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Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice

IPEP Committees

Florida Interprofessional Education (FL IPE) Consortium

Purpose Statement: To work collaboratively to promote the value, evidence, and importance of interprofessional education and practice.

Benefits of Institutional Membership 

  • Access to Exclusive Content (Members only)
    Share best practices.
    Collaborate on training and education.
    Member Exclusives including discounted future courses.
     
  • Networking Possibilities   
    Build relationships across the state. 
    Support interprofessional education and practice. 

  • Advocacy and Representation
    Connect with other Organizations (SSH, AIHC, NAP).
    Engage in joint scholarship with a community of practice. 

  • Leadership Opportunities
    Participate in working groups. 
    Serve on the Board of Directors

  • Visibility and Prominence
    Support inter-institutional collaborations.
    Enhance your professional identity.  

  • Meetings: Third Tuesday of the month Zoom meetings 3:00 PM EST and Annual Retreat (Tampa) in-person.  

  • Institutional Dues: $150 billed annually August 1 through USF Health (CAMLS)   

FL IPE Consortium Registration & Dues


Executive Committee

USF Health Leadership
Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM
Executive Vice President, USF Health
Dean, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

College of Nursing
Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Associate Vice President, USF Health Dean, College of Nursing

College of Public Health
Jay Wolfson, DrPH, JD
Interim Dean, College of Public Health

Taneja College of Pharmacy
Kevin Sneed, PharmD
Senior Associate Vice President, USF Health Dean, College of Pharmacy

Morsani College of Medicine
Bryan Bognar, MD, MPH, FACP
Vice Dean Morsani College of Medicine

Athletic Training Program
Amanda J. Tritsch, PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS
Associate Professor, Director, Professional Athletic Training Program
USF Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

CRNA Program
Michelle Canale, DNP, CRNA, ARNP, FAANA
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
Director, CRNA Program, Graduate Programs

Graduate Medical Education
Cuc Mai, MD
Sr. Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education Designated Institution Official (DIO)

Physician Assistant Program
Todd Wills, MD
Assistant Dean and Associate Professor Program Director

School of Social Work

Department of Mental Health Law & Policy
Gregory Teague, PhD
Director, Behavioral and Community Science

School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
Douglas Haladay, PT, DPT, PhD, CSCS
Director, School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
Assoc. Dean, Dir. & Assoc Prof, School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences

Education Committee

College of Public Health

College of Nursing
L. Alan Todd, DNP, CRNA, CHSE
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and
Educational Innovation
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
University of South Florida

College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, Department of Mental Health Law & Policy
Amber Gum, PhD
Professor, Department of Mental Health Law & Policy
Professor & Psychologist, Department of Internal Medicine

Gregory Teague, PhD
Chair, Department of Mental Health Law & Policy
Associate Professor

College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, School of Social Work 
Vickie Lynn, Ph.D., MSW, MPH
Instructor, School of Social Work

MCOM - MD Program
Deborah DeWaay, MD, FACP
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education

MCOM - Physician Assistant Program
Larry Collins, MPAS, PA-C, ATC, CSCS
Associate Program Director, Physician Assistant Program 

Jennifer Teeters, MMS, PA-C, ATC
Academic Director, Physician Assistant Program

MCOM - Physical Therapy Program
Rebecca Ditwiler, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Associate Professor
SPT&RS DPT Coordinator for Interprofessional Education and Professional Practice

MCOM - Athletic Training Program
Amanda Tritsch, PhD, ATC, CSCS
Program Director, Professional Athletic Training Program

MCOM - Physician Assistant Program
Kimberly Monroe, MPAS, PA-C
Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Department