Learn how to advocate for health equity from a national leader in the field.
The UW Center for IPE is partnering with University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Program for Interprofessional Practice and Education to bring students from across institutions and professions together to learn skills for improving health systems and equity.
The program will be led and facilitated by an IPE Scholar in Residence, Dr. Robert Rock, Director of Health Justice Training Initiatives at the New York-based Social Mission Alliance.
Participants in the program will learn more about:
- the “Why?” of advocacy as a health professional student
- how to apply critical theory to understand the professionalization process for healthcare workers
- how to apply reflective practices in organizing and advocacy work
- interprofessional coalition building
- recognizing the narratives that exist, and cultivating a new narrative
- the skills of power mapping / needs assessment
Graduate health sciences students and BSN/ABSN students can register to participate in a three-part interactive and Zoom-based learning opportunity with Dr. Rock and colleagues from across the two institutions. Participation in all three sessions is highly encouraged, as relationship building is an important element of this program.
Sessions will take place on three Tuesday evenings via Zoom:
- Framing of Equity Focused Advocacy as an Interprofessional Endeavor on Tuesday October 22, 2024, 5pm-7pm
- Bringing One’s Whole Self to the Profession: Alignment of Personal and Professional Action on Tuesday November 19, 2024, 5pm-7pm
- Advocacy / Organizing Skills for Health Professional Students on Tuesday January 14, 2025, 5pm-7pm
Questions? Contact Noa T. Brazg: tbrazg@uw.edu
Robert Rock, MD
IPE Scholar in Residence, UW/UCSF, 2024-25
