Building and Sustaining Student Leadership in IPE: Experience with the Knowledge and Skills Exchange

Abstract

In this chapter, we share our experience of establishing, growing and sustaining the Knowledge and Skills Exchange (KASE), a highly successful student-led IPE society at the University of Birmingham, UK. We offer ‘how-to’ guidance to others hoping to start a similar initiative, highlight important considerations for aspiring student leaders and faculty keen to support them; and reflect on the benefits and challenges we have experienced. We discuss how our experience has influenced our professional practice, both as newly qualified clinicians and as academic faculty, and share our vision for the student-led IPE societies of the future.