Collaboration between specialties: a US and European experience.
Inter-departmental experiences in endocrinology at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the National University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark are described. These co-operative units maximize specialty resources for patient care, teaching and research, and constitute an organizational format now appearing in inter-disciplinary centres of excellence. Many perceived threats to academic-based endeavours may be aided by greater collaboration between traditional specialty groupings, particularly the primary care oriented departments of medicine and paediatrics.
Kulin
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Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA.
Skakkebaek
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D003718:Denmark; D004704:Endocrinology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States