Hello D3 & D4 and DH 2 & DH 3,
I am hoping you will join me on Monday, Feb 23rd, 12:15-12:45 PM in the Merkley lecture room for a brief overview of an interprofessional education pilot taking place this term.
See below for the information shared with you on UML and as well on this previous email.
Sincerely,
Laura MacDonald, RDH, PhD (she/her) School of Dental Hygiene Associate Professor Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry & School of Dental Hygienehttp://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/dentistry/index.html 780 Bannatyne Ave., and College Lead, Office of Interprofessional Collaborationhttp://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/education/ipc/about_ipc.html Rady Faculty Health Sciences [cid:image001.png@01DC9755.401EFFE0] University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W2 Laura.MacDonald@umanitoba.camailto:Laura.MacDonald@umanitoba.ca
I acknowledge that the University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene and Inuit, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis . I respect the treaties made on these territories. I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and present. With a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration, I move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities. In all my actions, I am grounded in salutogenesis, and aim to contribute to health creation within places and settings where people live, learn, play, work, and love.
From: Susan Petras Susan.Petras@umanitoba.ca Sent: Friday, February 6, 2026 11:41 AM To: dentistry-year3@lists.umanitoba.ca; dentistry-year4@lists.umanitoba.ca; dental-hygiene-year3@lists.umanitoba.ca; dental-hygiene-year2@lists.umanitoba.ca Cc: Laura MacDonald Laura.Macdonald@umanitoba.ca Subject: FW: UML announcement post
Hello D3, D4 and DH2 & DH3,
Please see the following announcement from Professor Laura MacDonald, regarding an IPE pilot project. This announcement has been placed in all your GS courses on UM Learn, but as I know you do not always go into that course, I thought I would send this along as well.
Please let Professor MacDonald know if you have any questions.
Susan Petras
Connect with Health Profession Students to Explore Oral Health-Health
As a health profession student we invite you to participate in a pilot of a novel initiative titled: Team-Based Collaborative Experiential Learning (TBCEL): From Head to Toes The initiative offers a unique opportunity to engage in team-based learning with students from other health disciplines and patients, focusing on the integration of oral and overall health. Though oral health is integral to overall health, it is often underrepresented in non-oral health professional education. This pilot offers you the opportunity to explore the relationship in a collaborative manner with fellow health profession students in an experiential learning practice setting. We hope you join us and help interprofessional education planners gain insights into future opportunities promoting wholistic healthcare. A short information session about the pilot will be held on Monday, Feb 23, 12:15-12:45 PM in Merkley. If you're unable to attend but are interested in participating, please contact the TBCEL pilot investigators at Dr. Laura MacDonald at Laura.MacDonald@umanitoba.camailto:Laura.MacDonald@umanitoba.ca, Dr. Gayle Halas at Gayle.Halas@umanitoba.camailto:Gayle.Halas@umanitoba.ca, or Dr. Moni Fricke at Moni-Fricke@umanitoba.camailto:Moni-Fricke@umanitoba.ca The commitment involves participation in the following:
· Team orientation session (via UM Zoom, less than 30 minutes, during a noon hour).
· Two in-person team meetings with two of your patients (at different times) in the dental clinic of the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry (during a noon hour; about 60 minutes, includes a team debrief). These will take place between February and end of March/early April.
· Team Focus Group (via UM Zoom during a noon hour; no more than 80 minutes). This will take place after the second patient meeting and before the end of April/beginning of May. The TBCEL is an opportunity to volunteer in helping develop quality interprofessional education sessions for the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students. Additionally, those who maintain portfolios, it is an opportunity to reflect on a novel interprofessional collaboration experience.
The TBCEL pilot has been reviewed and approved (HE2025-0361) by the Human Ethics Research Board, University of Manitoba.
Many thanks for your consideration, Dr. Laura MacDonald, PhD, RDH
Laura MacDonald, RDH, PhD (she/her) School of Dental Hygiene Associate Professor Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry & School of Dental Hygienehttp://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/dentistry/index.html 780 Bannatyne Ave., and College Lead, Office of Interprofessional Collaborationhttp://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/education/ipc/about_ipc.html Rady Faculty Health Sciences [cid:image001.png@01DC9755.401EFFE0] University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W2 Laura.MacDonald@umanitoba.camailto:Laura.MacDonald@umanitoba.ca
I acknowledge that the University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. I respect the treaties made on these territories.I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and present. With a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration, I move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities.In all my actions, I am grounded in salutogenesis and aim to contribute to health creation within places and settings where people live, learn, play, work, and love.
