An IDD-Inclusive Advanced Practice Primary Care Residency curriculum intended for integration into existing primary care residency programs for advanced practice providers (APPs). This innovative curriculum aims to close gaps in health professional education and ensure every APP is equipped to provide high-quality care for individuals… Read More »Inclusive Health Residency Program for APPs and PAs
A flexible core curriculum that can be used by organizations working in IDD health, integrated into academic credit-bearing courses, or incorporated into a service learning project. The Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing, in collaboration with Special Olympics International (SOI) and a range of Subject… Read More »Inclusive Health Fundamentals
Nursing students at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth participated in an interprofessional disaster simulation which included a standardized patient with IDD. Nursing students are also exposed to clients with disabilities and intellectual and developmental disabilities during their Community Health course and Community Health clinical… Read More »Disaster Simulation with Standardized Patient at Cizik School of Nursingat UTHealth
University of Oklahoma SAME/FAME is an interdisciplinary class to teach healthcare students how to care for people with ID/DD, working collaboratively with clients and their families. The SAME/FAME program held 24 classes, reaching 238 health care students. Evaluation results show that the training impacted students’… Read More »Self-Advocates and Family Advocates as Medical Educators
Villanova University A senior-level undergraduate practicum bringing students majoring in health professions together with individuals with IDD and their caregivers to support health promotion and home health in the community. March 2025 Project Update Interprofessional student teams from Villanova University’s M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of… Read More »Virtual Interprofessional Simulation Experience with People with IDD
Rush University In a service learning course, interprofessional student teams collaborate with individuals with IDD, their caregivers, and staff from a local community-based organization during a series of telehealth sessions. 2025 Update With support from the WITH Foundation, the AISLE project has expanded to two… Read More »Advanced Interprofessional Service Learning Experience with People with IDD (AISLE)
University of Illinois-Chicago An interactive program where pharmacy, nursing, and dentistry students work with individuals with IDD serving as standardized patients in outpatient primary care simulations. The College of Nursing, College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, and the Co-Operative Career Experience Certificate program (Co-Op Program)… Read More »Interprofessional Medical Simulations with People with IDD as Standardized Patients