A Robert Gordon University (RGU) professor has been recognised by the organisation which promotes Interprofessional Education (IPE) across the UK.
Professor Lesley Diack from the university’s School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences has been awarded one of the first honorary fellowships of the Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE).
The presentation was made on Thursday, June 16 at CAIPE’s Annual General Meeting in London.
An Honorary CAIPE Fellowship is a prestigious title awarded to an individual who is a member of the organisation and has made significant and outstanding contributions to IPE, collaborative working and the organisation.
Professor Diack, who is now the only Honorary Fellow of CAIPE in Scotland, said: “I’m very proud to have been recognised with an Honorary Fellowship from CAIPE for my work in interprofessional education in Scotland over the last 13 years.”
Dr Richard Gray, chair of CAIPE, said: “This award is a formal recognition from your colleagues in respect of your significant contribution to CAIPE and the IPE world.”
Professor Diack, who is professor of Transdisciplinary Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, has been involved in interprofessional education (IPE) since 2003 and wrote the only report on IPE to the Scottish government in 2008 which was based on her work in Aberdeen with RGU and the University of Aberdeen.
She has been an invited speaker on IPE nationally and internationally, led a number of collaborative research projects and has published widely on the topic.
Professor Diack is also a Certified Member of the Association of Learning Technologists, one of very few Principal Fellows of the Higher Education Academy in Scotland, and now the only Honorary Fellow of CAIPE in Scotland.
Dr Susanne Lindqvist from the University of East Anglia and Professor Liz Anderson from University of Leicester also received Honorary Fellowships at the CAIPE AGM.