title: Collaboration between specialties: a US and European experience.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA.
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Kulin
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Skakkebaek
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D004704:Endocrinology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States