Dr. John Tegzes is a veterinarian with specialty certification in Toxicology (Diplomate ABVT). He serves as the Director of Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) for university-wide IPE programming across nine health professions at Western University of Health Sciences in Southern California, where he also serves as Professor of Toxicology in the College of Veterinary Medicine. He is passionate about team-based and collaborative practice across the health professions.