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. These embedded experiences provide students the opportunity to engage in teams to learn and practice the skills required to become collaborative person-centered health professionals.
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))
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| IPE 2100 | Interprofessional Collaboration and Healthcare in Global Context | 3 |
| IPE 4200 | Applied Decision-Making in Interprofessional Practice | 3 |
| IPE 4900 | Interprofessional Community Practicum | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 |
Continuation Standards
Students must maintain a GPA of 2.00 in interprofessional coursework.
For more information about our interprofessional education program, including the minor in interprofessional practice and the microcredential in interprofessional collaboration, please email ipe@slu.edu.
