The mandate of The College of Health Discipline is to advance interprofessional education, practice and research by supporting:

• Patient-centred practice through greater cooperation between the health professions at UBC and across the health sector in BC
• Coordinated interprofessional teaching, curriculum development and renewal
• Knowledge production, exchange and application in interprofessional education and collaborative practice for students and practitioners
• Strategic partnerships and innovative opportunities that enable interprofessional collaboration in education, practice, and research
• Student champions and student-led interprofessional initiatives

We provide interprofessional courses on behalf of our seven affiliated faculties and work with our partners to generate course ideas that fill current health care needs and give students an opportunity to study with those in other health and human service disciplines. We administer 14 courses covering a wide range of topics from the traditional role of plants in First Nations health, disability and justice, to planning for work in developing countries. 

Other College initiatives are the Health Care Team Challenge™ and administration of awards to recognize leaders in interprofessional collaboration. Our interprofessional research collaborates with international universities and local community partners. The College's Institute for Aboriginal Health and Division of Health Care Communication are recognized for their research activities.