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PersonEducation

Represents information about the professional education for a person.

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

Fields

CompletionDate

Type: dateTime
Properties: Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: Education’s completion date.

ContactId

Type: reference
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: ID of the person who earned the degree and is listed as a contact.

EducationLevel

Type: picklist
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: Level of education achieved. Example values:
- Undergraduate degree
- Medical school
- Internship
- Residency
- Fellowship

GraduationDate

Type: dateTime
Properties: Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: Graduation date from institution.

HealthcareProviderId

Type: reference
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The person in a provider role whose education details are represented by this record.

This field is a relationship field.
Relationship Name: HealthcareProvider
Relationship Type: Lookup
Refers To: HealthcareProvider

Identifier

Type: string
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: ID issued to the recipient by the educational institution.

IdentifierIssuer

Type: string
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: Educational institution’s name.

IndividualId

Type: reference
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: ID of the person who earned the degree and is listed as an individual.

IsActive

Type: boolean
Properties: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description: Indicates whether the record is active.

LastReferencedDate

Type: dateTime
Properties: Filter, Nillable, Sort
Description: The most recent date on which a user referenced this record.

LastViewedDate

Type: dateTime
Properties: Filter, Nillable, Sort
Description: The most recent date on which a user viewed this record.

Name

Type: string
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description: Name of the degree earned.

OwnerId

Type: reference
Properties: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description: The ID of the user who owns this record.

StartDate

Type: dateTime
Properties: Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: Education’s start date.

Status

Type: picklist
Properties: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: Current status of education. Valid values:
- Inactive
- Revoked
- Draft
- Verified
Default value: Inactive

UserId

Type: reference
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: ID of the person who earned the degree and is listed as a user.

VerificationStatus

Type: picklist
Properties: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: Current educational status. Valid values:
- Authorized
- None
Default value: None

VerifiedDate

Type: dateTime
Properties: Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: Education was validated on this date.

Associated Objects

This object has the following associated objects. Unless noted, they are available in the same API version as this object.

PersonEducationFeed: Feed tracking is available for the object.
PersonEducationHistory: History is available for tracked fields of the object.
PersonEducationOwnerSharingRule: Sharing rules are available for the object.
PersonEducationShare: Sharing is available for the object.