What’s the goal?

Overview: The purpose of the 2026 National Center of Excellence Program is to support global leaders and their institutions in establishing a TUFH Chapter in their respective countries or regions.

Please contact Anupriya Mishra at Anupriyamishra@thenetworktufh.org

National Center of Excellence Institutional Leaders and Teams will receive support in the following areas:

1) Leadership Skills Enhancement: Strengthening leadership skills and competencies for establishing a collaborating center of excellence, which includes:
a) Strategy development of a national leadership council;
b) Adoption and implementation of social accountability and interprofessional education and collaborative care principles and standards within their own institution and across multiple institutions within their country;
c) Coordination of leadership, faculty, and student courses across multiple institutions within their country;

2) Advocacy and Policy Leadership: Enhancing advocacy and policy leadership strategy competencies for partnership and collaboration with government and other authorities representing the collective interests of a collaborating center of excellence.

3) Clinical Guidelines and Training: Adoption and implementation of clinical guidelines and training programs aimed at enhancing knowledge and skills to more effectively serve specific populations, including but not limited to Indigenous peoples, migrants and refugees, individuals in remote and rural areas, women, the elderly, and those requiring complex care for intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), autism, dementia, and mental health issues.