Interprofessional collaboration is a core skill for all clinicians and is a required accreditation element for medical, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistant, and social work program. The competency framework developed by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative outlines four domains for education and practice in team based care:

• Values and Ethics for Interprofessional Practice: Work with individuals of other professions to maintain a climate of mutual respect and shared values.
• Roles and Responsibilities: Use the knowledge of one’s own role and those of other professions to appropriately assess and address the health care needs of patients and to promote and advance the health of populations.
• Interprofessional Communication: Communicate with patients, families, communities, and professionals in health and other fields in a responsive and responsible manner that supports a team approach to the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease.
• Teams and Teamwork: Apply relationship-building values and the principles of team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan, deliver, and evaluate patient/population- centered care and population health programs and policies that are safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.