On Sunday 11th September 2022, around 30 students from 8 international institutions participated in the orientation session for “The Second International Interprofessional Case Competition I2C2 “. This is an annual multi-institutional event where students from different health professions work together virtually in small teams with learners across professions, institutions, and countries to compete in solving complex clinical cases over 5 weeks.
This year, participating institutes are
- Gulf Medical University, UAE
- Misr International University, Egypt
- Qatar University, Qatar
- Saint Louis University, USA
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA
- University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
- Washington State University, USA
During the session, the students had the opportunity to meet their international team members, start initial discussions over their case in breakout rooms to get ready to work collaboratively over the coming 5 week to solve the clinical case. The different teams will be presenting their reflections videos to a panel of judges in a live session with Q & A.
Dr. Khalifa, Vice Chancellor for Quality & Dean of Pharmacy commented: “Gulf Medical University students and faculty are excited about this unique opportunity. The word of IPE is becoming at everyone’s reach. Thanks to technology and to partnering institutions in this innovative IPE initiative”.