title: Facilitating factors for, barriers to, and outcomes of interdisciplinary education projects in the health sciences.
abstract: Appropriate collaboration and communication among health professionals is viewed as increasingly important in meeting the challenges of today's health care system. Student socialization to interdisciplinary practice is thought to be facilitated through interdisciplinary academic and clinical learning experiences during the educational program. The purpose of this article is to identify factors commonly cited as facilitating and inhibiting interdisciplinary education, to provide insight for the development of successful interdisciplinary education projects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Saint Louis University, MO 63104, USA. ruebling@slu.edu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ruebling
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lavin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Banks
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Block
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Counte
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Furman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.forename: V
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authors.lastname: Viehmann
mesh_terms: D016390:Allied Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D005178:Faculty; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team