Under the current definition of “direct supervision” an IDP supervisor must work in the same office as the intern where the supervisor has both control over and detailed professional knowledge of the work prepared under his or her supervision. On 1 January 2010, an IDP supervisor will be allowed to supervise an intern through a mix of personal contact and remote communication (e.g. e-mail, online markups, webinars, and internet) such that “the IDP supervisor has control over the work of the intern and has sufficient professional knowledge of the supervised work so that the IDP supervisor can determine that the intern understands and is performing his or her work experience within the professional standard of care.”