The University of Montana and Montana State University have joined together to create a robust, interdisciplinary health sciences education and practice that will benefit patients, students and the health care industry across Montana and the nation.

Bringing together many different aspects of health care to holistically treat patients and train students, the initiative also has spurred new privately supported programs for in-home health care visits and support for American Indian health care.

Called the Montana University System Institute for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (MUS IPE Institute), the new program combines faculty, programming and curriculum at both UM and MSU.