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DeWitt C. Baldwin Institute for Interprofessional Education

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Since its inception in 2013, The DeWitt C. Baldwin Institute for Interprofessional Education was established at RFU to support and further develop the university’s dedication to interprofessional, team-based, patient-centered care. The Institute serves as a hub of learning, practice and research in interprofessionalism, coordinating and continually improving this crucial element of the university’s mission and vision.

The Institute serves two primary roles:

To advance the university’s focus on the quadruple aim of healthcare and the quadruple aim of higher education through optimal team practice and interprofessionalism.
To support, advance, and sustain innovative academic resources and curriculum essential to Interprofessional education and practice at Rosalind Franklin University

The Institute is organized around three centers of excellence designed to achieve these goals.

The Center for Interprofessional Health Systems Improvement delivers and supports student educational experiences, resources and training for faculty and staff, and research aimed at advancing the quadruple aim and optimizing healthcare delivery through an interprofessional framework.

The Center for Advanced Simulation in Healthcare provides simulation-based learning activities to help learners master their clinical skills preparing them to provide safe and effective patient care within the healthcare team.

The Center for Clinical Anatomy supports the foundational human anatomy curriculum and furthers teaching and learning related to advanced anatomic topics such as clinical imaging and procedure skills within an interprofessional framework.

Baldwin’s Impact at a Glance

A group of people in scrubs and masks working together in a simulated operating room environment.

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45,000+

Total student contact hours per year (all programs) for 2024–25

Students who have completed the Distinction for Excellence in Interprofessional Education since 2022

500+

Students participating in the first-year interprofessional course (2024–25)

20+

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Conference Presentations/Workshops

A history of teamwork-focused education.

Rosalind Franklin University has a rich history in interprofessional education since 2004. The University developed a standardized curriculum for its health professions clinical programs and began interprofessional education courses for students.

Dating back to 1963, Dr. John Sheinin, then president of the Chicago Medical School, called for the development of an independent university of health sciences where future medical professionals from varied disciplines would train together and learn to work in teams. The contemporary structure of today’s University began with the creation of a University of Health Sciences in 1967. It was one of the first such universities in the country—an integrated model for the education and training of an array of future health care professionals, with the goal of moving toward a more efficient and collaborative system for the delivery of the nation’s health care.