In 2009, in response to the rising complexities seen today across all sectors of health care, the national associations for schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and public health formed the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) to promote and encourage interprofessional learning experiences for health profession students.
IPEC instituted the following four Core Competency Domains for health profession students:
- Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Interprofessional Communication
- Teams and Teamwork
The University of Maryland Baltimore is committed to providing its students with the skills to practice collaboratively. Collaboration among professions is critical to providing safe, high-quality, accessible, person-centered care and improved population health outcomes.
More information about the domains and additional resources.