Journal article
The merit of mandatory interprofessional education for pre-health professionalstudents
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Since the World Health Organization identified interprofessional education (IPE) as an important component of primary health care in 1978, health sciences educators continue to debate when it might be best to introduce IPE into the academic training of health professionals. While IPE continues to be offered at increasingly early stages in students' professional development, few if any IPE initiatives have targeted undergraduate …
Authors
Hoffman SJ; Harnish D
Journal
Medical Teacher, Vol. 29, No. 8, pp. e235–e242
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 2007
DOI
10.1080/01421590701551672
ISSN
0142-159X