunities to test out and learn the dynamics of interprofessional collaborative practice while working with a trained faculty facilitator.
WHY WOULD A STUDENT CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN A FELLOWSHIP?
In today’s workforce, one of the most important skills employers seek is knowing how to engage with and work collaboratively as part of a team. Participating in community-based IPE fellowships is an opportunity to engage in activities and projects with students from several disciplines within the IPE program. As students gain knowledge of the theories and principles guiding interprofessional education and collaboration in their courses, fellowships provide hands-on experience guided by a trained faculty or site-based facilitator. Students who complete an experiential component such as the IPE community-based fellowship will have a greater level of understanding in interprofessional education/collaboration and gain important skills for their future careers.
HOW ARE FELLOWSHIPS STRUCTURED?
Field fellowships range in length from 4–10 weeks during the academic semesters with 2-3 hours of work/week. Some fellowships require students to attend off-site sessions at community-based locations, others are virtual, and some are a combination of in-person and virtual sessions.
Interdisciplinary teams will work together under trained faculty or a community-based site facilitator. The facilitator will work to arrange meeting times, weekly work/assignment expectations, and timeframes for activities and paperwork deadlines.
When selecting fellowships, students should closely review the specific information to ensure they have completed the educational requirements, are available during the listed meeting times, and can attend all sessions whether in-person or virtual, as each fellowship has a unique set of requirements. Please refer to the specific fellowship information page to ascertain the level of education required for participation in each fellowship.
WHO IS INVOLVED WITH FELLOWSHIPS?
Each fellowship will consist of student fellows from the Iona University IPE participating programs and either a trained IPE faculty or a community-based site facilitator.
Iona University has over 30 faculty members who have undergone training certified by the Texas IPE Consortium for IPE facilitation. Facilitators work to guide students through the fellowship experience adhering to the IPEC 4 Core Competencies. Facilitators guide the team of students to collaboratively interact with one another rather than being student observers.
Students who wish to participate in fellowships will need to at least complete the introductory IPE learning modules in their first year of their program to obtain a level of understanding of interprofessional education/collaboration and the IPEC 4 Core Competencies.
To assure that all students in the IPE Program have an opportunity to participate in fellowships, fellowship enrollment will be limited to 2 fellowship experiences per student. Students are not eligible to apply for a second semester of participation in the same fellowship unless specifically stated. Participating fellows must uphold the IPEC 4 core competencies throughout their fellowship experience and behave professionally.
Spring 2025 Opportunities
Length: 6 weeks
Hours/Week: 2 hours (total of 12 hours)
Location/Type: Cabrini Nursing Home, Dobbs Ferry, NY; The experience is a combination of in-person and virtual (1 in-person session and 5 virtual)
Dates: Weeks of 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/24.
- 1 in-person visit to Cabrini Nursing home to attend/shadow a Team care meeting. These meetings take place at various times throughout the workday during the week. Eligible students must be able to attend at least one meeting. Eligible students must provide their own transportation to the H=nursing home.
- Virtual meetings will be held on either Monday or Wednesday evening during the above stated weeks. Eligible students must be available on at least on of the stated evenings, if not both, and must be able to attend all sessions
Participating students will learn how a multidisciplinary healthcare team discuss care/outcomes of patients and residents. Student fellows will attend at least one meeting at the Cabrini Nursing Home. They will learn from professional providers and take notes on their discussion. The student fellow will relay this experience and discuss how information was shared among the healthcare providers at weekly virtual meetings with other fellows and the facilitator. A different student will attend in person each week.
This fellowship is open to students in all disciplines who have completed the first IPE workshop (fall semester) and must complete the following requirements during the fellowship:
- Attendance at a one-hour virtual orientation session (date and time TBD by the students and facilitator)
- On-site attendance of a Team Care Meeting at the Cabrini Nursing Home in Dobbs Ferry, NY
- Weekly virtual meetings with the fellowship/facilitator team (days and times TBD by team; typically held in the evening)
- Completion of pre/post fellowship surveys and paperwork
Students must be able to commit to full participation in all the above areas to be considered for this fellowship. A stipend is provided for this fellowship based upon 12 hours of participation. Please refer to the stipend information page for further details on stipends.
Length: 6 weeks
Hours/Week: 2 hours (total of 12 hours)
Location/Type: Cabrini immigrant services, Dobbs Ferry, NY; The experience is in-person
Dates: Thursday afternoons 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.; Weeks of 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/27
This fellowship focuses on four of the five goals of the quintuple aim of Inter-Professional Education/Collaboration; enhancing healthcare equity, enhancing service provider experience, improving service & care outcomes, and enhancing service recipient experience. Students learn effective communication through storytelling with an emphasis on multiple perspectives. By exploring written text, firsthand experiences and listening to stories, students will learn how to speak to future patients/clients using storytelling techniques. Students will observe a certified storyteller and then practice techniques in pediatric and adult audiences.
This fellowship is open to students in all disciplines who have completed the first IPE workshop (fall semester) and must complete the following requirements during the fellowship:
- Students must be available to attend weekly training sessions at the Cabrini Immigrants Services location in Dobbs Ferry for all 6 weeks of the fellowship
- Students must provide their own transportation to Cabrini Immigrant Services located at 121 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY
- Students must complete a 1-hour virtual orientation session with Cabrini Immigrant Services (Day and Time TBD by students and facilitator)
- Students must complete pre-fellowship paperwork from Cabrini Immigrant Services
- Students must complete pre and post fellowship surveys and requirements
A stipend is provided for this fellowship based upon 12 hours of participation. Please refer to the stipend information page for further details on stipends.
Length: 6 weeks
Hours/Week: 2 hours (total of 12 hours)
Location/Type: Calvary Hospital 1740 Eastchester Rd. Bronx, NY; The experience is a combination of in-person and virtual (1 in-person session and 5 virtual)
Dates: Weeks of 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/24.
- Virtual meetings will be held on either Mondays or Wednesday (preferred day) from 4:30–6:30 p.m.; Qualified students must be available for one of those meeting times.
- Calvary Hospital interdisciplinary team meetings are held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10:15 or 11 a.m. Eligible students must be able to attend at least on of these meetings and to provide their own transportation to the hospital.
Calvary Hospital is an acute care facility devoted to the compassioned and respectful treatment of terminally ill patients. Students participating in this fellowship will observe interdisciplinary team meetings from the hospital setting. Death and dying as well as end-of-life topics are discussed. Students applying for this fellowship should be aware and prepared for the sensitive nature of these meetings.
Participating students will learn how a multidisciplinary healthcare team discuss care/outcomes of patients and residents. Student fellows will attend at least one meeting at Calvary Hospital. They will learn from professional providers and take notes on their discussion. The student fellow will relay this experience and discuss how information was shared among the healthcare providers at weekly virtual meetings with other fellows and the facilitator. A different student will attend in person each week.
This fellowship is open to students in all disciplines who have completed the first IPE workshop (fall semester) and must complete the following requirements during the fellowship:
- On-site attendance of an interdisciplinary team meeting (IDT) at the Calvary Hospital, 1740 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY. Meetings are held on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Students must be able to attend one of these meetings. Parking is available.
- Weekly virtual meetings with the fellowship/facilitator team held on either Monday or Wednesday from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
- Completion of pre/post fellowship surveys and paperwork
A stipend is provided for this fellowship based upon 12 hours of participation. Please refer to the stipend information page for further details on stipends.
Length: 6 weeks
Hours/Week: 2 hours (total of 12 hours)
Location/Type: The Chapel School 172 White Plains Rd. Bronxville, NY; The experience is a combination of in-person and virtual (1 virtual planning session, 1 in-person planning session, 3 student discussion groups, 1 debrief/wrap-up session)
Dates/Time: Tuesdays 2:45-3:45 p.m., 2/11, 2/17, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/25 (additional independent work will be included).
Students will work with a faculty facilitator and the counselor of the Upper School at The Chapel School to create a student discussion group for middle school students based upon the responses from the results of the survey produced by the Student Survey Fellowship form fall 2024. Topics of interest and concern for the middle school student population will be addressed in a dynamic, engaging format aimed at eliciting open conversation and discussion. Fellows participating in this opportunity will be responsible for planning and hosting discussion groups with middle school student participants.
This fellowship is open to students in all disciplines who have completed the first IPE workshop (fall semester) and must complete the following requirements during the fellowship:
- Attendance to an introductory planning session (format of virtual vs. in-person TBD by team members)
- On-site attendance to an introductory meeting at the Chapel School, Bonxville, NY
- Attendance to 3 student discussion groups held Tuesday from 2:45–3:30 p.m. on 2/25, 3/4, & 3/11 at The Chapel School. Debrief and planning sessions will be held immediately after discussion groups. Participating students should plan to spend 2 hours on the these meeting days.
- Attendance to a debrief/wrap-up meeting on Tuesday 3/25 (Times and format of meeting TBD by team members).
- Completion of pre/post fellowship surveys and paperwork
- Eligible students must be available to attend all virtual and in-person sessions.
A stipend is provided for this fellowship based upon 12 hours of participation. Please refer to the stipend information page for further details on stipends.
Length: 6 weeks
Hours/Week: 2 hours (total of 12 hours)
Location/Type: Sound View Senior Living Center 391 Pelham Road, New Rochelle, NY
Dates: Saturdays, 10 a.m.-Noon; Weeks of 10/5, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9 and 11/16
This is a 6-week, on-site fellowship experience. An interdisciplinary team of students will work with tenants from the Sound View Senior Living Center. Students will conduct a focus group with tenants to discover areas of interest and concern. Based on the focus group's findings, students will next create a 3-week program of instruction which will be implemented by the student fellows at the Sound View complex. Students will also participate in debriefing and planning meetings with the faculty facilitator. Meetings will be held immediately following weekly program sessions. Additional planning and preparation work of 1–2 hours should be anticipated.
This fellowship is open to students in CSD, MFT, MHC, Nursing, OT, SOW who have completed the first IPE workshop (fall semester) and must complete the following requirements during the fellowship:
- Students must be able to attend all scheduled sessions
- Students must be able to provide their own transportation to the fellowship site
- Students must complete pre-fellowship paperwork for Iona and United Hebrew
- Students must complete pre- and post-self-assessment of IPE competency development and a set of reflections at the end of the conclusion of the IPE rotation
A stipend is provided for this fellowship based upon 12 hours of participation. Please refer to the stipend information page for further details on stipends.