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Interprofessional Practice, Concentration

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Curriculum integration of interprofessional education is part of the formation and development of health professions students at Saint Louis University.

Interprofessional learning experiences start as early as freshman year. As undergraduates, any SLU student can earn the concentration in interprofessional practice, and the following professional programs embed the concentration into their curriculum:

Curriculum Overview

A concentration in interprofessional practice is recognized with the completion of three designated IPE courses.

The IPE courses in the concentration also have the following Undergraduate University Core attributes:

  • Equity and Global Identities: Identities in Context (IPE 2100 Interprofessional Collaboration and Healthcare in Global Context (3 cr))
  • Equity and Global Identities: Global Interdependence (IPE 2100 Interprofessional Collaboration and Healthcare in Global Context (3 cr))
  • Equity and Global Identities: Dignity, Ethics, and a Just Society (IPE 4200 Applied Decision-Making in Interprofessional Practice (3 cr))
  • Reflection-in-Action (IPE 4900 Interprofessional Community Practicum (3 cr))
  • Writing Intensive (IPE 4900 Interprofessional Community Practicum (3 cr))
  • Collaborative Inquiry (IPE 4900 Interprofessional Community Practicum (3 cr))
IPE 2100Interprofessional Collaboration and Healthcare in Global Context3
IPE 4200Applied Decision-Making in Interprofessional Practice3
IPE 4900Interprofessional Community Practicum3
Total Credits9

Continuation Standards

Students must maintain a GPA of 2.00 in interprofessional coursework. 

For more information about our Interprofessional Education program, including the concentration and minor in Interprofessional Practice, please email ipe@slu.edu.