Education

TCU is committed to preparing the next generation of leaders from different professional backgrounds to work together in interprofessional practice with individuals, families, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care across any setting.

Before students can practice in an interprofessional setting, they must begin with interprofessional educational experiences. These are defined as “when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health.” (WHO, 2010 Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice). To be purely interprofessional education, the focus must be on collaborative practice competency development and culminate into opportunities to apply or practice with students from other professions.

I can’t express how valuable and influential these programs were in finding my dream job, and I am sure they will turn out to be just as valuable in the work place!

Alexis Solakian, Nursing, Class of 2019