Group of students gathered around a patient lying in a bed.

UB's nursing, medical and pharmacy students work with a standardized patient actor during a TeamSTEPPS® interprofessional simulation training event at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Upcoming Events of Interest

Loading events…

Interprofessional Education (IPE @ UB)

Through collaboration, we can transform education and care, prioritize patients over profession, and create a better health care experience—shaping a future where teamwork defines the standard of care.

Within UB’s health professions programs, interprofessional education provides every student the opportunity to become an effective collaborative health care practitioner by learning teamwork and communication skills with students from the professions of dental medicine, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, public health and social work. 

A Leader in Interprofessional Education

Students gathered in a group talking amongst themselves.

Student teams discuss medication safety during a Saving Alice IPE event in April 2025.

Interprofessional Collaboration in Action