Curricular Framework
Foundational Requirements for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
Every healthcare professional student at Thomas Jefferson University should meet the foundational requirements for interprofessional collaborative practice to ensure they are proficient in competencies necessary to be interprofessional collaborative practitioners.
What are foundational requirements?
Students meet the foundational requirements of collaborative practice by completing one exposure experience and immersion programming based upon their length of study.
| Length of Program | Exposure Program Requirements | Immersion Program Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Equal to, or more than, 3 years | One | Two |
| Less than 3 years | One | One |
How are programs meeting foundational requirements?
Find your program in the chart below to learn whether it meets the foundational requirements for interprofessional collaborative practice, making you eligible to begin the Certificate of Excellence in Interprofessional Collaborative Pracitce.
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| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors Program, Introductory Team SAFE |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors Program, Team Care Planning |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | No | No |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Introductory Team SAFE |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 year(s) | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors Program |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors Program, Introductory Team SAFE, Advanced Team SAFE |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Introductory Team SAFE, Advanced Team SAFE |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors Program, Introductory Team SAFE |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Introductory Team SAFE, Advanced Team SAFE |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors Program, Introductory Team SAFE |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors Program, Introductory Team SAFE, and Team Care Planning |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors, Introductory Team SAFE, and either End of Life Symposium, Team Care Planning, or Team MICRO |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | Yes: virtual modules | No: Introductory Team SAFE |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors Program, Introductory Team SAFE |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Introductory Team SAFE and either Substance Use Disorder Symposium or End of Life Symposium |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors Program, Introductory Team SAFE, and choice of one other immersion program |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors Program, Introductory Team SAFE, Team Care Planning |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 year(s) | No | No |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Introductory Team SAFE, Advanced Team SAFE |
| Length of Program | Meets Exposure Requirements? | Meets Immersion Requirements? |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | Yes: virtual modules | Yes: Health Mentors Program |
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