Geriatric Interprofessional Education Immersion (GIPEI 2.0)

Geriatric Interprofessional Education Immersion (GIPEI 2.0)
March 25th, 2026 

The Geriatric IPE Immersion is an innovative, hands-on course designed to prepare health professional students to deliver age-friendly, person-centered care through collaborative interprofessional practice. Grounded in the 4Ms Framework (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility) and aligned with national standards for interprofessional education, this course immerses learners in real-world geriatrics best practices and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) care planning.

The course combines didactic learning, simulation, and community-based application to offer a comprehensive educational experience. Students will engage in:

• Classroom-based learning and interactive case discussions that build foundational knowledge of geriatrics, interprofessional collaboration, and ADRD care.
• Site visits to partner organizations, including nursing homes, hospitals, and aging service providers, to observe age-friendly care in action and better understand system-level challenges and solutions.
• A capstone application experience at NorthGate II, our designated community “super site,” where students will collaborate in teams to apply their learning in a real-world residential setting, working alongside older adults to assess needs and develop holistic, interprofessional care plans.

Throughout the immersion, students will participate in case studies, simulation-based learning, and evidence-informed patient care planning, with an emphasis on enhancing communication, shared decision-making, cultural humility, and role clarity—critical components of high-functioning health care teams.

This course is ideal for students who want to:

• Strengthen their clinical reasoning in complex older adult cases
• Gain exposure to team-based models of care across disciplines
• Develop skills to support older adults in aging well, safely, and with dignity
• Explore real-time application of concepts through experiential learning

Upon completion, students will be able to articulate and apply key concepts in:

• Age-Friendly Health Systems and the 4Ms
• ADRD best practices
• Interprofessional collaboration, communication, and care planning
• Geriatrics-focused systems thinking and health equity

Dates

March 25th, 2026

Have Questions?

Please contact Emily Balog at balog@rowan.edu for any questions.