Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

The Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education (JCIPE) acknowledges systemic discrimination and the barriers that it creates for healthcare, education, and effective team functioning. As such, we are implementing ongoing evaluations of ourselves and programs relative to diversity, equity, and inclusion. JCIPE believes that this is an ongoing effort, and that we can continuously grow and do better. It is our intent that students, staff, and faculty from all diverse backgrounds, disciplines, and perspectives feel valued, included, and respected. We believe the diversity that students, staff, and faculty bring is a resource, strength, and benefit. We learn to be better healthcare practitioners and educators when we respect and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

We partner with you to reimagine and build more open, respectful, and inclusive practice and training spaces. We strive to celebrate and amplify diverse voices, including, but not limited to, people of diverse age, disability, culture, ethnicity, gender identity, race, religion, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and profession. With you, we create opportunities for shared discussion and development around dismantling systemic discrimination together as an ongoing process.

JCIPE brings students from two or more professions together to learn about, from and with one another through interprofessional courses and programs. During JCIPE programs, you will generally be expected to participate in a simulation, observe a simulation, or participate in small group discussions and assignments. You will also be expected to actively participate in small-group debriefing. JCIPE values inclusion and access for all participants and we encourage you to email us if there are any accommodations that would support your participation in JCIPE programming. To request accommodations send us your official accommodation letter from Accessibility Services at at: [email protected]

All accommodation requests must be made no later than 10 days before the program. We will make every attempt to implement late requests but cannot guarantee they will be met.

If you have not yet established official accommodations at Jefferson you can do so by following the process outlined online.  If you have questions about the process, or about disability accommodations at large, please contact Accessibility Services.

If you participated in a JCIPE program and experienced an issue surrounding diversity, equity, inclusion and/or belonging (DEIB), please let us know about your concern(s) using the button below. Your concerns are submitted anonymously unless you explicitly request a follow-up with our team. 

If you have DEIB concerns outside of JCIPE programming please use this form.

JCIPE Conference Keynote Speakers

• Dr. Denise V. Rodgers - "Why are we talking about RACISM at an IPE conference?"
• Dr. Peter Cahn – "How Interprofessional collaborative practice can help dismantle systemic racism"