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Advocacy Projects In Interprofessional Education: Update On The Jefferson Health Mentors Program, Nethra S. Ankam, Md, Anne Mitchell, Phd, Anp-Bc, Sarah Dallas, Ba, Sarah Libros, Ba, Tracey Vause Earland, Phd, Otr/L, Lauren Collins, Md, Elena Umland, Pharmd
Advocacy Projects In Interprofessional Education: Update On The Jefferson Health Mentors Program, Nethra S. Ankam, Md, Anne Mitchell, Phd, Anp-Bc, Sarah Dallas, Ba, Sarah Libros, Ba, Tracey Vause Earland, Phd, Otr/L, Lauren Collins, Md, Elena Umland, Pharmd
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Background
Patient advocacy, essential to optimal team-based care, is included in the accreditation standards for many professions. Advocacy is an ideal vehicle for interprofessional education. Implemented since 2007, the Jefferson Health Mentors Program (HMP) is a required longitudinal program for first and second-year students from:
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies